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Sport, 1884

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Coursing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 12
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The committee of the New South Wales Coursing Club have made some alterations in their programme for the next coursing season. The date for running the Waterloo Cup was fixed for the 21st of May, when the Waterloo Purse…

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Snail's Bay Amateur Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 12

The Snail's Bay amateur regatta is to take place next Saturday. It will be seen by advertisement in another column that entries will be received at Punch and Deeble's Hotel this evening. There are 14 events on the programme,…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 12

INTERCOLONIAL WAREHOUSMEN'S MATCH.—The Melbourne Warehousemen's team commenced a two-days' match against the full strength of the Sydney Warehousemen's Association on the Association Ground, yesterday…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta. New Year's Day, 1884

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 30

During the night the wind had risen, and a few showers of rain tell at intervals, thus causing much apprehension in the minds of many as to the probable state of the weather— that most important factor in the success of…

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Booligal Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 35

The following is the result of the Booligal races, held on 26th instant:— Maiden Plate.—Mr. J. Selby's b m Shepherdess, aged (W. Ellis), 1; Mr. G. Hopkins's b m Borah, 4 yrs (G…

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Tattersalls Club Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 34

UNDER the management of Tattersall's Committee. Judge: Mr. Oilffe, M.P. Starter: Mr. W. Gannone Handicapper: Mr. J. A. Scarr. Tattersall's New Year's Day meeting opened with…

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Cricket. Pavilion Prattle

Evening News · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 6

ONCE again have we to chronicle a defeat for this colony in the contest for the cricket supremacy between Victoria and New South Wales, but we can congratulate our representatives on the indubitable fact that they have been…

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Races at Perth. Perth (W. A.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 12

The following is the result of the QUEEN'S PLATE—2 miles. Dr. Scott's Flemington............... 1 Time, 5 minutes 55 seconds…

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Lithgow Jockey Club Races. Frist Day—wednesday, December 26

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 34

FROM the local Lithgow paper we take the following brief account of the late two days' meeting held under the auspices of the local Jockey Club:— Maiden Plate of 15 sovs, for all horses that have not won…

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Country Race Meetings. Wagga Races. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondents.) Wagga, Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 35

YESTERDAY about 300 people attended the races on the course here. Some of the events were well contested, especially the race for the Ladies' Bracelet. Following were the results:—…

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Athletic Sports The Late Intercolonial Match

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 27

After a gallant fight our representatives were defeated in the great annual cricketing contest at Melbourne by three wickets and a run. This to some may be considered a narrow defeat, and to others it may seem that Victoria won…

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Athletics. Hech, Gather! Hech, Gather!

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 37

As I gaze quite entranced on the tableau before me, And memiries awake that have slumbered for years, The dim mists of Dreamland are fast dosing o'er me, And the past is evoked with its smiles and its tears…

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Snail's Bay Regatta

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1884 · page 3

Mr. W. R. Ainsworth, the energetic secretary of this very popular amateur regatta, was in attendance at the International Hotel, on Saturday night to receive entries for the different events set down for next Saturday. Taken…

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Bega Races

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1884 · page 3

The Bega Race Meeting on Thursday and Friday next promises to be fairly successful through the acceptances for the principal events are not very numerous. Thus morning at day break I paid the course a visit, and witnessed about…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1884 · page 8

INTERCOLONIAL WAR[?]MEN'S MATCH.—MELBOURNE v. SYDNEY.—The third and most important of the three matches arranged to be played between the representatived of Melbourne werehouses and those…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Warehousemen's Match

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1884 · page 6

The above match was resumed on Saturday, and produced one of the best contested games that has been witnessed on the Association ground during the present season, ultimately resulting in a win…

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Cricket

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

INTERCOLONIAL JUNIOR MATCH.—DERWENTS AND OUR BOYS v. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JUNIORS.—An eleven representing the junior clubs of South Australia opposed a combined team from the Derwent and Our Boys Clubs on the…

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Modern Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1884 · page 6

On the above subject Saturday's Argus writes:--"Our complaint against the batting of the present time is that batsmen will not try to make runs; they are content to let the runs come. There is an utter…

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The National Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 8

The committee of the New South Wales National Regatta held a meeting at Aarons' Exchange Hotel last evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. P. Clark presided. All the necessary arrangements were made…

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