Football
To-day will see the start of the various Saturday competitions promoted by the Northern Branch New South Wales Rugby Union. Three matches will be…
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Sport, 1908
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Cricket
Our Boys' Cricket Club held a successful smoke concert on Wednesday night at Brockwell's Locomotive Hotel, to celebrate the winning outright of the…
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The Boolaroo Jockey Club's May meeting is set down for decision this afternoon. The property has been considerably improved since the last meeting was…
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Peter Cook and M'Croarey are to settle their difference at Sharp's Hall, Abermain this evening. The lads are said to be evenly matched, and the contest…
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The committee of the Boolaroo Jockey Club were favoured with delightful weather for their race meeting on Saturday. There was a large attendance, and…
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The first match of the rubber between New South Wales and Queensland was played on the Petersham green yesterday afternoon. At the close of the tenth head…
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The first test match under league rules between Australia and New Zealand was played yesterday afternoon in the presence of 20,000 spectators…
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The Rugby Union Ground drew a magnificent crowd of spectators to witness the tussel between Newtown and the Northern branch, and the opening…
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Tommy Burns, the champion pugilist, is reported to have been engaged to visit Australia and take part in a series of matches. Nothing definite can be…
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In the cricket match at Northampton, Yorkshire v. Northamptonshire, [?]e former scored 356 in the first innings for eight wickets…
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Mason and Evans fought at Cessnock on Saturday night in the presence of a fair attendance. Mr. Harry Ford, of Newcastle, officiated as referee. Early in…
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An Australian in England, who witnessed the running of the last Waterloo Cup, says:—"It was a fine meeting, attended by about 10,000 people, and many…
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Wickham v. West Maitland, Wickham green: Fennell, Davis Whitehead, Morris, Dolby, Cherry, Johnston, Beahen, Philpotts, Goodman, Pepper, Richardson…
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On Saturday morning next, the Newcastle Club will play Killara (Sydney), at Newcastle links, commencing at 10.30. In the afternoon an open stroke competition…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The boxing match between Tommy Burns, the world's champion, and Bill Squires, the Australian champion, has fallen…
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Al going well, Jack Griffiths will conclude his exhibition of endurance club-swinging at Cessnock to-night. He has 62 hours 2 minutes to beat…
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The New South Wales Rugby Football League has completed arrangements for the visit to Sydney of a team of Maori footballers. They will number 30 in…
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The Wallsend Jockey Club's May meeting took place yesterday under delightful weather conditions. There was a very large attendance, and everything passed…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—In the cricket match at Kennington Oval, between Surrey and Derbyshire, Marshal, the Australian player, ror…
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J. Blackmore and E. Whiting fought 20 rounds at the Crystal Palace, Broken-Hill, the former winning. Blackmore forced the fight right through, Whiting cleverly…
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