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THE match between an eleven of the Alberl and University Clubs against a team picked from the Warwick, East Sydeny, and Nowtown players was resumed last Saturday, and, being only a two days match, resulted in a draw. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Captain Webb has succeeded in crossing the Channel but, as might be expected, he met with great difficulty [?] accomplishing this unprecedented feat. After swimming for almost twenty-two hours he reached the sands to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A young [?] named Agnes Alice Beckwith, dauthter of the [?] of swimming at Lamb [?] Baths, on September 1. accomplished the difficult feast of swimming from [?] Bridge to Greenwich. The distance in rather more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Wollongong race meeting for 1875 commenced on Wednesday last, under most favourable auspices. The weather in the fore part of the day was beautifully fine, and from an early hour in the morning until noon a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE seventeenth annual meeting of the above club was held in the Town-hall, Newtown, on the 7th instant, Mr. W. Crane, vice-president, in the chair. The Honorary Treasurer (in the absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another great feat in the art of natation was accomplished on the 1st September, when Miss Agnes Alice Beckwith swam from London Bridge to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich in little more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HEREWITH we present our readers with a portrait of one who is, perhaps, just now, the most talked-of personage in England, Captain Webb. The portrait is taken from a fine picture given by the Illustrated London News, in…
Continued on Trove, page 523 →A YOUNG girl, named Agnes Alice Beckwith, daughter of the professor of swimming at Lambeth Baths, on September 1, accomplished the difficult feat of swimming from London Bridge to Greenwich. The distance is rather more…
Continued on Trove, page 523 →I HAVE little to note this week in regard to the week's cricket, as the combination match was the only contest at all interesting. A description of the last afternoon's play will be found in another column, and therefore I need not…
Continued on Trove, page 526 →THE match between an eleven of the Albert and University Clubs against a team picked from the Warwick, East Sydney, and Newtown players was resumed last Saturday, and, being only a two days match, resulted in a draw. In…
Continued on Trove, page 526 →THE Wollangong race meeting for 1875 commenced on Wednesday week, under most favourable auspices. The weather in the fore part of the day was beautifully fine, and from an early hour in the morning until noon a…
Continued on Trove, page 524 →THE principal bookmakers here have recently held [?] meeting to take into consideration the reports of the racing at the late Randwick Meeting, in which statements reflecting on the charact[?] of both bookmarkers and jockeys have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →FIRST WARWICK v. FIFTEEN OF REDFERN.—This match was played on Saturday afternoon last, on the Albert Around, but the time did not allow of the match being finished, and [?] was only a one day's match, it resulted in a draw. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE half-yearly meeting of the University Cricket Club was held at the Oxford Hotel on Thursday last. Mr. Joseph Coates occupied the chair, and there was a fair attendance of members. The secretary read the following…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE following are the entries for the principal races for the Victoria Jockey Club Meeting:- MELBOURNE STAKES.—Knottingly, Libertine, Troy, Dagworth, Stockbridge, Wongalere, King of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Deniliquin last Saturday week, a novel match was played between 11 of the navvies of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway, and 11 townsmen of Deniliquin; the latter won, the totals being 79 to 29. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the above association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Monday evening last, when Mr. R. Driver, M.P., presided, and there was a very fair attendance of members present. When the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The KIAMA INDEPENDENT, referring to the settling for the Jamberoo Races, gives the following amounts and winners:—Mr. Fa[?]raher, £124, Mr Atkins, £67 10s.; Mr. Coughrane, £51;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the last meeting of the Association, several matters were brought forward Which deserve a passing reference. The most important to my mind, and one open to considerable controversy, is the giving of Challenge Cups for…
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