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Sport, 1890

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Wool Brokers' Cricket Match in Mllbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 5

The annual cricket match between teams of woolbuying brokers and selling brokers took place on the South Melbourne ground to-day. The buying brokers scored 82, of Which C. C. Murray made 18 and A…

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Intbcolnial Cricket Match. Victoria v. New South Wales

Referee · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 8

On waking and finding morning holding forth signc of rain these who looked forward to a cood day's cricket foil disappinted to a alight degree, but later on whon a couple of…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Waives v. Victoria. Third Day (Tuesday)

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 5

When the game was resumed to-day the aspect of the match was very much in favor of the representatives of New South Wales, they having been credited with the fine…

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Athletics

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Carrington February Handicap of 150 sovs. will be commenced this evening at the usual hour of 8 o'clock, when no less than 82 men are down to compete. The…

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ATHLETICS. Challenges by Ross. Matched Again Against Jennings. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 6

Duncan C. Ross has put up the L50 forfeit for the match with M'Hardie, the Goulburn athlete, or Donald Dinnie, at all-round athletics. Ross has also matched…

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Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 5

A boys' race will take place on Saturday evening, at 8.30, in the Sydney Bathing Company's baths, Pittstreet. The distance will be 66 yards, and entries close the same evening at 7 o'clock…

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The National Regatta. Public Acknowledgements

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 2

At noon on Wednesday, the hon. secretary of the National Regatta, in company with as many as could be got together of the members of the committee, went on board the…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 11
Also in The Australian Star

The 44th intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was commonced on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday, the 25th of January, and was continued on the 27th, 28th, and…

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Canterbury Park Races

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 6

There was a fair attendance at Canterbury park yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the pony racing. The weather was favorable and the course in good order though heavy rain set in just before…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 6

THE fourth day's play in the intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was commenced, at 12.10 p.m. to-day. Victoria, with four wickets in their second…

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Aquatics. Hobart Regatta --A Yacht Run Down. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 6

HOBART, Wednesday. -- The Hobart fifty second annual regatta was held to day and passed off successfully the weather was somewhat showery. There were between 10,000 and 12,000 people present. The…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. the Fourth Day's Play

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 5

Climatic influences prevented the completion of the 44th annual contest between teams representing Victoria and New South Wales Yesterday and almost turned what at one time…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. Victoria. Fourth Day (Wednesday)

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 5

Splendid weather for cricket has been experienced during the progress of the Intercolonial Cricket Match, and that enjoyed to-day was…

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Athletics

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

SPORTS AT GOULBURN.—The athletic sports meeting held at Goulborn on Monday by the Highland Society and Burns Club appear to have been a great success. Those famed athletes, Donald Dinnie…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. Victoria. Victory for New South Wales. The 22nd Win for New South Wales.--Both Colonies Equal.--What the Captains Say

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 6

THE cricket match between the teams representing New South Wales and Victoria was resumed to-day, the score from last evening leaving New South Wales with…

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National Regatta

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 3

The sailing committee of the recent National Begatta met last evening at the Exchange and considered the protests entered in Monday's Bailing races. The protest of the Begins against the prize…

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Swimming

The Australian Star · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 5

What promises to be the finest exhibition of swimming over seen in Sydney will eventuate at the Natatorium next Wednesday evening. A most varied programme…

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