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Sport, 1885

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Parliamentary Cricket Team. Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 3

The members of the New South Wales Cricket and Rifle Team during the trip to Ballarat, visited the Phoenix Foundry, Band and Albion mine, Ballarat East, and the West Ballart Council-charmbers. The team had a delight…

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International Cricket Match. Shaw's Eleven v. Australia. Victory for the Australians

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 7

For the first time since they landed in Australia, Shaw's team of professional cricketers have had to lower their colours, but though yesterday defeated, they were by no means disgraced, as the…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 9

The members of the Carlton Cricket Club showed their appreciation of the services which Mr. T. Nuna has rendered to that club for a number of years by playing yesterday a complimentary cricket match in his honour, and…

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Steamers at Boat-races

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 4

It will be remembered that on the occasion of the recent sculling contest between Haulan and Clifford loud complaints were made of the misconduct of the party in the Government…

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New Boat Racing Regulations Only One Steamer to Follow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 8

Reference was matin yesterday to the fact of a deputation having waited on the Colonial Tressu[?]r for the purpose of Calling his attention to the danger to public file caused by the number…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1885 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Our bathurst correspondent telegraphs that a crickef match was played there yesterday between teams representing the Newington and All Saints Colleges. The former got 55 runs in their first and 98 in their second innings;…

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Lawn Tennis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1885 · page 8

The annual tournament in connection with the Association Ground Lawn Tooms Club will commence to-morrow afternoon at 1.30, The single-handed championship of the club, at preseut held by C. W. Cropper, for which 21 entries…

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Coursing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 36

The Northern District coursing season will open on march 14, in Branxton. At a meeting of the committee of the N. S.W. Coursing Club held on Tuesday last it was decided to allow the…

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Coursing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 35
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

Breeder (Newcastle) asks the breeding and owner of Paris, the sire of the Waterloo Cup dividers?—Pans is owned by Mr. E. Dent, and ia hy Ptarmigan from Gallant "Foe. Princess Dagmar, the victress in 1881, is an own…

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Football

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 6

A football match, Rugby rules, was played last night at the Victoria Barracks, between teams representing the Soudan contingent and the Redfern Football Club. After a very pleasant…

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Cricket

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 35
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph

Subscriber asks—A bets B that the English Eleven win defeat tho Maitland 22; the game is drawn (in favour of Maitland); as tho Englishmen did not win, who?wins the wager?—The wager is drawn…

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Athletic Sports Cricket. Answers to Correspondents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 451

SUB.—The Junior Cricket Association has not been in existence 12 months. It has no cricket ground. J. P. T.—I. In our opinion Bruce, of Victoria, should be choses in the best eleven to be found in Australia…

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Cricket Gossip

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 453

It is reported that M'Donnell, the well known Victorian cricketer, will shortly take up his residence in this colony. He has resigned his position in the Education Department of Victoria in order to except a position offered him here in…

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Cricket. FIXTURES

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 36

English Professionals v. Combined Australia, Association Ground March l4,16,17, 18…

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English Coursing. Betting at Manchester, January 7

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 36

Waterloo Cup.—lOO to 6 against Mr. Grosso's nomination (off, 14 to 1 w)25 to 1 Mr. Divan's nomination (t); 25 to 1. Mr. Watson's nomination "(t); 25 to 1 Mr. Gladstone's nomination (t and;off); 28 to 1 Mr. Deni's nomination…

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Sports and Pastimes. CRICKET

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 4

In our last issue we noticed that the secretary of the Alfred cricket club had received a telegram from Mr. John Conway, cancelling the agreement of the English Eleven to play at…

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