Tramway Cricket Match and Social
On Friday last a successful cricket match, followed by a convivial smoke concert, was brought off by our local tramway employees, by way of entertaining their…
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Sport, 1901
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Athletics
A wrestling match was recently arranged by a number of leading sports at Mount Lyell (Tas.), the contestants being two young men. On the evening set apart for the bouts the…
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The following members have been selected to play for the City Club against Waratah to-day on the Hill green:—Millon, Pulbrook, Lochhead, Breckearidge, Donaldson. Bow[?]…
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W. M'Colf, who defeated Dan O'Connell in Sydney on Monday night intends visiting Newcastle on Friday for the purpose or completing arrangements for his match with W…
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"Fairplay" writes as follows:—With reference to the team chosen to represent the Northern District v. North Sydney, I would like to ask the selection committee the…
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Bridges and Jessop have signed a fresh set of articles for their glove contest, which is to be decided in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening. Marquis of…
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The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association has decided to recommend the A.A.U.A. to grant an Australian record certificate to G W. Smith, of Auckland, for the…
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Lowlands v. Newcastle, Hamilton green. Waratah v. Hamilton, Lowlands'. Newcastle v. Lowlands friendly). (Hamilton v. Waratah (friendly)…
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The long-pending glove contest between J. Bridges, of Newcastle, and E. Jessop, of Carrington, to be decided at the Victoria Theatre this evening. The lads have been…
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At the carnival held in Farmer's Raths, Sydney, on Saturday, R. Cavill won the 300yds championship in record time from the previous holder, R Craig. Cavill…
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The Plattsburg Boating Club's regatta at Tomago on Saturday proved a success. Unfortunately, however, the events were not run to time, and in…
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The glove contest between J. Bridges and E. Jossop took place in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night in the presence of a very large attendance. The conditions were the…
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In the champion rink competition on Saturday afternoon the Lowlands and Newcastle representatives met on Hamilton green, and the game resulted as under:—…
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R. Tolley, a reliable Notts cricketer in the seventies, died a few days ago of apoplexy. He played for his county in its winning match against the first Australian…
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An extraordinary incident took place at an entertainment at the National Sporting Club, London last month, two glove fights got through in less than a minute…
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The Warwickshire County Club does not propose to take any active part in the controversy concerning throwing. Mr. Bainbridge, the Warwickshire captain,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Bennett Burieigh, the correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," states that the Orange River is still flooded,…
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Michie, the Broken Hill lightweight, was defeated by Duggan in Melbourne the other night in the fourteenth round. M'Govern's share of the gate receipts…
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The weather was delightfully fine for the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting yesterday, and the attendance was up to the average. Sydney sportsmen attended…
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In Melbourne on Monday night, Tom Mitchell easily outpointed Tot Higgins in thirteen rounds. The winner, although not a hard hitter, got there fast and…
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