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Sport, 1881

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The Great Cricket Match. Combined Intercolonial Team v. Australian Eleven. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1881 · page 3

The cricket match between the Australian Eleven and the combined Intercolonial Eleven was resumed on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to–day. The attendance was very meagre, there…

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The Murrumbidgee Turf Club Races. Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1881 · page 5

The nominations for the Murrumbidgee Mares' and Sires' Produce Stakes, to which the nominations of mares are free, close to-morrow, Thursday; also, the Derby of 1882. Eleven sires are already nominated, including Maribyrnong,…

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Coursing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 33

Lover of the Sport (Bathurst), asks-If there is any close season for hares in New South Wales?-No, unfortunately. You are quite right in expressing your opinion that a close season should be observed by coursing mon…

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The Hop Bitters Regatta. First Day

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 35

Under this somewhat singular title (says DAILY LONDON,NEWS, November. 19; the most important regatta, that has over taken place in this country was begun yesterday. It appcars to us to be altogether unnecessary to…

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Athletic Sports Cricket. Answers to Correspondents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 59

WARWICK SECRETARY.—The report Warwick v. Stanmore having been written on both sides of the paper cannot be inserted…

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Cricket Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 59

There is no better exemplification of the truth of the sporting axiom, " You never can tell till the numbers are up " than that furnished by the result of the Intercolonial Match. We all know that the best team does not invariably…

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The Week's Racing Events

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 33

THIS week, like the previous one, has been highly prolifie of turf events. As ia usual on the 1st of January, the majority of race clubs endeavour to hold a meeting of some sort or other, knowing full well…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 13

We have been favoured with the following racy account of the second Hint third days' play in the Intercolonial Cricket Match between Victoria and Now South Wales, written by Mr. F. J. Lronside:—…

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Cricket. Matches to Come

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 13

Melbourne University v. Sydney University.—M.C.C. Ground, January 7, 8, 10. Now South Wales v. Victoria.—A,C.G., February 18, 19, 21…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match—new South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 59

In our last issue we gave a telegraphed account, as also the full scores, of this match. We now give our special correspondents remarks on the play of the several days:—FIRST DAY.—MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1880…

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Athletic Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 39

Bight glad was I to seo.th Highland Society meet,with the Buccess theydid on New year's Day;For 13 years they have continued their yearly gathering, at times with success, at others the balance being-on the wrong side. While…

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Pyrmont Regatta

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1881 · page 3

The 19ft skiff race, which, at the Pyrmont Regatta resulted in a call over ky the Lucia, was ordered by the committee to be resailed on Saturday afternoon. The prize was a trophy, valued at £15, presented by Mr. W. Collins…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1881 · page 3

CARLTON V. [?].-O[?] Saturday afternoon a large crowd assembled at the Association Cricket Ground, Moore Park, to witness the first day's proceedings of a two days' match, between the two well-known clubs, the…

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Cricket. Carlton V. Warwick

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1881 · page 3

The Knowledge that several of the returned intercolonial men, together with Alick Bannerman, would take part in the game, induced a large number of spectators to visit the Association Ground…

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The Universities' Cricket Match

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1881 · page 2

The annuai cricket match between members of the Melbourne and Sydney Universities was commenced yesterday (Friday) on the Melbourne ground. Little public interest was shown in the game, not more than 100 persons being…

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Pyrmont Regatta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1881 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A meeting of the Pyrmont Regatta Committee was held at Collins' Caledonian Hotel, Bridge-road, last night, when the prizes won over the Boxing Day regatta were handed over to the…

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The Pyrmont Regatta

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1881 · page 3

The distribution of prizes to the successful competitors in the late Pyrmont regatta took place, last evening, at the Caledonian Hotel, Pyrment. Several parsons were present, ic being expected that his Worship the…

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New South Wales National Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1881 · page 6
Also in Evening News

A meeting of the Now South Wales National Regatta committee took place last night, at the Exchange Hotel; Mr, I.K. Josephson in the chair. The rule recently passed, that the New South Wales Rowing Association Regatta…

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