The Athletic Craze
A philosopher once observed that all men are more or less mad. Putting upon one side the fact that the hardihood which he displayed in making such a statement plainly showed under…
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Carlton Cricket Club
THE annual general meeting of the members of the Carlton Club took place on Thursday evening, at Mauser's Hotel, Bourke-street, Surry Hills. Mr. J. Coulter in the chair. After the minutes of previous meeting had been read and…
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TICKETS will be issued at all Stations beyond Parramatta Jnuction to SYDNEY on FRIDAY STATURDAY MONDAY, and TUESDAY next, the 3rd, 4th 6th. and 7th September, at a SINGLE FARE for the…
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TICKETS will be issued at all Stations beyoud Parmanatta Junetion to SYDNEY, on FRIDAY, SATURDAY, MONDAY, and TUESDAY next. the.3rd, 1th. 6th and 7th September, at a SINGLE FARE for the…
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The annual general meeting of the members of the Carlton Cricket Club took place on Thursday evening, at Manser's Hotel, Bourke street, Surry Hilli; Mr. J. Coulter in the chair. After the minutes of the…
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THE annual meeting of the above club was held in Christ Church Schoolroom, on Monday evening last Mr. J. Urquhart, in the chair. After the usual preliminary business, the secretary (Mr. F. E. Winchcombe) read the…
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A General Stir. RETRIBUTION comes on a man unawares The City Corporation stirred up Blackwattle Swamp, with its delicious odours, stirred up Mr. PUNCH : Mr. PUNCH stirred up the Enginner-in-chief, Mr. Moriarty : and now Mr. Moriarty stirs up the City Corporation ; so that the saddle is on the right horse at last. No matter who is hit, as long as…
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[TO CORRESPONDENTS.—All communications for this department most be sent in on or before Wednesday, or they will not appear in the current week.] WALLAROO v. UNIVERSITY.—The final match between…
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THE annual general meeting of the members of the Carlton ric[?]et Club took place on Thursday evening, at Manser's Hotel, Bourke-street, Surry Hills; Mr. J. Coulter in the chair. After the minutes of the…
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THE annual meeting of the above club was held in Christ Church Schoolroom, on Monday evening last v Mr. J. Urquhart, in the chair. After the usual preliminary business, the secretary (Mr. F. E. Winchcombe) read the…
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Many thousand persons assembled at Lord's to witness the continuation of the Eton and Harrow cricket match. The Eton eleven in their first innings scored 103, and Harrow in theirs 110. The…
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Another great swimming feat-probably the greatest on record-is reported this week. Captain Matthew Webb, the gentleman who a fever weeks since swam from Blactwall to Gravesend,…
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SATURDAY'S weather was of the most glorious description that could be conceived, and there was a grand attendance of visitor to witness what promised on paper to be a splendid afternoon's sport the number…
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MR. A. G. Payne, 18, Catherine-street, Strand, writes to us as follows: " I am authorised by Captain Webb to announce bis full determination to attempt the feat of swimming across the Channel…
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THE annual general meeting of the members of the above club was held at the Oxford Hotel, on Wednesday evening last, Mr. John Cooper in the chair. The secretary read the annual report which, with the treasurer's balance-sheet, was…
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It will be seen, on reference to the late telegrams given in to-day's Herald, that Captain Webb, a young English seaman, has performed the unparall[?]led feat of swimming from Dover to Calais in twenty-two hours. In reference…
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