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Sport, 1888

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Moruya Races. Moruya

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 11

The Moruya annual races were concluded to-day, and were very poorly attended. The weather was beautifully fine. The following are the results:- FIRST DAY…

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Sporting. Boxing Match Between Burke and Foley

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 10

Since Laurence Foley and Miller fought their great glove contest some five years ago, no meeting of athletes has caused such a stir in the sporting circles of the colonies as that which took…

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Clarence Town Races. Clarence Town [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 11

The following is the result of to-day's racing:- FLYING HANDICAP.—Accident, 1; V[?]sp[?]r, 2; Black Hawke, 3. SELLING RACE.—Freemason, 1; Stranger, 2; Hen[?] 3[?]…

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Trunkey Creek Races. Trunkey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 11

The Trunkey Creek Cent[?]nnial races were hold to-day with the following results:- OPENING HANDICAP.— Kinglike, 1; Beacon, 2; Clarionet, 3…

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The Centennial Regatta. (A portioned this article appeared in our local [?] of yesterday.)

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 8

LORD CARRINGTON, accompanied by Sir William Robinson (Governor of South Australia), Sir Anthony Margrave (Governor of Queensland), Sir Charles Mitchell,…

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CRICKET. Vernon's Team In Tasmania. HOBART, This Day

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 7

The cricket match was continued yesterday on the Hobart ground. The weather was beautiful daring tho morning, but rain came up in the afternoon, and necessitated the…

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Rosehill Racing Club Centennial Meeting. Third Day, Friday, January 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 11

That the Australians are a sport-loving people was fully demonstrated by the attendance at the concluding day of the Rosehill contennial meeting, which took place yesterday, and even in the face of the…

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Cricket. Balmain Carthona V. North Shore Norwood C.c

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 5

Those clubs met to try conclusions last Saturday when the match resulted in an easy win for the former by 20 runs. The scores were Carthona 84, Norwood 64…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. (Continued from our Third Edition of yesterday.)

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 7

After refreshments, Moses and Burton continued their innings to the bowling of Bruce and Hoyle. Barton added two angles in as many overs from Boyle, and Moses followed…

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Athletic Sports at Grafton. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 11

The principal amusement to-day was the Oddfellows' annual athletic sports, held on Elizabeth Island. The attendance of the public was very large. The weather was cloudy and cool. The running was good. The following…

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Athletics

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph, Australian Town and Country Journal

Commenting on a recent glove fight in Wanganui the Christchurch TELEGRAPH says: --" But there is another view to be taken of those exhibitions. They are becoming very…

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The Athletic Sports

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 6

Starter: Mr. H. Orr; Master of the Track: Mr. J. Moore; Judge of Racing: Mr. G. Coates; Judges of Dancing: Messrs. W. Frazer…

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Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 11

There was a good attendance at Cavill's baths, Lavender Bay, on Saturday afternoon, to witness the Centennial swimming races and aquatic sports promoted by Mr. Cavill. The various races had a satisfactory number of…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 11
Also in The Australian Star

The following matches were played last Saturday:- Marrickville A Team and Kent, played on the former's wicket, Marrickville, and the match resulted in a draw. The skipper of the Marrickville C. C. being favoured by…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 9

The Intercolonial Cricket Match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria was continued on Saturday, only four more of the New South Wales wickets falling in the first innings, the score at the call of…

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The Union of British Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 4

On the question of the union of British races a somewhat singular deliverance. from the nervous pen of Mr. M'MILLAN graces another part of this…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. N.S.W. V. Victoria. Third Day. Cricket Ground, This Day

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 6

Despite the forebodings of rain last night, there has been no downfall thus far, although the weather is still threatening, and there is every sign of a wet day. This together with…

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