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Sport, 1895

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Cricket

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Workman

Teams representing the Good Templar and Goodlet and Smith’s clubs met on the Back Domain on New Year’s Day, when the match resulted in an easy win for the former. The…

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Cricket

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 10

Our Galston friends journeyed to Glenorie on New Year’s Day, and, after playing a good game, defeated their opponents badly (owing, no doubt, to the “[?] state of the…

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Cricket Gossip

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 40

If the weather keeps fine, Australia should win the second test match to a certainty, for on a good wicket it is evident from what we have seen here that the Australians can play the English…

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Cricket Crumbs

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 8

Connie has already been cast aside. The erratic Queenslander failed on Wednesday to grasp a great opportunity to make his name as a batsman, hence he is…

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Cricket Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 3

Joe Davis, one of the Paddington team, who does some A 1 cricket notes for " The Referce." has just ono or two weaknesses. The first is, that Alick Mackenzie is the best bat in the…

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Cricket Crumbs

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

The second test match is over, and once more England has won. It was a grand victory, replete with merit every way you look at it. It shows that England's was the…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 10

The following handicaps have been declared for the races to bo run this evening:- 100 YEARS PEDESTRIAN HANDICAP.—I[?] Marsh, 20 yards; R. D. Layton, D. Braithwaite, 20[?] W. H. Williams, W…

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Tattersall's Club Races

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 9

THERE was a large and fashionable attendance at Randwick on New Year's Day to inaugurate the first metropolitan race meeting of the year, and the club must have largely benefited after all expenses were paid. This day (Saturday) will conclude the events of the meeting…

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Out at Cricket

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 9

There are peculiar ways in which a man can be “[?]” at cricket. In a match between England and Sussex some years ago one of the players threw his bat at an off ball. He hit…

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Parramatta Cricket Ground

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 4

On Friday evening next, a grand promenade moonlight concert, in aid of the fund for the improvement of the cricket ground, will be given on the ground. The 3rd Regt. Band has…

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Lismore Races. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 10

The following are the handicaps for the Lismore races on the 9th January:- OPENING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—Stockville, 8st 12lb; Lucin, 8st 10lb; Memory, 7st 12lb; Quack, 7st 10lb;…

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The Test Cricket Match

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 9

On the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday the Australians continued their second innings in the test match against Stoddart's English team, and when the stumps were drawn had lost nine wickets…

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Kensington Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 10

Subjoined are the entries for the meeting to be held next Thursday:- HURDLE RACE (15.0), 1[?] mile.—Paris, The Diver, Artemus, Killaloe, Muriel. The Rambler, Little Min, Damoecles,…

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Dresses at the Randwick Races

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 28

The weather on Boxing Day was well suited to dresses of light colour and texture, and white was Successfully worn by many ladies. Green, heliotrope, light yellow, and fawn colours prevailed,…

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ATHLETICS. Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria v. New South Wales. A Win for Victoria. Melbourne, December 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 38

The intercolonial cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was finished this afternoon, Victoria winning by 161 runs. The weather was again disagreeably close and warm…

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Coolac Jockey Club Races. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 10

The Coolac Jockey Club races took place on Tuesday, with the following results:- OPENING HANDICAP.—Miss Gladstone, 1; British Boy, 2; Brownie, 3…

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