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Sport, 1892

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Cricket

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 4

Of course the matter attracting most attention just now amongst the cricketing public is the match of the Englishmen against combined Australia. In many…

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BOXING. Golden Gate Club

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 5

Billy Murphy and Jim Barran have gone into strict training for their match in the Golden Gate Club on the opening night. The fight will be on its merits, otherwise…

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Cricket Jottings

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 8

That brilliant batsman Percy M'Donnell has taken to the nets again. On dit that he intends to play for New South Wales against Lord Sheffield's team in February. It is a…

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International Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 10

The second great test match between Lord Sheffield's team and combined Australia was commenced on the Association Cricket Ground yesterday, in the presence of about 10,000 people and the result of the first day's…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 264

The forty-eighth intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was commenced on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday, the 23rd. Garrett and Blackham were the captains, and the New…

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Boxing Contest at Bendigo. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 10

A boxing contest took place at Bendigo to-night between Jas. Anderson, of Bendigo, and Thos. M'Gregor, of New Zealand, who has held the Bantam championship there for six years. The match was 10…

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Junee Racing Club. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 7

The following are the entries for the annual race meeting of the junee Racing Club, to be held on the 17th and 18th February, on the club's new course:— JUNEE CUP, 1¼ mile.—Associate, Sandown, The Boss…

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Sports and Pastimes Lawn Tennis

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 4

All communications intended for publication in this column should be addressed to the Editor and marked Lawn Tennis. The secretaries of tennis clubs, and others who are…

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At the Cricket Match

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 35

The 48th intercolonial cricket match was commenced on the Association Cricket Ground, Sydney, under very favorable conditions, from a society standpoint, on January 23. The weather…

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International Cricket Match. England v. Australia

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 6

When Lord Sheffield's team of English cricketers announced its intention of visiting Australia, the great items on its programme were the test matches to be played in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide against…

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Percy M'donnell and the Cricket Field

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 9

IT in now definitely stated that Mr. Percy M'Donnell will be asked to represent this colony against Lord Shellield'd team in the return match on the 6th February. To he many admirers of his…

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Blows in Debate. Recent Scenes in Paris. French Boxing. the Duelling Mania

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 1

A recent stormy scene in the French Chamber of Deputies, during which the Minister of the Interior seized a political opponent by the throat and struck him…

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The International Cricket Match. Australia v. All England

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 6

THE second match between the representatives of Australia and Lord Sheffield's team was commenced at noon to-day on the Association Cricket Ground. It may well be…

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Junior Cricket. May’s Hill V. Grammar School

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 6

On Anniversary Day a match was played between the May's Hill and the Grammar School C.C. The latter won by five wickets and two runs. Gibson and Robertson bowled…

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Cricket. Notes by "Third Man". The Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. Victoria. First Day-january 22

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 40

The 48th intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was started on Saturday in splendid weather for cricket, and should it remain so during the entire progress of…

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The Boxing World. M'carty and Callaghan a Match With Dixon. LONDON, January 29

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 5

A fight between Cal, M'Carty, and Callaghan, the American boxers, at the New Orleans Club, resulted in a victory for the former. The…

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The Cricket Match. England V. Australia. the Second Test Match

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 10

The second tost cricket match between Lord Sheffield's English team and a Combined Australian team began yesterday on the Association Ground. The weather before…

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Athletics

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

OUR Newcastle correspondent wires:--At a meeting of the Newcastle Athletic Club last evening a motion was carried that Green by his conduct forfeited all claim to…

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Cricket. Secretaries of Clubs are requested to forward scores learns selected, or results of all matches, not later than 8 p.m. every Wednesday night, to facilitate their insertion. AUBURN v. JUNIORS

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 6

The A[?]burn club visited Penrith on Anniversary Day, and were well treated by the home team being lunched at the Commercial in grent style. They beat the Juniors by 60 runs in the two innings…

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