Victoria Racing Club
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 29
FOLLOWING are the entries for the Maribyrnong Plate, Two-year-old Stakes, and Champion Stakes:— The Maribyrnong Plate.—A sweepstakes of 30 soys each, h. ft., with 500 added. For two-year-olds—colts, 8st…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 30
THESE two clubs met for the first time this season, on Moore Park, on Saturday. The match at first was in temded to be, 15 of the University v 20 of the Toxteth, but the University only having 12 men on the ground…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 789
AT a special general meeting held at Gannon's Exchange Hotel, last Tuesday evening, two very important proposals were submitted, the first being to increase the annual subscription from 10s. to £1 per annum; the other to empower…
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Evening News · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2
A very sad accident occurred in Auckland on Saturday, June at the football match, Parnell against Ponsonby, on the Domain Ground. Mr. Frederick Philling, one of the players on the Parnell…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 5
ALTHOUGH the Southern Rugby Union were almost unanimous in their rejection, some time since, of a proposal from Victoria for an intercolonial football match, upon grounds which, no doubt, sufficiently justified such a course, the…
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Evening News · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2
ON Saturday afternoon last the Albert Ground well known to pleasure seekers, was the scene of what may be termed the first intercolonial football match, Carlton, the leading club of Victoria, and the…
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Evening News · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2
Mr. G. D. Frazer, captain of the Newcastle team, had his shoulder-bone broken during the football match against Maitland on Saturday…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 3
THE second and concluding match between, the above clubs took place yesterday afternoon o[?]t he Albert Ground, when the visitors, playing under the rules which obtain in the sister colony, gave the Waratahs an undeniable beating. As…
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Evening News · Tuesday 26 June 1877 · page 2
THE second game between the above clubs was played on the Albert Ground yesterday afternoon, the game played being under the Melbourne rules and the players 20a side. There was not such a good…
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Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 2
The above-named club held their on Tuesday evening, the 19th of Jane, Mr. J. Wright in the chair. After Ample justice had been done to the good things provided, the secretary, Mr. A…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1877 · page 5
THE first day's racing of the Inverell Midwinter R[?] took place to-day with the following result:- MAIDEN PLATE.—15 sovereigns, 1½ mile. Forester 1, Deerfoot 2, Vixen 3…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 5
PUBLICANS' PURSE.—A handicap sweepstakes of 2 sovereigns, with 30 sovereigns added. Forester 1, Counterfeit 2, Carrington 3. PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES of 12 sovereigns.—Horatio…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 30
A MEETING of the committee of the Sydney Coursing Club was held at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, when the members present determined on holding another meeting before the close of the season, when it is proposed to run off…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 31
SOUTHERN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION.—An Important meeting was held on Saturday evening, June 16, to consider the advisability of making any alterations in the rules. Mr. J. J. Calvert, president of the Union, occupied the chair, and…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 821
THE football match between the Waratah and Carlton Football clubs has duly come off, and the teams are left in the happy position of having scored one game each. The Waratahs, however, find that they were not justified in…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 822
CRICKETERS in this colony will be pleased to learn that Mr. Coates, since his arrival in the mother-country, has not been unobservant of the doings in cricket circles there. Writing to a friend in Sydney by the last Suez, mail, he…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 29
ANOTHER month over our heads, and the curtain will rise on a fresh racing season, and one that looks exceeding like turning out the most interesting we have had for many years; for, as a matter of fact, we have…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 31
OUR old friend, who was wont to lead the cricketers of New South Wales to victory, has been distinguishing himself in the old country, where, as will be seen from the accompanying extract, he began by bowling seven wickets for seventeen…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 20
ON Saturday afternoon last the Albert Ground, so well known to pleasure-seekers, was the scene of what maybe termed the first intercolonial football match, the Carltons, the leading club of Victoria, and the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 12
Maiden Plate—l½ mile. Forester 1, Deerfoot 2, Visen 3. Novel Race.—1 mile. Huntsman 1, Vengeance 2, Flirt 3, Inverell Town Plato.—1¼y mile. Red Jack 1, Carrington 2, Counterfeit 3…
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