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Sydney · Sport

Sport, 1876

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Parramatta Cricket Club

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 2

We trust to see our citizens patronise this national sport by giving a bumper to the P. A. C. C, some of whom may yet bear the honour of sustaining the…

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The Melbourne Cricket Club

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1876 · page 822

A special general meeting of the Melbourne Cricket Club was held at Scott's Hotel, en Tuesday afternoon, "to consider a scheme for raising £7000, for building a new pavilion, grand stand, &c, on the cricket ground." About…

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Scientific & Useful. a New Method of Swimming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 7

IN April last, a lecture on swimming was given at the Marylebone Baths, by Mr. R. H. Wallace-Dunlop, C.B. The feature of the lecture was the introduction of what was termed plate swimming, which, until the audience were…

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Football. Matches for Saturday, July 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 22

Wallaroo v. New School (past and present), Moore Park. University v. Watarah (first fifteens, Moore Park. University r. Watarah (second fifteen), Moore Park. WALLABOO v. WARATAH.—The first match between…

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Football

Evening News · Monday 3 July 1876 · page 2

Waratah 1st fiftenn v. Burwood 1st twenty.—These two teams met on Saturday last at Burwood, the Waratahs winning by two goals, and a like number of touches down, while the Burwood representatives, in…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 30

Waratah 1st fifteen v. Burwood 1st twenty— These two teams met on Saturday last at Burwood, the Waratah's winning by two goals, and a like number of touches down, while the Burwood representatives, in…

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Football. Matches for Saturday, July 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 54

Wallaroo v. Waratah (first fifteens), Moore Park. Wallaroo v. Waratah (second fifteens), Moore Park, University v. Burwood ([?] v. 20) Moore Park. WALLAROO V. UNIVERSITY.—The first fifteens of the…

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Football.—University v. Waratah

Evening News · Tuesday 11 July 1876 · page 2

Notwithstanding the inclement weather on Saturday last the meeting of these well-known clubs was the cause of fetching together some ten or twelve hundred people to witness the contest, the convincing…

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Coursing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 30
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

THE Great Waterloo Cup, in Melbourne, will commence on Monday, the 17th, and finish on Saturday, 22nd instant; 64 greyhounds at £25 each; total amount divided, £1600. Winner £500, and a…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 30

Notwithstanding the inclement weather, on Saturday last, the meeting of the University and Waratah football clubs was the cause of fetching together some ten or twelve hundred people to…

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Football

Evening News · Monday 17 July 1876 · page 2

WARTAH v. WALLAROO.-These two clubs met on Moore Park, on Saturday last, to play their second match this season; and notwithstanding the inclement state of the weather, a goodly crowd of the…

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The Waterloo Coursing Cup. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 5

Lucy beat Madcap the great favourite, and Charon beat Avalon (one of the New South Wales entries, Ghinni Ghinni an a bye, Rapid the 2nd beat Mr. Lee's (N S W) Snow Storm, Seabreeze beat…

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The Philadelphia Centennial Regatta

Evening News · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 2

We extract the following from the New York Spirit of the Times:-"The managers of the Centennial Regatta have been notified that the following crews will be at Philadelphia and take part in the different…

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Football Match.-waratah V. Wallaroo. [?]

Evening News · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 3

SIR,-I am sorry to see by your Wednesday's issue that Mr. R. Arnold, the secretary of the Wallaroo Football Club, thought it necessary to "notice and correct errors" in my[?]report of the above match, I have carefully read the report…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 30

WARATAH V. WALLABOO.—These two clubs met on Moore Park, on Saturday last, to play their second match thie season; and notwithstanding the inclement state of the weather, a goodlv crowd of the…

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Football. [By a Spectator.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 6

ON Saturday afternoon last, July 15, a large concourse of people assembled on Moore Park to witness the second football contest of the season between the Wallaroo and Waratah football clubs…

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Football. Matches for Saturday, July 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 117

Wallaroo v. University (1st fifteens), Moore Park Wallaroo v. University (2nd fifteens) Moore Park Waratah v. Burwood, (fifteen v. twenty, Moore Park WALLAROO V. WARATAH—1st Fifteens.—The second…

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The Hunt Club Races

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1876 · page 2

Certainly, to postpone races is anything but a good thing; but the stats of things overhead, as well as underfoot, left the Sydney Hunt Club no alternative last Saturday; and it is a pleasure to think that on…

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Rockhampton Races

Evening News · Friday 28 July 1876 · page 2

The Gemma di Vergy Gleding won The Champagne Stakes and Eagle Town Plate. Prince Charlie won the Flying Handicap, and Wrangler's The Novel Stakes…

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