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Sport, 1880

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Cootamundra Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] Cootamundra

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 34

The following is the result of the races. The first day, yesterday, was a great success, the weather beautiful, and every hotel filled with visitors. Sergeant Parker suppressed all games on the course…

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Bungendore Races. [By Electric Telegraph]. Bungendore, Wednesday. First Day

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 34

MAIDEN Plate.—Messrs. Smith, and Feeney's Tim 1, Mr. Wallace's Snaveller 2, Mr. Main's Romeo 3. Hack Race.—Mr. Carroll's Surprise 1. Publican's Purse.—Mr. Davis's Harmony 1, Messrs Smith…

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Albury Races. Second Day. [By Electric Telegraph]. Albury

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 16

Produce Stakes.—Fieurette 1, Letty West 2, Emmet 3. Hurdle Race.—Wait-a-While 1, Postboy 2, Minnie 3. Turf Club Handicap.—Kildare 1, Amateur 2, Bonnie Bee 8…

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Albury Jockey Club Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] Albury, Thursday. First Day

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 34

MAIDEN Plate.—Innisfail 1, Beadsman 2, Lamai 3. Hurdle Race.—Rosewood 1, Postboy 2, Minnie 3. Six started. Albury Cup.—Transit 1, K.K. 2, Coongoola 8. 3min…

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International Exhibition Athletic Sports

Evening News · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 6

In our advertising columns will be found a programme of sports, to be brought off on Maren 13 under the auspices of the sports committee of the N. S. W. Highland Society. The gathering is to take place within the precincts of the…

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Athletic Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 35

NEVER before do I remember so much matching to have taken place as is now occurring iu Sydney, and for large amounts too, both in the walking and running line. Last Saturday afternoon, in the 100 yards' contest between J…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1880 · page 6

Owing to the heavy rain which commenced to fall early on Saturday afternoon, all cricket matches fixed for that day were either abandoned altogether or promaturely stopped. The contest between the Albert and Newtown…

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Port Jackson Swimming Club

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1880 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Some idea of what export swimmers are capable of accomplishing in the water will be given at the opening matches of the above club at the Woolloomooloo baths on Friday next. What few swimming matches…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1880 · page 6

1ST CARLTON V. 1ST STANMORE.—This match was played on Saturday last on the Stanmore ground, and after a very close and exciting game the suburban club were again victorious against a strong team of their opponents…

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Victorian Cricket

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Australian Eleven have done splendid practice for the match which commences on Friday. All are in splendid form, and expect to beat the Victorian Fifteen…

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Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1880 · page 3

Sir,--I perceive in your remarks on the entries for the abovenamed regatta that you are surprised there are so few entries for the fourth race--for boats 24 feet in length and under, handicapped--there being…

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Woolloomooloo Bay Amateur Regatta. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1880 · page 3

Sir,--Your correspondent " C.S.," by his letter in your issue of this morning, shows that although he has read that the race for boats, 21 feet and under," is to be a handicap, he knows not the meaning of this…

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Wooloomooloo Bay Regatta

Evening News · Friday 5 March 1880 · page 2

The wooloomooloo Regatta to-morrow, ought to furnish some good [?] between the three crews from the S. R. C. Club for choice of [?] were very interesting, especially the [?] between Bedford and…

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Port Lackson Swimming Club Matches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1880 · page 6

The swimming, diving, and other natatorial matches, under the auspices of the recently-formed Swimming Club, come off this afternoon at Foley's Baths, Domain. There are several competitors for each of the seventeen events, and…

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Forbes Annual Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1880 · page 6

The following nominations have been made for the Annual Races:— SAPLING STAKES.—Good News, Fortunatus, ch [?]colt by Lottery, Alarm, Mystery, Vulture, brown colt by Julian…

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Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 460

Is causing some excitement among our amateur rowing circles, and the harbour has an appearance of a regatta in itself every afternoon—what with rowing off for choice of boats and practising for the several events which have been…

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Athletic Sports Cricket. Cricket Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 460

I don't suppose the tenor of the cable message published the other day about the Australian Eleven will surprise any one, though it must be a matter of regret that the leading gentlemen players of Great Britain should not have been…

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Aquatics. Woolloomooloo Bay Amateur Regatta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 7

The above regatta, which is to take place this afternoon, promises to be fully as successful as any of its predecessors held in the same waters, both on account of the large entries for each event and the…

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Cricket

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 7

The principal match for to-morrow is that between the University and Warwick Clubs, who will meet on the Association Ground, Moore Park. Both clubs send strong teams into the field, but as…

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