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168 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 9
The gymnasium was quite, as essential a portion of Greek education as the school-room, and the limbs of youths and even of grown men were as vigorously trained in athletic exercises as their brains in arithmetic, rhetoric,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr Dawson", for the defendants, moved to entern nonsuit.' The action (tried before Mr Justice Williams, at Ballarat, and reported in our issue of 6th November) arose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE regatta yesterday was all that the greatest admirers of aquatic sports could desire. The day was fine—the sports passed off well, and without any accident to life or limb, notwithstanding that the crowds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE weather yesterday opened most anspiciously, and gave good promise to the multi[?]ude, who expected a day of out-door pleasure, and meant to have it, if possible. There was lively movement everywhere, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THESE races, which, for the last few years, have annually come off on Boxing-day, commenced yesterday, that being the first of two days for which sport has been provided. Being so near to Sydney, the company…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—I perceive int. his morning's issue an advertisement stating that the steamer Hunter will, as on previous occasions, leave the Phoenix Wharf and not as flag-ship at our regatta. The steamer Williams has been chartered by the committee to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE course was but very thinly attended yesterday, although the weather was remarkably fine—a clear sun shining, whilst a genial southerly breeee cooled the atmosphere, and made a trip into the country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOXING DAY was celebrated by the holding of races on the Rutherford course, and the attendance was better than at any preceding races we have been at there. The day, however, waa intensely hot. A slight breeze…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE weather changed this day completely—it was as cool and pleasant as possible. FIRST RACE.—The Publicans' Purse of 20 sovereigns, with a sweep of 2 sovereigns each added; for…
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