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Sport, 1867

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Cricket. the Australian Aborioines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1867 · page 5

THE match between the team of Australian aborigines recently arrived from Victoria, and the Albert Club, which bus been anticipated with considerable interest for some weeks post, was commenced yesterday on the Redfern…

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Cricket Match. the Aboriginal Cricketers V. Albert Club

Empire · Friday 22 February 1867 · page 4

The match between the Aboriginal Cricketers under the direction of Mr. Wills, and the Albert Cricket Club was commenced at noon yesterday, on the Albert Cricket Ground, in presence of Sir John Young, Lady…

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The Cricket Match

Empire · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 4

The match between the aboriginal cricketers and the Albert Club was resumed yesterday, at noon. It will be remembered that on Thursday the Albert eleven took the first innings, and were all out for 1[?]1 runs. The…

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Cricket Items. No. 18

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 2

The Hon. Secretary of the National C. C. (Mr Charles Oliver) is, I perceive, at issue with Old I. Z., in reference to a statement of his, that Mr Oliver had exhibited some slight obtuseness with respect to an engagement between…

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Cricket. Albert v. NEWTOWN

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 4

This match was played last Saturday on the Albert Ground, and certaninly hardly deserves the name of match, for the Newtown Club were very weak, and in no way able to cope with the Albert Club; the match being…

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The Great Cricket Match. the Australian Aborigines

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 9

THE match between the team of Australian aborigines recently arrived from Victoria, and the Albert Club, which has been anticipated with considerable interest for some weeks past, was commenced on Thursday on the Redfern…

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Cricket. A[?]origines V. Albert Club. Second Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 7

THE playing of the match between the Australian Aborigenes with Wills against the Albert Club at the Redfern ground was resumed yesterday, and the weather being very pleasant, a very large concourse of spectator assembled to…

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The Victorian Turf. Sale Turf Club Races. (From the Gipps Land Times.) Thursday, Feb. 7

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 4

The Green Wattle Races this year, which were expected—far and away—to eclipse anything that has yet taken place in Gipps Land, have been the most lame and uninteresting we have yet witnessed in the district. To…

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To the Committee of the Athletic Sports. (To the Editors of Bell's Life in Sydney.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 3

Looking over the programme in last Saturday's Bell's Life, I see you have excluded Pyke from the Youth's Hurdle race, that is how you spoil a young aspiring athlctic from coming out to perform, why not allow all…

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ATHLETICS. Newcastle. (From Our Correspondent.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 3

THE WARATAH ATHLETIC SPORTS.—The sports that came off on the new running ground, Waratah, on Saturday last, surpassed anything of the kind, that has yet taken place out of Sydney, and, with the exception…

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CRICKET, &c. ARORIGINALS V. Albert Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1867 · page 5

THIS match was concluded on Saturday, the play commencing shortly after ten o'clock. A considerable number of spectators attended early in the day, and in the afternoon these had increased to about eight thousand. His…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1867 · page 5

THE Australian Club, yesterday, played a match against Manly Beach, on the ground at the rear of the Pier Hotel, the local players having in their team Lawrence and Wills, and the two best cricketers of the aboriginal players,…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1867 · page 3

THE match which created greatest interest in Sydney during the present season was the one played on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th February between the aboriginal blacks from Southern Australia, with Wills,…

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Launceston Races. [Via Melbourne.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1867 · page 7

CHAMPION CUP. — Fishhook, 1; Volunteer, 2; Warwick, 3. Time, 5 min. 54 sec. TOWN PLATE.—Warwick, 1; Archer, 2; Alarm, 3. LEGER.—Fishhook, 1; Nimblefoot, 2…

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AQUATICS. St. Patrick's Day Regatta. (To the Editors of Bell's Life in Sydney.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1867 · page 3

DEAR BELL,—The Committee for St. Patrick's Regatta have published the prizes in two of the races on the programmes, viz., the All Comers Handicap, £20, £7, and £3, and in the Amateurs' Handicap, £15 and…

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Cricket in Queensland. [From Our Brisbane Correspondent.]

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1867 · page 4

Cricketing affairs in this warm corner of the globe are cetaninly beginning to look up. Last season, and for some seasons before, there were not more than three clubs in existence in Brisbane, two of which howerver…

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Launceston Races. (Through Greville and Bird.) Via Melbourne

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1867 · page 2

The Launceston Champion Race was won by Fishhook, Volunteer second; Warwick third; Strop fourth. Time, 5 min 44 sec. The following are the particulars of the running; The horses wont away all in a heap and…

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Cricket Items. No. 19. (By an Old "I. Zingari.")

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1867 · page 2

Temper and livor both came badly out the convivialities attendant on the Aboriginal Cricket Match last week, and I don't feel much inclined to note its conclusion, as I suppose I must do…

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The Tasmanian Turf. Programme of Launceston Races. Tuesday, 26Th February

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1867 · page 4

Maiden Plate, of 30 sovs. Once round (mile and 127 yds). Weights; 3 yrs, 8st; 4 yrs, 8st 121b; yrs, 9st 91b; 6 yrs and aged, 10st. Entrance, 2 sovs. Mr. T. B. Clark's bl[?]m Woureddy, 3 yrs…

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Athletics. the Athletic Sports on the Albert Ground

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1867 · page 3

At the conclusion of the cricket match, Alberts v. Aboriginals, on Saturday last, the Athletic Sports, as advertised, commenced. There was a most abundant programme, and the committee deserve the [?]tmost credit…

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