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Sport, 1875

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 30

WALLAROO F. C. V. UNIVERSITY F.C.—On Saturday last, these two clubs met for the first time this season, and a close contest, which was previously anticipated, proved to be the result. The game was…

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Cricket. the New South Wales Cricket Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 78

A MEETING of members and delegates of the association was hold on Monday evening at Tattersall's Hotel. In the absence of the president, Mr. W. Crane, senior, occupied the chair. There were also present representatives of the…

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Football

Evening News · Monday 19 July 1875 · page 3

UNIVERSITY V. WARATAH. — These two well known clubs apposed one another on Saturday last, on Moore Park, and taking into consideration that the latter had beaten the Wallaroo club, it was thought a…

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Football

Evening News · Tuesday 20 July 1875 · page 2

SECOND WALLAROO V. TOXTETH.—These two clubs met on saturday last on Moore Park, the place chosen for the sport being the Wallaroo ground. Play commenced shortly after three o'clock, by the captain of…

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Football

Evening News · Wednesday 21 July 1875 · page 5

WALLAROO F.C. V. UNIVERSITY F.C.—On Saturday last, these two clubs met for the first time this season, and a close contest, which was previously anticipated, proved to be the result. The game was…

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Sporting and Athletics

Evening News · Thursday 22 July 1875 · page 2

For the Derby, Galopin started at 2 to 1, and cantered borne a winner by a length in front of Claremont; Repentance colt a had third: Gastertz Bell, fourth. Time, 2min 40sec. Campsite was…

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Football Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 109

I WENT to Moore Park last Saturday afternoon prepared (by anticipation) to witness an exciting contest between the University and Waratah first fifteens, to whomsoever victory was declared; but I never for a moment anticipated that…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 30

SECOND WALLAROO V. TOXTETH.—These two clubs met on Saturday last on Moore Park, the place chosen for the sport being the Wallaroo ground. Play commenced shortly after three o'clock, by the captain of…

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Barcoo Racing Club-Annual Meeting

Evening News · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 3

JUDGE Mr. O. [?] HilL Stewards: Messrs, Charles Rome, Robert Govett, A. R. Brewn, edmund govestt, Frank Scarr, E. d. Harris, and H. A. Torry Blackall may be siad to be the farthest out western town in…

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Mudgee Races, 1876. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 30

SIR,—I observed in your last issue that your Sporting Editor is again advocating two days' racing at Mudgee. I think it would be to the interest of the paper for which he writes, to allow the committee to settle their own differences,…

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Barcoo Racing Club—Animal Meeting. (From Our Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 30

JUDGE: Mr. O. Lumley Hill. Stewards: Messrs. Charles Rome, Robert Govett, A. R. Brown, Edmund Govett, Prank Scarr, E. D, Harris, and H. A. Torry. Blackall may be said to be the farthest out western town in…

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Sporting and Athletics

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 6

For the Derby, Galopin started at 2 to 1, and cantered home a winner by a length in front of Claremont; Repentance colt a bad third; Gastertz Bell, fourth. Time, 2min 40sec. Camballa was…

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Football Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 141

THE wheel has made one more revolution, and the King's School club after tackling the best clubs of the metropolis has drawn a prize.: A few weeks ago the Wallaroos sustained defeat at the hands of the Waratahs. who in their…

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Football

Evening News · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 5
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Football

Evening News · Monday 2 August 1875 · page 4

UNIVERSITY V. WALLAROO.—A match was played on Saturday last, at Moore Park, on the Wallaroo ground, between the abovenamed clubs, sad was von after hud tussle by the University Great pains…

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Randwick Races

Evening News · Monday 2 August 1875 · page 4

As this is the best opportunity that can offer, we may, for the last time call attention to the Randwick general entry, which takes place to-morrow, as well as to that for the Sydney Hunt Club races on the…

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Balmain Regatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 August 1875 · page 8

SIR,—I have always been under the impression that one object of the aquatic contests which form so staple a part of our public holiday amusements, should be to call out the best abilities of the crews and to encourage the construction…

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Football

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 173

[To CORRESPONDENTS.—All communications for this department must be new in on or before Wednesday, or they will not appear in the current week.]…

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Football

Evening News · Tuesday 10 August 1875 · page 4

WALLAROO v. WARATAH.-The meeting of these two clubs on Saturday last, on Moore Park, was the signal for drawing a great number of people together, as taking inte consideration the latter had beaten the…

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