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Sport, 1882

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1882 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

THE ENGLISH ELEVEN VERSUS THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.—One remarkable circumstance connected with the match between the above teams, which is to commence to-morrow on the Association Ground, is that while it will be…

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New South Wales Coursing Club

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1882 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of above coursing club was held at Tattersalls Club–room yesterday afternoon, Mr. H. M'Quade in the chair. Messrs. J. C. Low, W. L. Docker, A. L. Park,, T. M'Call,…

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Young Races. Young

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1882 · page 3

The following nominations have been made for the various at the forthcoming race meeting .--Flying Handicap.--Lurline, Rival, Orphan Girl, Blackbird, Victoria, and Secret…

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Portland Bay Regatta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 3

The annual rogatta will be held at portland Bay, Victoria on Thursday, 10th March next The programme is not yot decided upon, but the Portland Regatta Committee invite, the Co-peration of…

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Portland Regatta Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 6

The secretary of the Portland Regatta Association has communicated with the yacht clubs of the colony, intimating that their annual regatta would be held on Thursday, March 16th next, and inviting co-operation and support. A letter…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 6

ALL ENGLAND v. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.—The match between the above teams will commence to-day, on the Association Ground, and ought to prove interesting All arrangements have been made to enable the public to…

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Victoria Racing Club Autumn Meeting. by Electric Telegraph. Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 3

Aureola, Hesperian, sainora, sarrey, unci Gamecock, arrived this morning from Sydney. There have been Bqme changes in the betting cm the forthcoming events. Sweet William has been backed to win a…

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Burrangong Turf Club Races. First Day—thursday. March 2

Evening News · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 3

The opening of the Burrangong Race Meeting was attended with fine weather, while the attendance of visitors was only moderate, the very dry state of the country having, no doubt, a depressing…

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International Cricket Match. English Eleven v. Australian Eleven. Association Ground

Evening News · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 2

The great cricket match between Shaw's English Eleven and the combined Australian Eleven commenced to-day, a noon, on the New South Wales Association Ground. Shaw won the toss, sad sent in Ulyett and Barlow to the bowling…

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Coursing

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 345
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal, Australian Town and Country Journal

The forthooming season of the N. S. W. C. C. promises to be a still greater success than the lovers of the leash have yet witnessed in this colony; but the members of the club will have to see that there shall be no exclusiveness,…

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Wooloomooloo Bay Amateur Regatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 36

At a meeting of the committee of this regatta held last Tuesday at Mr. P. Punch's Hotel, Mr. E. J. Grattan presided. A number of arrangements were made in connection with the regatta. A race was made for all-comers in…

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Cricket

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 33

J. L. (Calabash Creek)—Six runs should be put down to the striker upon "any" of the fileldsmen calling "lost hall." A Subscriber—No; the batsman is not out. The wicket…

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Australian Cricket

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 346

As another Australian team of cricketers is about tt leave for the home country, perhaps a brief review of the progress we, in Australia, have made in the grand old game since the first team of Englishmen gave us the…

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Cricket Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 34

SINCE our last issue the Englishmen have added another win to their previous long list since they, left the old country. Though I expected to see them win, I did not think it would be such an easy one. However, the wet…

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Athletic Sports Cricket. Answer to Correspondent. SHORT-LEG.—Murdoch in the match referred to made 153, not out. Notes by Squareleg

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 346

Circumstances over which, unfortunately, I had no contro' hare prevented me from attending the cricket arena during the past month, and I have therefore not been a spectator of the interesting events which have taken place during that…

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International Cricket Match. English V. Australian Eleven

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 6

The International Cricket Match between the All England Eleven and the representative team of Australia about to visit England, was commenced yesterday, at noon, on the N.S.W. Cricket…

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Burrangong Turf Club Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] First Dat—thursday, March 2

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 33

THE opening of the Burrangong Race Meeting was attended with fine weather, while the attendance of visitors was only moderate, the very dry state of the country having, no doubt, a depressing…

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