H.d. Rugby Union
The annual general meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Union was held at Cridge's rooms last evening. Mr. Alex. Morrison presided, and there was a good…
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Sport, 1902
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The Noble Game of Rugby
We play football as roughly in Australia as anywhere, but we haven't yet gone to the extent of killing a number of persons as the result of rushing the ground…
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The first meeting of the committee of the Carlton Football Club was held on Monday night at Fryar's Royal Hotel, the following being present:—Messrs T. White…
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The receipts at the Victoria Theatre on Monday night, when Paddy King and W. D. M'Kell decided their glove contest, totalled just on £135, which easily…
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The financial statement to be presented at the annual meeting of the Queensland Rugby Union, shows a credit balance of £226 7s 11d, or a net profit on the season's…
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Mr. W. J. Ford, in some comments on the English matches in Australia, drifts into the peculiar mistake of classing T. R. M'Kibbin as a left-hand bowler: "It…
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W. M'Kell, who was defeated by Paddy King on Monday night, has returned to Sydney Tweedle is after a match with…
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M'Laren has had the good fortune to win the toss in every test match of this tour (says "Athletic News" of February 24). In 1899, he named the coin three…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Later reports state that 325 persons were injured in the disaster at the international football match at Glasgow on Saturday…
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The park which surrounds the Wickham Council Chambers contains a good cricketing oval, and provision is being made for a bowling green. The tennis players in…
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Fitzasimmons and Gus Ruhila had a friendly set-to of three rounds in the Brooklyn Baths one day last month. At the opening of the first round…
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A swimming carnival, arranged for the purpose of raising funds towards sending the Australasian champion swimmer, "Dick" Cavill, to England, was held in…
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In consequence of the Lowlands Bowling Club having a "gas pipe laying afternoon" on their green to-day, there will be no game against the City team…
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A meeting of the council of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held in Sydney on Thursday night. Some discussion took place over the suggested…
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The inter-State match, which concluded at the Woolloongabba Cricket Ground recently was full of surprises, most notable of which was the splendid stand…
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A start is to be made with the senior final this afternoon on the Association Ground. The competing teams are Newcastle East and Plattsburg…
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Gibson and Cameron's Handicap. . April 18…
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Entries for Gibson and Cameron's Handicap close this evening. Green and Ramshaw will shortly decide their glove contest in the Victoria…
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At his benefit carnival in Sydney on Saturday, Dick Cavill made an attempt to lower the world's 500 yards record. H. Fawl (20sec) swam with the champion,…
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"Junior Enthusiast" writes:—There has been a considerable amount of outside talk as to what the union intend doing with Carlton Juniors this season. It has been…
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