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The team to represent Victoria, which will play at Sydney on the 23rd, will be selected from the following:— Blackham, Bruce, houston, M'Ilwraith, M'Shane, Palmer, Scott, Spofforth, Trott, Trumble, Walters, Worreil;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The beautiful village of Laurieton, on the lower Camden Haven River, gave its item toward the season's festivities in the shape of a regatta on December 30. The wharves at the different sawmills were pretty well crowded with…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →A well-attended meeting of the committee of the National Regatta was held at Aarons' Exchange Hotel on Thursday night, Mr. C. Bros in the chair. A letter was received from the Mayor, intimating his pleasure to…
Continued on Trove, page 85 →A general meeting of the committee in connection with the above tega[?] was held at Davis' Caledonian Hotel, Pyrmont, last night. There was a large attendance. Mr. Alexander Kethel, M.L.A., was voted to the chair. A…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The sport is exciting enongh, but there is little that is fine about it (said the London SATURDAY REVIEW). Some one has said that there is a dead poet in every man, no matter how prosaic he may become as years go by there…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Many instructions for learning how to swim have been published, but we fear that only in a few instances have they proved of any advantage. Here, however…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 33rd anniversary of Hie Newcastle regatta, held on the 1st instant, was a splendid success from start to finish. The weather was all that could be desired, and there being no other attraction…
Continued on Trove, page 85 →A special general meeting of the committee of the Pyrmont Regatta, for the purpose of arranging a programme, was held in Davis's Caledonian Hotel, Point-street, on Friday evening. There was a fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—The weather to-day is dull and threatening; but despite this there is a large attendance of Spectators at the New Year's Day meeting of the Victoria Racing club. Apponded are the results of the various…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Manly Rowing Club held regatta on New Year's Day, but as little or no notice had been given of the meeting through the press, the attendance was not very large, although as a matter of fact "our village" should be…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →The first annual regatta under the auspices of this club, came off on New Year's Day, on the course from Ermington Wharf to Tram Wharf, and was fairly successful, but had the event been brought before the public…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →W. S, H. asks— (1.) Who made the biggest score in the world in a cricket match?—W. N. Roe, 415. (2.) Did Murdoch score over 800 in England in one innings?—No. (3.) Was it in Sydney that Murdoch scored 321?—Yes…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →This afternoon, at the Association Ground, the club singles will be commenced, the matches to be the best of five [?] throughout, and the winner is called upon to play Mr. W. J. B. Sa[?] for the championship of the club and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →BOURKE, Saturday.—At the races on Friday there was a moderate attendance of spectators. Following are the results:— Flying Handicap, 15 sovs, 1 mile.—Mr. Smith's Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The race meeting held on Friday on the Orange racecourse proved a great attraction to the local people. Close upon 2000 persons passed through the gates. Following are the results:—…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The annual, races held here on Friday and Saturday, January l and 2, were a great improvement on previous meetings. The attendance of spectators was large and the racing good. Results are as under:—…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →FO[?]ES, Monday—Following are the particulars of the race meeting held in Forbes on New Year's Day:— Maiden Plate.—Mr. Rawsthorne's Lady Avenal 1, Mr Thomson's Robert the Dart 2, Mr. Smith's Bushman 3…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →At the Hyderabad (India) race meeting, held on November 17, a very large attendance was present. The Hyderabad Gold Cup, of 2 miles, was won by the Australian-bred golding Trafalgar, 9st 101b, owned by the Rajah of…
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