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Sport, 1893

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

Windsor Public School played the Cleveland-street Public School yesterday, the visitors defeating the local boys. The scores were:--Windsor, 27 and 44…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

The Wallsend and Plattsburg regatta was held on Lake Macquarie yesterday, and passed off very satisfactorily. The principal events were the all-comers' sculling race, prize £9, won by G. Towns; and…

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Queensland Cricket

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 38

The Grazier-Stanley protest was re-considered on January 17, at the New Athletic Club Rooms, considerable excitement being taken in it. After a long and rather "warm" discussion, the Graziers won on…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 9

THE selection committee appointed by the New South Wales Cricket Association have chosen the following to represent his colony in the match against Victoria, commenced on the Association…

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Swimming Matches at Inverell. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

The annual swimming races races off yesterday in the river at the lower end of the town. The principal event was the championship of the M'Intyre River, a quarter of a mile for a silver cup, value 7…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

The following is the programme to be run through at the January Meeting to-day:— HURDLE RACE, 2 miles.—Mark Twam, 11st; Linwood, 10st 91b; Tramp, 10st 3lb Sovereign, 10st; Coghill, 9st 9lb;…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

The fiftieth intercolonial cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued on the Association dicket Ground yesterday. There were about 7000 people present and the takings amounted…

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Cricket. The Intercolonial Match

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 38

The members of the Victorian team who were going to take part in the match to be commonced on the Association Ground on Anniversary Day left by express on Monday and arrived in Sydney…

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Armidale Annual Races. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

The approaching annual races bid fair to be a great success. The entrances and acceptances are the largest received here for many years past…

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Coff's Harbour Races. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

The Coff's Harbour annual races were held yesterday, with the following results:— OPENING HANDICAP.—Killaloe, 1. HACK RACE.—Frolic, 1…

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New South Wales Cricket Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 207
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A special meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held on Monday at the Oxford Hotel. Mr. Gibson was voted to the chair. Mr. Beal was elected proxy to the…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. Victoria. the Fiftieth Match. Second Day-friday

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

Again fine weather favored the continuation of the match between Victoria and New South Wales yesterday, and at the outset of the play it became evident that there would be another…

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The Cricket Match. Victoria v. New South Wales. Second Day's Play. Close of the Victorians' Innings

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

The second day's play of the fiftieth intercolonial cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria started on the Association Ground at noon. After the enormous…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales V. Victoria. the First Innings of the Local Team

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 5

The intercolonial cricket match was continued yesterday on the Association Ground, the weather being again perfect. At 12 o'clock the attendance was about 5000, but as…

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California Athletic Club

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 8

An interesting fixture is set down for discussion here to-night, which should prove sufficiently attractive to draw areal good house. Dummy Winters and Joe Lindsay are the…

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The Old 'Un's Note Book Sydney Turf Club Races. Buccleuch's Easy Win. Autonomy's Anniversary Victory. La Perouse to the Fore. at Canterbury Park. Warwick Farm To-day

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

Another Anniversary Meeting has passed, and it may safely be described as one of the most interesting from a racing point of view we have seen for a long time. The…

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Bowls

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Balmain Bowling Club was to have been held on Saturday night, but as the accounts were not ready the meeting was adjourned till Friday night next…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 7

A meeting of the Australasian Cricket Council is to be held at the Oxford Hotel to-night to decide whether the recently-formed eighth Australian Eleven is or is not a representative one. New South…

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Australian Cricket Council

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 3

The Australian Cricket Council meets to-night at the Oxford Hotel, King-street, when the names of the Australian Eleven selected by the committee will be formally…

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