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Sport, 1875

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Football

Evening News · Friday 13 August 1875 · page 2

Newington College let fifteen against Toxteth 1st fifteen, This match was played at Newington on Saturday last. The college team obtained three touches down, but failed to score, besides a good goal…

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Pitt Town Races. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 August 1875 · page 2

TBESE races took place in Hall's Paddock, Pitt Town, on Tuesday last, and passed off successfully. The weather was all thal could be wished for, and there was an excellent atteudance. The fields of horses were good, and in…

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Coursing Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 31

AS we shall soon be going in for coursing here in real earnest, the following few particulars of what the lovers of the leash are doing in Victoria may not be uninteresting, especially as on the 16th instant will…

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Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 206

CRICKET in WAGGA WAGGA.—There appears now some probability of cricket being moderately well patronized during the forthcoming season in Wagga. It was last week decided to form a club in Newtown, so that East and…

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Captain Boyton, His Swimming Dress and Exploits

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 21

WE have from time to time given descriptions of Captain Boyton's apparatus for swimming or saving life at sea, by means of which he crossed…

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Pitt Town Races. STEWARDS: Messrs C. W. May, Jas. Holmes, and J. Johnston: hon. sec. and treasurer, Mr. G. S. Hall, Jun

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 29

The racing season of 1875 was opened on Tuesday, at Pitt Town, where a little meeting had been got up, through the energy of Mr. G. S. Hall, Jun, with the good intention of reviving the Isthmian Games at that place; and there must…

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Football

Evening News · Tuesday 17 August 1875 · page 4

WARATAH V UNIVERSITY:- These two clubs met on Saturday, on the Waratah ground, victory this time remaining with that club. The University captain winning the toss, chose the northern goal, having…

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Albert Cricket Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 August 1875 · page 5

THE annual general meeting of the members of the Albert Cricket Club took place last evening at Tattersall's Hotel, Pitt-street; Mr. W.M.Alderson in the chair. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and…

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The Albert Cricket Club

Evening News · Friday 20 August 1875 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the members of this club took place at Tattersall's Hotel, last evening Mr. W. M. Aldenon in the chair. After the usual preliminaries Mr. J. M. Gibson, honorary secretary,…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 30

WARATAH V UNIVERSITY:—These two clubs met on Saturday, on the Waratah ground, victory this time remaining with that club. The University captain winning the toss, chose the northern goal, having…

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Albert Cricket Club

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 4

THE Anuual General Meeting of the Albert Cricket Club took place at Tatteraall's Hotel, last Thursday evening, when Mr. W. M. Alderson was in the chair, and after the minutes of the previous meeting had…

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Football

Evening News · Monday 23 August 1875 · page 2

Warath v Balmain, A match as played on Saturday last on Moore Park on the Waratah ground, between the abovenamed clubs and resulted in any, thing but a satisfactory way Brodie captained the…

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Extraordianry Swimming Freak

Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1875 · page 3

A remarkable exhibition of natatory power find skill took place ia the Thames on July 3, when Captain Webb undertook to perform to unprecedented feat of swimming from Blackwall…

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HawKesbury Races. AUGUST 25th AND 26th. 1875

Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1875 · page 4

THE Annual Spring Meeting under the management of the committee of the Hawkesbury Race Club, has been on this week, and passed off in the most successfull manner the attendance being large, the weather good and the sport of the…

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Accident at the Races

Evening News · Friday 27 August 1875 · page 2

A lad named Boland, rider of Latona at the Hawkesbury rases, yesterday, met with an accident whilst competing in a race. He was brought by train to Sydney, and taken to the Infirmary, suffering from…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 30
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

FOOTBALL—WARATAH V. UNIVERSITY.—We are requested to state that Powell did not allow the ball to touch the ground when placing it for Barff's place kick, as stated in a report of the…

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Cricket. Albert Cricket Club

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 269
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

THE annual general meeting of the members of the Albert Cricket Club took place on 19th instant at Tattersall's Hotel, Pitt-street; Mr. W. M. Alderson in the chair. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and…

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