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205 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 11
The devotes of horse-racing—the national institution of Australia, and the New South Wales in particular—had a tolerable day's sport to usher in the new year, at Homebush, yesterday; but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]ARDS:—Mr. Richard Jones, Mr. W. B. Dalley, Mr. [?] Burt, Mr. Thomas Dawson, and Mr. John Tait. [?] and handicapper, Mr. John Lackey. Honorary [?] and starter, Mr. T. Dawson. Clerk of the Course,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FIRST RACE.—For youths not exceeding fifteen years of age, pulling pair of sculls in di[?]gies not exceeding twelve feet on the [?]eel. Course: From slagship round the Red beacon, round a boat moored off Scott's Point, and [?]ack to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONCE more, after a lapse of twelve months, the cricketers of Victoria and New South Wales have met each other in the field. For various reasons the match commenced on Thursday was looked forward to by the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →STEWARDS:—Mr. Richard Jones, Mr. W. B. Dalley, Ir. S. C. Burt, Mr. Thomas Dawson, and Mr. John Tit Judge and handicapper, Mr. John Lackey. Honorry treasurer and starter, Mr. T. Dawson. Clerk of the Couse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE cricketers were favoured to-day with as fine weather as any one of them could have wished, and the game was continued under much more pleasant circumstances than on Friday. The rain which had fallen was not sufficient to injure the ground in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE weather being all that could be desired, the runningground being in the finest order, it seemed as if nothing was wanting to make the first Victorian Derby the greatest suecess, even if it had not been that the Port Phillip Stakes, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MAITLAND V. MURRURUNDI.—On Tuesday, the 17th instant, an event occurred which has occasioned some excitement amongst our local cricketing circles. A match between eleven players of the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE above, regatta came off on Boxing-day, and was a decided success. The A. S. N. Company's steamship, City of Adelaide, was chartered as flagship. Mr. J. P. Lamb officiated as starter, and Mr. G. Thornton as umpire. The following are the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE great day's racing which the Victorian Racing Club substituted for the Champion Race Day took place on January 1st. About 30,000 spectators, including Prince Alfred, Governor Sutton, and suites were present. The racing was very fine,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE annual contest between the crack elevens of New South Wales and Victoria commenced at Melbourne on the 26th ult. The New South Wales team was the strongest ever sent out of the colony, and included Caffyn and Lawrence of "all-England"…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SIR,—I beg, per favour of your columns, to draw the attention of the committee of the above to what appears to me an oversight in their programme, namely, the starting of the sailing dingies and sailing skiffs at the same time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FINAL arrangements for the races, which were postponed from New Year's Day till to-day, in order to secure the patronage and presence of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, have been made, and the committee of Tattersall's Club…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE arrival of a Royal bluejacket has for the times being given so much additional interest to anything connected with salt water that it seems strange that 8[?] few entries were made for Anniversary Regatta, thereby compelling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Duke's Day race meet at Randwick on Saturday was the grandest ovation that has yet been got up in honour of the Prince's advent in New South Wales. At 11 in the morning, the course was througed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE members of Tattereall's Club may be very cordially thanked by the sporting portion of the public for the eminently successful way in which they carried out all their arrangements in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The eightieth anniversary of the coundation of the colony of New South Wales was welcomed yesterday with enthusiastic and holiday festivity, by a people proud of the position they hold as a oolony, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE arrangements for the Regatta in celebration of the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of the colony were on the most extensive scale, and with fair weather the spectacle would undoubtedly have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE arrangements for the Regatta in celebration of the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of the colony were on the meet extensive scale, and with fait weather the spectacle would undoubtedly have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The arrangements for the Regatta in celebration of the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of the colony were on the most extensive scale, and with fair weather the spectable would undoubtedly have been the finest ever…
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