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Sport, 1888

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Lower Manning Turf Club Races. Taree

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

The annual race meeting was held on the course at Cundletown on Thursday last, and was well attended. The following are the results:- MAIDEN PLATE.—D. M'Lennan's Fern, 1; O. Burns'…

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English Football Team for Australia. London, Jan. 28

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

The English football team which has been organised to play a series of matches in the colonies will sail for New Zealand on March 8. The team will include several prominent…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Moonee Valley Races. Melbourne

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

There was a large attendance at the Moonee Valley races on Saturday, and the weather was fine. MAIDEN PLAT[?]—4¼ furlongs. Paikaraki, 6st. 11lb. (Treble)......... 1…

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Union of British Races. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 3

Sir,--In your discussion of the question ot imperial federation, which is not a very satisfactory name as far as the word "Imperial" is concerned, you seem to me to forget certain…

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Sporting. Athletics

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 7

A boxing tournament will take place at Newcastle in a week's time, and Burke, the Irish lad, will officiate as referee. Burke and Costello gave a good exhibition…

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Australian Squadron Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 11

Yesterday afternoon Farm Cove presented a very animated appearance, both on shore and on the water. The occasion being a regatta held by the officers and men on board H.M. ships at present in Sydney. The weather was…

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The Centennial Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 11

A meeting of the committee appointed to carry out the Centennial Regatta was held at Aaron's Exchange Hotel last evening, the chairman, Mr. P. J. C[?]ark, presiding. The following gentlemen were present:—Messrs. C. C…

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Another Boxing Match

The Australian Star · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Interest in the fl[?]tic world is still being kept up. To-night O'Donnell and M'Elhone meet to decide who is the best man, and to see which will…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 11

A match between Shaw's team and an eleven selected from the players at present taking part in the intercolonial cricket match will commence on the Association Cricket Ground on Friday…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 10

The intercolonial cricket match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria was continued on Monday, and the result of the day's play was that our visitors received the somewhat cold comfort that…

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Boxing Match at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 11

Costello succeeded in knocking out Jack Molloy in three rounds at the Victoria Theatre to-night. There was a large attendance. Considerable interest was manifested over the affair. The stakes were £25 a-side…

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Euriowie Races. Silverton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 11

The first meeting of the Euriowie Jockey Club was held on January 26, and passed off successfully, although the weather was very hot. The attendance was good. The following are the results:…

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Cricket. the Intercolonial Match

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 6

This match, which is now going into the fifth day, was advanced to a further stage yesterday, and it may now be safely said that the local team will score one-innings 'victory. The visitors, however, will…

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ATHLETICS. The Duun-Fogarty Fight

The Australian Star · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 7

This encounter, which has caused a deal of comment and excitement among patrons of the noble art, took place at Foley a Hall last night. The price or admission did not…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 6

The long-expected govefight between J. Fogarty and C. Dunn, for £60 and the receipts at the deor, was brought off last-night at Foley's Gymnasium, before an audience that literally packed the house…

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Coursing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Coursing Club was held on Tuesday afternoon at [?]attersall's. Present: Mr. C. C. Skarratt (chairman, and Messrs. Weir, Morgan, Paterson, and R. B[?]nnon…

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Cumberland Mercury

them Osborne Club has disbanded has disbanded, and all matches with them are now off. On Friday the members of No[?]. 1 and 4 Batteries, V.A., played on the ground ef the Permanent…

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