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310 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 16
THIS event of events in the history of our sporting community of Ulmarraites, came off in the presence of upwards of three hundred spectators on Boxing Day, among whom we noticed a considerable number of our Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →These races came off on Boxing Day, on the course of South Gtafton. First Race—The Maiden Plate, of 12 sovereigns for all maiden horses that have never [?] for an advertised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FOR some days past the lovers of sport in this locality prepared to celebrate the opening of the new year by horse racingL and accordingly, on Wednesday last, a very fair mustering of both sexes from this, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FINER day for cricket, as well as for the encourogement of an al fresco entertainment could not be wished for than yesterday. The occasional showers of last week had tho effect of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Wednesday, the following races were run at Laggan, in celebration of the new year:â First Race.â£10, for all horses; three miles; one event…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Campbelltown races commenced yesterday, and attracted a tolerably numerous assemblage. The weather was fine, but the racing was hardly up to the mark. The principal event of the day was the Publicans' Purse, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE weather is intensely hot. The Governor, Lady Barkly, and Miss Barkly have just arrived; but the attendance of spectators is very poor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR.—The score of the unfinished match, played on last New Year's Day, between the above-named clubs, appears in your issue of this date; and not satisfied with the plain, unvarnished score to tell its own tale, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This little sporting event came off with unusual success, either as it regards the concourse assembled or the character of the racing. Although, denied the anticipated presence of our T[?]t friends, strangers from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday the following races were run at Laggan, in celebration of the new year — First Race— £10, for all horse; three miles; one event…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Metropolitan Cup.—A silver cup, value 50 sovs, with 30 soys in specie; three times round, over nine flights of hurdles four feet high, and the brook. Weight for age—years old, 8st 61b; 4 years, 9st 81bs;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This grand cricketing contest, the preparations for which have absorbed so much of the public interest, both in Australia and England, for so many months past, commenced yesterday, on the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE first innings of the New South Wales Eleven was opened, a few minutes past noon, by Ward and Park going to the stumps, Conway and Stewart taking the bowling. Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WHEN the stumps were drawn yesterday evening, the score stood six wickets for 51. Moore and Gilbert went in, Bryant and Costick bowling. Gilbert is playing admirably, and with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PRECISELY at twelve o'clock, Caffyn and Iddison, the two batsmeu not out the previous day, took their station at the wickets, and the Eighteen immediately took the field, Caffyn received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THESE annual sports took place on the public course, at Hay, on the 1st and 2nd January, when, the weather being very favourable, the attendance was considerable, and the racing was carried on with great spirit. The following are the particulars of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE innings of the New South Wales Eleven was brought to a close at 3·30 on Saturday, by the wicket of Kinloch (who had succeeded Sadler) being taken by Conway. He and Bryant after luncheon having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The innings of the New South Wales Eleven was brought to a close at 330 on Saturday, by the wicket of Kinloch (who had succeeded Sadler) being taken by Conway. He and Bryant after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE race-grounds of Hackney-wick were thronged on November 11, to witness the contest between Edward Mills, of Hackney, the holder of the Six-miles Challenge Champion Belt, and John Brighton, of Norwich (the challenger), the latter being also the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →By a consultation of our school edition of Ainsworth's Latin dictionary, appropriately bound in calf, we arrived at the important discovery that the literal interpretation of " excursion" is " an…
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