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Sport, 1856

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Sporting Intelligence. Louisa Creek Races

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 November 1856 · page 5

Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, considerable spirit was manifested in carrying out these races. Many sporting gentlemen from Mudgee and other places visited the Course…

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The Royal Victoria and Garrison Cricket Clubs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 November 1856 · page 2

THE first match of the season, between the Royal Victoria and Garrison Clubs, took place on the Garrison Ground, on Saturday last. The game commenced about 11 a.m., and continued—…

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Balmain Regatta

Empire · Thursday 27 November 1856 · page 4

It is flensing to observe that several enterprising citizens who rusticate in the picturesque suburb of Balmain, have all but completed the arrangements for carrying out their regatta this year;…

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Melbourne Spring Races. (From the Argus.) the Second Day

Empire · Friday 28 November 1856 · page 6

A general holiday and genial weather tempted about fifteen thousand of her Majesty's liege subjects to the Racecourse. The events came off as under—…

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Cricket. the Royal Victoria and Garrison Cricket Clubs

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 29 November 1856 · page 1

The first match of the season, between the Royal and Garrison Clubs, took place on the Garrison Ground, on Saturday last. The game commenced about 11 a.m., and continued—…

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Sporting Reviewer. Races to Come

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 29 November 1856 · page 2

Burwood, December 17 and 18. Emu Plains, Dec. 26. Ashfield, Dec. 26 and 27th. Tenterfield, 15th, 16th, and 17th January, 1857…

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The Turf. Melbourne Spring Races. (From the Argus.) Second Day

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 29 November 1856 · page 2

A general holiday and genial weather tempted about fifteen thousand of her Majesty's liege subjects to the race-course. The events came off as under:—…

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Balmain Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 December 1856 · page 4
Also in Empire

THERE are no people in the world who room where they will, carry with them so entirely their national associations as our canny brethren of the " Land o' Cakes." But this, remembrance of the bends of…

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Balmain Regatta

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 December 1856 · page 1

Yesterday dawned most auspiciously for the Balmain annual regatta. The weather was splendid, with the wind south and south-east. At an early hour boats of all sorts and sizes…

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Cricket

Empire · Saturday 6 December 1856 · page 4

THE greatest difficulty that even a wise and indefatigable Government has to contend against is how best to educate the people committed to its surveillance. And this seems…

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Sporting Reviewer. Races to Come

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 December 1856 · page 2

Burwood, December 17 and 18. Emu Plains, Dec. 26. Ashfield, Dec. 26 and 27th. Barwan Park, 26th December…

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Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 December 1856 · page 5

THE new ground in the Outer Domain, which, under the special patronage and permission of his Excellency Sir William Denison, has been appropriated as a cricket ground, was opened on Saturday last, by a…

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Opening of the New Cricket Ground in the Domain

Empire · Monday 8 December 1856 · page 5

On Saturday last the inauguration match was played, upon the new cricket ground in the Outer Government Domain, between eleven players selected from the Royal Victoria and Garrison Clubs, and eleven selected from…

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Burwood Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 December 1856 · page 4
Also in Empire

THE following are the entries for the first day's races: For the maiden plate of 40 sovs., with sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each added. FIRST RACE…

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Burwood Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 December 1856 · page 5

THESE races, which came off over Homebush Course, commenced yesterday, but despite the fineness of the weather, were by no means as successful as might have been anticipated. When the Annual Drapers' Meeting it Homebush was allowed to drop, an…

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Burwood Races. First Day

Empire · Wednesday 17 December 1856 · page 4

The first Burwood Race Meeting that has taken place for a considerable time commenced yesterday on the Homebush Course. We believe the meeting was got up under the auspices of Mr. W, Cutts, senior, or, as, he is…

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Burwood Races. Second Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 December 1856 · page 5
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THE second day of Burwood races showed no improvement in regard to the amount of company present over the first; on the contrary, as is usually the case with middle days, there were fewer persons at Homebush yesterday than on Tuesday. Those…

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