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Sport, 1884

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Coursing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 6

Mr J. Perry, secretary of Tattersall s Club, has been appointed secretary of the New South Wales Coursing Club, rice Mr C. Grezory resigned…

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Tattersal[?] Races. [?]WICK

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 2

The Tattersall's Cup me [?]ned with cloudy weather. There was a large [?] of spectators. [?] withstanding the great number [?]ter attraction The Governor and party were pre[?] and the racing [?]…

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Cricket in New Zealand. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday.--The interprovincial cricket match, Auckland v. Canterbury, was concluded to-day, resulting in the defeat of Canterbury by four wickets…

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Intercolonial Cricket Mac[?] VICTORIA V. New South Wales. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 2

The match was resumed to-day at the presence of sparse attendance. The weather was charming, and [?] wicket played beautifully. Boyle [?]d M'Shane, the [?] not out men, took their place at 10 minutes past 12. [?]…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Won by Victoria by Three Wickets. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 5

The 31st Intercolonial Match was continued and finished to-day on the Melbourne ground, resulting in a three-wicket victory for Victoria. The weather was splendid for cricket, a nice cool…

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Sporting Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria v. New South Wales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 8

The intercolonial match was resumed to-day. The weather was fine, and much more favourable to the batting than on Saturday. The Victorians resumed their second innings. Garrett opened the bowling from the railway end…

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Regatta at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 9

An immonse concourse of persons visited Newcastle to-day, the principal attraction being the regatta. Thousands of people lined the wharfs to witness the events. The weather was dull in the early part of the day, but it cleared…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 9

The Warwick Club commenced a two-dayas match last Saturday with 13 of the Orientals, and. winning the loss, gave the junfors an a[?]'s leather-hunting, losing eight wickets for 176 runs. Hiddelston and Gregory…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 8

ORINETALS v. PARRAMATTA ALFREDS.—On New Year's Day these two clubs played a match on the ground jof the latter, at Parramatta Park. The highest individual scorer for the Alfreds was Thomson, who played a fine…

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Adelaide Races. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 9

To-day was observed as a general holiday. In addition to the usual picnic parties ont he hills and at tyhe seaside a successful regatta was held at Port Adelaide, which was often led [?] his Excellency the Governor. A meeting of…

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Sports and Pastimes. CRICKET

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 2

IN consequence of the meagre number which put in an appearance for their side, Coates and Harper’s team did not venture to meet an eleven of the Alfreds on Saturday last, and a scratch…

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Races at Bourke. Bourke

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 3

The New Year's Day races passed off without any serious accident. The heat was intense, being 114 degrees in the shade. One man was seriously hurt by a waiter in one of the race booths, who struck him on the head with a…

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Cricket. United Australia v. Australian Eleven. Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 3

The match between the Combined Australian team and the new Australian Eleven began to-day on the Melbourne ground, in the presence of a fair number of spectators. Owing to the great number of counter attractions, the…

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Proposal to Send a New Zealand Football Team to Sidney

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 6

The Christchurch correspondent of the New Zealand Herald telegraphs to that journal that " the Crago men look with approval on the scheme for sendings football team to Sydney proposed by our…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1884 · page 8

INTERCOLONIAL WAREHOUSEMEN'S MATCH.—The Melbourne Warchousemen's team met an cloven from the employees of the hardware houses of Sydney yesterday on the Association cricket ground. The Sydney players, who…

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Sporting. Aquatic Notes. a Professional Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1884 · page 7

The American oarsman, young Teemer, who has mowed down all the States oarsmen bar Hanlan, at latest, had challenged the champion, although a couple of weeks previously he had stated his…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1884 · page 2

INTERCOLONIAL WAREHOUSEMEN'S MATCH.—The second of the series of matches between the representatives of the Sydney and Melbourne warehousemen was commenced on the Association Ground on Wednesday, the match being…

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The National Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 6

A committee meeting of the New South Wales National Regatta was held last night at Aarons' Exchange Hotel. There was a fair attendance of members, and Mr. J. P. Garvan, M.L.A., noted as chairman. Progress was reported…

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Cricket

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 3
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A team of Adelaide juniors arrive in Sydney, by way of Melbourne, some tune to-day (Friday) to try conclusions with the best of our junior clubs. The following matches have been arranged for next week on the Agricultural…

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