Canterbury Park Races
The weather was fine for the Canterbury Park races on Saturday, and there was a large attendance. The results were as follows:—…
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Sport, 1908
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Test Cricket Matches. Triangular Contests. London
The Marylebone Cricket Club has issued a draft scheme in connection with the proposed, triangular test matches…
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Hamilton and Waratah were to have met in the senior final on Saturday, but owing to on objection being lodged against a Waratah player for not having…
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Wallace Croft, son of Alderman Croft, of Wickham, recently annexed the 440yds State championship of South Australia at Adelaide. Croft was formerly a…
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LONDON, Monday.—In the lawn tennis doubles championships, played in the Riviera, G. M. Simond and J. G. Ritchie defeated A. F. Wilding and…
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The glove contest between Bill Lang and Bill Smith for the heavyweight championship of Australia, took place at the Cyclorama to-night, and resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. East End Football Club
The annual meeting of the Eastern Division Football Club was held at Winchester's rooms, last evening. Mr. R. Norman, a vice-president, occupied the…
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"Ald. Costello" will make his second appearance in the ring in Sydney to-night, when he is billed to meet Sid Russell in a return battle, at the Gaiety…
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The annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held at Mr. Winchester's rooms last evening. Mr. John Gillies, M.P., president of the union, occupied…
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The meeting at the Gaiety to-night of Alf Costello, of Newcastle, and Sid Russell, attracted a large audience. The visitor's weight was announced as 1[?]st…
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On Saturday afternoon a number of sportsmen, by invitation, were present at the Federal Hall, West Wallsend, the training quarters of Bob Whitelaw, Boxer Fornic, and…
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As the annual meeting of the Northern Branch N. S. W. Rugby Union is to be held on Monday, 23rd instant, all the clubs should be holding their annual meetings. As far as…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—J. G. Ritchie has won the lawn tennis championship of the Riviera, beating A. F. Wilding by three sets to two…
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Shakespeare and M'Guinness, two leading Rugby football players, are to make their appearance in the ring tomorrow night at the Athletic Pavilion. The man have been…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. W. R. Roynell, of Adelaide, studying at Oxford University, has won the heavyweight inter-university boxing…
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Joe Shakespeare and Tod M'Guinness. two crack local footballers, are to contest the best of twenty rounds at the athletic pavilion this evening. The men are in good…
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The annual meeting of the Northern British Association is to be held at the Australian Hotel, Hunter-street, to-day. The North v. South match at…
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Mr. H. Blaxland's 130 against Petersham is the highest innings of the first grade ever played for the Balmain District Club. The total of 262 is the…
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The sensational statement by a member of the Cricket Association respecting the wholesale abuse of members' tickets on the M.C.C. Ground, caused…
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Two glove contests are to take place at the Athletic Pavilion to-day. At 11 a.m. Bob Whitelaw, the Newcastle crack welter, will meet Mark Higgins, of…
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