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Sport, 1889

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Our Newcastle Letter Newcastle, Monday Night. Wallsend Races

Referee · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 5

The race meeting to be held under the auspices of the Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club is likely to be a success on February 29. Horreowners are…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria v. New South Wales

Referee · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 6

The return intercolonial match between Victoria and now South Wales commenced on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday. A first class wicket was provided, and as both sided were…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 7

The 42nd intercolonial cricket match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria was continued on the Association Cricket Ground yesterday, and the Victorians fared badly. The…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. VICTORIA v. New South Wales. Third Day

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 6

Beautifully fine weather, with an exhilarating southerly breeze prevailed when the third day's play of the forty-second intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victorian players commenced. A…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 10

The Ashfield Sheffield Handicap will be concluded to-morrow. Pedestrians are notified that entries close positively to-night for that richest of riches taker, the…

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The National Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 4
Also in Evening News, The Sydney Morning Herald

The committee of the National Regatta me., last evening at Aaron's. Exchange Hotel. Mr. P. W. Creagh. presided, and the attendance was good. The report of the judge of…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 11

The 42nd intercolonial cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria, was played on the Association Cricket Ground on January 26, 28, 29, and 30. New South Wales won the toss, and…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 5

A match was played on the Agricultural Society's Ground yesterday between teams representing the skin sellers and skin buyers, and it resulted in a victory for the latter by 67 runs. Scores: Skin buyers, 69 and…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 3

The second great event for cricketers of Victoria and New South Wales, the return intercolonial match of the season 1888-9, was completed on Wednesday, when the southern team turned an apparently…

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The Cricket Squabble

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 3

At the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, advantage was taken at the luncheon to refer to the disagreement between the Associations of New South Wales and Victoria, in the matter…

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BOXING. The Slavin-Burke Match. MELBOURNE, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 7

There is considerable excitement over the Slavin-Burke match. A crowded house is expected on Monday next, despite the high prices. There is a strong feeling…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victory for Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 5

The 42nd intercolonial match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria was concluded on Wednesday afternoon, and, to the surprise of everyone, it resulted in a victory for Victoria by 12…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales V. Victoria. Victory for Victoria. Cricket Ground, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 6

With 76 to get to win the home team commenced their second innings with Bannerman and O'Donnell, Trumble and Worrall looking after the bowling…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales V. Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 10

This match was resumed on Tuesday, and at the close of the day's play it was left in such a position that the home team ought to secure a victory by eight wickets. The weather was…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. VICTORIA v. New South Wales. Fourth Day

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 6

Last night's rain had softened the wickets very much, so that the chances of the New South Wales team to achieve an easy victory were, considered to be reduced very much, though few…

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Athletics

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

This afternoon will witness the conclusion of the third Ashfield [?]cap, and under the new system [?] the heats separately the run[?] be…

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Swimming

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1889 · page 3

The prizes won at the recent meeting of the Port Jackson Swimming Club will be presented at Punch's Albion Hotel, Market and Elizabeth streets, at 8 o'clock this evening…

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