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Sport, 1894

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Moorefield Racing Club. Saturday, January 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

The largest attendance of sporting folk that has been seen at any of the suburban race meetings for some time past assembled at Moorefield on Saturday to assist at the January reunion, and the outing was…

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Moorefield Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

SubJoined are the weights for the meeting to be held on Wednesday next:- HURDLE RACE (14.2), about 1½ mile.—Martindale, 10st 2lb, The Nun, 10s; The Idler, 10st: Vortex, 9st 12lb;…

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The New South Wales Swimming Team. Their Departure for New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

By the Mararoa on Saturday afternoon a team of swimmers, representing the New South Wales A.S.A., left Sydney to take gart in the New Zealand Championship…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Epsom Races. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

The Epsom Races were only moderately well attended on Saturday. The following are the results:- TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 4½furlongs.—Mr. S. Miller's…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Match. New South Wales v. South Australia. First Day's Play

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

Another 12 months have elapsed, and the elect of South Australia are again with us to try conclusions with the beat team New South Wales can put into tho field against them. Never since the inauguration…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. South Australia. First Day.—light Scoring

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

The seventh intercolonial match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced at the Association Grouad on Saturday. There were about 7000 persons present when play opened, but…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales V. South Australia. the First Innings of the Visitors

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

The seventh intercolonial meeting between teams representing New South Wales and South Australia was commenced on the Association Cricket Ground, Moore park, on…

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Athletics. the Newcastle Nursery Handicap

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Moroney's 55th Nursery Handicap was contested at the Olympic-hall last night in the presence of a large attendance. The final resulted, amid…

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The Cricket Match. South Australia v. New South Wales. Second Day's Play. The South Australian Total Passed-- Newell Makes a Good Stand

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

The intercolonial cricket match was continued on the Association Ground this afternoon, this being the second day's play. The score at starting stood : South…

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The Cricket Match. New South Wales v. South Australia. a Big Muster of Spectators. Giffen Wins the Toss-- The Visitors Bat First-- Coningham Meets with an Ovation-- The Scoring at the Start

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

What promises to be an exciting game of cricket was commenced this afternoon on the Association Cricket Ground by the representatives of New South Wales and…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Anniversary Regatta was held at the Australia Hotel last evening, Mr. A. G. Milson presiding. Mr. Knox wrote, stating his…

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Swimming

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The hon. treasurer of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association (Mr. A. T. Hendry) reports that a donation from his Excellency the Governor was received on…

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Aquatics. Anniversary Regatta

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Anniversary Regatta Committee held a meeting at the Hotel Australia on Monday evening, at which Mr. A. G. Milson presided. There was a large number of representative aquatic men present. Mr. E. W…

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Bowls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The following players have been finally selected in the trophy competition of the World v. Australia— The World: Messrs. Drake, B. Kershaw, J. J. Reeder, W. Sanford, A. E. Butler, J Forsyth, A…

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Balmain R. C. Annual Regatta

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 8

The annual regatta of the Balmain Rowing Club is to be held on March 10, and the hon. secretary, committee and other officers are already working hard to…

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Our Camden correspondent wires :-- "Farquhar, a dashing local cricketer, has been ordered not to play for 12 months, through prolonged illness."…

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