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Sport, 1880

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Roma Races. Brisbane

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 35

At the Roma Christmas races on Boxing Day, the Flying Handicap and the Christmas Handicap were both won by Beadsman…

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South Grafton Races. Grafton

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 35

The following was the result of the racing yesterday;—. Maiden Plate.—War Eagle was the only starter, and merely cantered over the course. Handicap.—Butterfly 1, Yarraman 2, Kaffir 3…

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Clarence Tattersall's Club Races. Grafton

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 5

The first meeting of the above club was held on the [?] race course on New Year's Day. The weather was flue and the racing on the whole good, but the attendance will not what it should have been, considering the…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria V. New South Wal[?]s [From Our Own Correspondent.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 14

The intrenationl match between the colonies of N.S.W. and Victoria commenced on the Boxing Day and ext[?]ded over the following Friday and Saturday, and, as your readers Have alredy the result was a very…

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Cricket at Maitland

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1880 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—The match between the first eleven of the Albion and eighteen of the Cambridge Club, was held at the Albion ground on Saturday, and ended in a great victory…

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Serious Accident at Cricket

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1880 · page 3

On Saturday last, at Botany, daring a cricket match between A. M'Arthur and Co.'s and Ross, Morgan and Co.'s cricket clubs, Mr. Cough, one of the latter team, had the misfortune to break his…

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A Lone Swimming Contest

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1880 · page 2

We are informed that arrangement have been made between A. Daly and A[?] Rue[?], two prize swimmers, for a swim for £100, from the [?]nding jettv at parramatta down the river to the middle of…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1880 · page 6

A cricket match was played between the Australian Store C. C. (Goulburn) and Victoria House C. C., on Moore Park., on New Year's Day, which resulted in an easy victory for the latter, owing to their good bowling and…

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National Regatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 5

Sir,—As a subscriber to the above, and one deeply interested in aquatic sports, permit me to make a suggestion that I think will please the public and not offend parties more immediately interested…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1880 · page 5

The following list of nominations was posted at the Royal Hotel, this morning:—Midsummer Handicap: Harmony, Undaunted, Southern Star, Judge, Prophet, and Tattoo. Anniversary Handicap: Harmony,…

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Lane Cove Regatta

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 5
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The double scull race, rowed at the recently-held Lane Cove Regatta, will be re[?]ed over again this afternoon over the [?] at Lane Cove…

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Coursing Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 75

There is as yet nothing doing in coursing matters, except that breeders are paying a little more attention to the most promising of their puppies, and of these there are plenty. Mr. Lee Lord has two good litters—one from Leila, by…

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Aquatics. N.S.W. REGATTA

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 14

AT a meeting of the New South Wales Regatta committee held on Tuesday evening at the Exchange, there was a large attendance, and Mr. I. J. Josephson presided. A letter from Alderman C. J. Roberts…

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Aquatics. N.S.W. National Regatta

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 5

Judging from the programme which has been issued by by the committee of the National Regatta, we have be hesitation in saying that the anniversary celebration of 1880 will be one of the most successful over held. The…

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Adelong Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 34

The first and second days of the how year were welcomed by our sporting friends. Some good racing was done, the weather was delightfully fine, and all hero had ample opportunity of enjoying themselves. The racecourse is…

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Wellington Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 35

THE following are the results of the races on New Year's Day here:— Maiden Plate.—Barton's Larrikin 1, Polly 2. Monteflore's Gift, Handicap.—Hughes's Songstress 1,…

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Minmi Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 35

THE Minmi Races took place on New Tear's Day, and the following events were closely contested:— Maiden Plate.—Lancashire Lass 1, Prophelia 2. Flying Handicap.—Paney Boy 1, Auld Reekie 2, No…

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Hay Races. HAY

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 34

Maiden Plate,—Donohoo's Cutty Sark, Sabine's Abbott 2, Austin's Scapegrace 3. New Year's Gift Handicap.—Campbell's Onida 1, Donohoe's Calabar 2, Sabine's Touchwood 3…

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Clarence Tattersall's Club Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 34

THE first meeting of the above club was held on the Grafton race course on New Year's Day. The weather was fine, and the racing on the whole good, but the attendance was not what it should have been, considering the…

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