AQUATICS. Regatta Season 1865 and '66
Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1865 · page 2
Hunter's Hill Regatta... New Year's Day, 1st Jan. 1866. Anniversary Regatta... 26th Jan., 1866. North Shore... St Patrica's Day, 12th March, 1866 SCULLERS' MATCH FOR TO-DAY.—The vexed question…
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1865 · page 2
These races came, off on Monday and Tuesday, and were exceedingly well attended. There were two publicans' booths and numerous fruit and cake stalls on the ground. All present seemed much to enjoy the…
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Empire · Saturday 16 December 1865 · page 5
Town Plate.—Mustang. Handicap.—Gwendoline, William Tell. Selling Stakes.—Woodman. Steeple Chase.—Stranger…
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Empire · Saturday 16 December 1865 · page 5
Handicap.—Tim Whiffler. Cowra Shorts.—Little Don. Hurdle.—Cocktail. THE DUNCAN DUNBAR.—In our telegram will be…
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1865 · page 2
Albert v. National, (2nd Elevens) Domald Australian v. Newtown Newtown Albert 3rd eleven v. Enmore 2nd A. C. C. Some interesting matches have been played during…
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1865 · page 2
A very interesting match of this exciting sport, came off on the Narran River, about 15 miles, from here on the on the 8th instant, between the Curriwillinghi Cricket Club, and the Narran River Cricket Club. That…
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1865 · page 4
The cricket correspondent of the Australasia thus: winds up his news on the coming contest between Victoria and New South Wales:- The who's to win?—Victoria or New South Wales…
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1865 · page 2
Mr. W. Avery's Maid of Emu Ferry T. Ivery's Sultana J. T. Ryan's Pioneer. PUBLICAN'S PURSE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tattersall's New Year's Day Racing, 1St January, 1866. Entrances and Wrights, O'brien's Cup
Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 December 1865 · page 2
Mr. G. K. Waldron's b. g. Birmingham, 9st 2 lbs B. Richard's b. f. Miss Magus, 9st J. Driscoll's Dartford, 7st 7lbs T. Ivory's c. g. O'Meara, 9st 2lbs…
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Empire · Wednesday 27 December 1865 · page 4
One of the principal, if not the very chief, of the many items of amusement afforded annually on Boxing Day to the Sydney public, is the regatta at Woolloomooloo Bay. The said regatta came off…
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Empire · Wednesday 27 December 1865 · page 4
After the display yesterday it would come with very bad grace for any one in and around Sydney to com plain of poverty. The dresses of the people both male and female, the care and taste bestowed on the dresses…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 December 1865 · page 4
THE established holiday of Boxing-day was devoted by a large portion of the inhabitants of Sydney to various forms of social recreation. The great feature of the holiday was the Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 December 1865 · page 4
Favoured by extremely fine weather, clear and unclouded, with a full fresh breeze, this event drew together upwards of five thousand spectators. The ground was inremarkably good condition, not admitting…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 December 1865 · page 5
The weather not so pleasant as yesterday, and the attendance moderate. At mid-day, a warm north wind was blowing, and before the day's play terminated it was oppressively hot…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 December 1865 · page 5
THE annual Christmas races commenced on Tuesday and were continued on Wednesday. Tuesday being a general holiday the attendance on that day was by far the most numerous, although the first race in the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 December 1865 · page 5
The Publicans' Purse, of 50 sovereigns, two and a half miles:—Kildare, 1; Sampson, 2; Ben M'Cree, 3. Members' Prize of 25 sovereigns, one and a half mile:—Kildare, 1; Wonga Wonga, 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegraphic Intelligence. [From Our Correspondent.] Melbourne. Wednesday. Intercolonial Cricket Match Second Day
Empire · Thursday 28 December 1865 · page 4
Greaves and Phillips resumed their places at the wicket to-day to the bowling of Costick and Thompson. The fielding of Gregory and Jones was magnificent, especially Gregory's…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 December 1865 · page 4
To-day the weather was fine, the heat being modeated by a delicious cool breeze. Spectators mustered in large numbers, his Excellency the Governer being amongst those present. When the play was resumed…
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Empire · Friday 29 December 1865 · page 5
The weather was as hot as ever to-day. The game was resumed by kellick and Gregory going to the wickets, Wills and Conway bowling. In the first over, Kellick was caught by O'Mullane, the…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 December 1865 · page 7
The time honored custom of keeping merry St. Stephen's Day which follows the festival of the Nativity of our Saviour and is commonly called Boxing Day, was well kept up on Tuesday last by the people of Sydney…
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