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Sport, 1894

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Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 6

The Waverley Swimming Club advertises that it will hold a 33 yards club handicap for prizes presented by Messrs. E. G. Wise And F. Petersen, and also a scratch polo contest at the Bronte Baths…

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Bowls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 6

Two matches were played yesterday afternoon on the St. Leonards Bowling Green, North Sydney, for the champion gold medal and trophy given for competition by the New South Wales Bowling…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 6

The South Australian cricketers, with their manager, Mr. Creswell, left Sydney for home yesterday afternoon by the express train, a number of Sydney cricketers and supporters of the game being present…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 3

The South Australian team, with their manager (Mr. Cresswell), left Sydney for Adelaide by express yesterday. A large number of local cricketers and supporters of the game were present on the station to…

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Swimming. the New South Wales Team in New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 6

AUCKLAND, Thursday.--The New South Wales team of swimmers have arrived by the steamer Mararoa. J. Hellings is suffering from severe inflammation of the eye and…

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Sporting. Turf. Canterbury Park Races

The Australian Star · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 8

"Canterbury Races !" will be the cry tomorrow, when the first meeting of this club for the present year will be held. Recent acquaintance with the condition of the…

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Warwick Farm Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 6

Subjoined are the entries received yesterday for the meeting to be held on the Moorefield Racecourse, on or about Thursday next:— WELTER HANDICAP (14.2), 5 furlongs.—The Rambler…

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Bong Picnic Races. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 6

The entries for the Bong Bong picnic races are as follows:- TRIAL STAKES, 1[?] mile.—Nirvana, 11st; Nightlight, 11st; Prince Royal, 11st 31lb: Kettledrum, 9st 13lb;…

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A Cricket Record. for New Zealand. a Phenomenal Score Canterbury Breaks the Record-- Cuff and Lawrence Score 306 for One Wicket-- Auckland's Leather Hunt

The Australian Star · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 5

The Auckland provincial representative eleven had an afternoon's leather-bunting on Friday, January 5, when they commenced the second match of their present…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 10
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal, The Daily Telegraph

In the advertising calumns will be found the full programme as settled by the committee at the last meeting. There have been one or two alterations from last year's programme. In the rawing portion…

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Swimming

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 6

In preparation for the Swimming Carnival announced to take place at the public baths, Parramatta, on the 14th proximo, Mr. Giles (captain of the Swimming Club), Mr. Gowing (treasurer), Mr. G E…

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Aquatics. Anniversary Regatta

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 6

The Anniversary Regatta committee appear to be working most energetically, and arrangements are now well forward. Notwithstanding Mr. S. T. Wilson, through pressure of private business, had…

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Bowls

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 38

A well-contested game, one of the competitions for the champion modal and trophy of the New South Wales Bowling Association, took place on January 4 on the green of the Ashfield Bowling Club, between…

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ATHLETICS. Cricket Gossip

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 89

The seventh intercolonial match between New South Wales and South Australia has gone down into history, and New South Wales has won the rubber. When South Australia beat New South Wales in…

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Parramatta Swimming Baths

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 6

The patronage at these baths rises and falls in parallel ratio to the rise and fall in the thermometer, and, as New Year’s Day was tolerably cool, the attendance after breakfast was pretty…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 41

During thr last meeting of the Globe Football Club at the University Hotel, an event of interest to footballers took place in the presentation by Mr. M'Callum, hon. treasurer, of a handsome address…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Teams representing the Theatre Royal and Her Majesty's Theatre will play a match on the Association Ground on Tuesday next, play to commence at 11 o'clock. The following are the teams:—Royal:…

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