Local Cricket Matches
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 149
The following matches were played during the week:— Coates and Ashfield Waratah met on the latter's wicket, Ashfield, and played a drawn game. Commercial Bank and St. Leonards played on the Domain,…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 124
The third match between Shaw's team of English cricketers and the New South Wales Eleven has resulted in favour of the colonial cricketers. They have won two matches out of three. And on the whole it…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 6
A REPUTATION representing the Social Purity Society waited this morning upon the Inspector-General of Police, to urge upon him the desirability of preventing…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 7
BOU[?]E, Friday.—The cricket match against Lillywhite's team started to-day. The weather was fine and clear, but rather warm. The Bourke Cricket Club had…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 149
The English Rugby Union consider that the payment of compensation to the football team which has been formed for the purpose of visiting Australia means Professionalism. Despite tho fact that the Victorian Football Association,…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 8
THE intercolonial University match, Melbourne v. Sydney, commenced to-day on the Association Cricket Ground. The wicket was in perfect condition. The…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph
The final for the Carrington Centennial Handicap will be run off to-night, commencing at 8 o'clock. Professor West and Mick Dooley [?]ght to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Athletics. "Spring up as girt to run a race."
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 35
The first sports of the Newcastle Amateur Athletic Club took place on the Newcastle City Cricket Ground on Saturday last, in the presence of a large number of spectators, The club may well be complimented on its maiden attempt,…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 6
The adjourned meeting of the New South Wales Coursing Club takes place at 11.30 a.m. to-day…
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The Australian Star · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 6
NEWCASTLE, This Day.—Last night a match was made between Victor Donnelli and Jerry Marshall, the latter undertaking to knock the American out in six rounds,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph, The Australian Star
A nmnber of gentlemen employed in the Department of Lands met the express from Melbourne on Saturday to welcome a team from the Victorian Lands Office. The visitors were driven to the Empire Hotel, where another…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 6
Saturday afternoon saw the commencement of this meeting, which is to extend over Wednesday and Friday, but despite the fact of the weather being nice and fine, the attendance,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 7
Contrary to expectations, the opening of the Rosehill Centennial Meeting on Saturday was favoured with temperate weather, which helped to make the outing a most agreeable one for the large gathering that took place on the banks…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 7
The summer meeting of the Wyndham Racing Club was held on Saturday. The special trains from town were fairly well filled, and people turned out in good numbers. TRIAL STAKES, 4½ furlongs.—Teuton, 1; Wyvis, 2;…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph
It is notified elsewhere that a meeting of the Eastern Suburbs Amateur Athletic Club will be held on the 31st instant, for the purpose of adopting the annual report and electing office bearers…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 5
The committee of the Centennial Regatta met at Aaron's Exchange Hotel last evening. Mr. P. J. Clark occupied the chair. Mr. W. P. Smairi, owner of the Assegai, protesting…
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