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Sport, 1872

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Fatal Accident in the Cricket Field

Empire · Wednesday 28 August 1872 · page 3

Repton Hall School Cricket ground, Derbyshire, has just been the scene of a lamentation and fatal accident to a baronet's son. John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton, a young gentleman very much respected, seventeen years…

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Conflicts Between Races and Sects

Evening News · Friday 30 August 1872 · page 4

HAPPY is the nation, says an eminent author, that has no history ! The state of things which we now observe in Ireland might aptly illustrate and almost justify this dogma. If…

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Conflicts Between Races and Sects. (From the London Daily News, July 11.)

Empire · Friday 30 August 1872 · page 4

HAPPY is the nation, says an eminent author, that has no history! The state of things which we now observe in Ireland might aply illustrate and almost justify this dogma. If…

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Football

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 271

ON Saturday last a football match was played on the University Ground between twenty students of the Sydney Grammar School, and a like number of the ex-students, which results in a victory for the latter. This match…

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Pedestrian. Flat Races at Hill End

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 271

THE most exciting affair that Hill End has witnessed for tome time past (says the Observer) took place on Monday afternoon last, on the Racecourse, when Welch, the champion runner of Bathurst, and Meehan, a pedestrian of local…

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Fatal Accident in the Cricket Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 24

Repton Hall School Cricket-ground, Derbyshire, has just been the scene of a larmentable and fatal accident to abaronet's son. John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton, a young gentleman very much respected, seventeen years…

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Athletics. the Sydney Amateurs' Athletic Club

Evening News · Monday 2 September 1872 · page 2

THIS new society held its first meeting on the Albert Ground last Saturday afternoon; and if ever permanent success was foreshadowed by a good commencement, it was so on this occasion. 'Tis only of late years…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 September 1872 · page 5

AN association has recently been formed, under the title of the Sydney Amateur Athletic Club, which has for its principal object the promotion of such sports and pastimes as are calculated to invigorate the physical…

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Athletics. the Sydney Amateurs Athletic Club

Empire · Monday 2 September 1872 · page 2

THIS new society held its first meeting on the Albert Ground last Saturday afternoon; and if ever premanent success was foreshadowed by a good commencement, it was so on this occasion. Tis only of late years…

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Cricket in England. Yorkshire V. SURREY

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 303

THE "champion" county of 1870 has this season been doomed to three consecutive defeats. They were beaten by the Marylebone Club after having conquered Middlesex by two wickets, then by Lancashire, and lastly by the…

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Athletics. Amateur Athletic Club

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 303

AN association has recently been formed, under the title of the Sydney Amateur Athletic Club, which has for its principal object the promotion of such sports and pastimes as are calculated to invigorate the physical…

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Athletics. the Sydney Amateurs' Athletic Club

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 27

THIS new society held its first meeting on the Albert Ground Inst Saturday afternoon; and if ever permanent success was foreshadowed by a good commencement, it was so on this occasion. "Tis only of late years…

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Goulburn Spring Races

Empire · Monday 9 September 1872 · page 3

THE following list of entrances for the various races which are to take place at the forthcoming meeting which will be held on the Gundary course on the 24th and 25th, are given in the Goulburn Herald…

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Victoria Racing Club. V. R. C. Autumn Meeting, 1876

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 September 1872 · page 2

THE following nominations were made at Mr. R. C. Bagot's office, on Tuesday, 3rd September:— Third year of the Victoria Racing Club (Sires') Produce Stakes, of 10 sovereigns each, h.ft., 2½sovereigns ft. only…

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RandwiCk Races. Thursday's Frobabilities

Evening News · Wednesday 11 September 1872 · page 2

in last week's Town and Country [?] I undertook to make an attempt to-day to tell the readers of the Evening News what horses are most likely to pull off the good things of to-monow; and I now proceed to…

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Randwick Races. To-day's Probabilities. (From Last Night's Evening News.)

Empire · Thursday 12 September 1872 · page 2

IN last week's Town and Country Journal I undertook to make an attempt to-day to tell the readers of the Evening News what horses the most likely to pull off the good things of to-morrow; and I now proceed to…

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To-day's Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 September 1872 · page 5

There are five events on the card for to-day, the principal of which are the Craven Plate, and the A. J. C. (mares) Produce Stakes, which are likely to resnlt in good contests. The weights for the first race—the Free Handicap—were…

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Randwick Races. the Second Day

Empire · Friday 13 September 1872 · page 2
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YESTERDAY the weather and fine programme attracted a very large crowd, and the course and stands were, well filled. The sport was capital and the visitors enjoyed themselves vastly. His Excellency the Governor and…

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Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 334

THE season has now arrived when our cricketers again appear in the field, and shortly we may expect some movements that will indicate the kind of spirit in which the campaign will be entered upon. We are aware of no new…

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