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Sport, 1895

6,442 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Sporting. Turf. Canterbury Park Pony Races

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 8

Now that the racing carnivals over at headquarters the proprietary clubs will once more settle into their old strides, both in respect to pony and horse race meetings…

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Canterbury Park Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

The following are the weights for the meeting which takes place to-morrow:- FLYING HANDICAP (15.0), 5 furlongs.—Silver Hill, 9st 8lb; Wilga, 9st 6lb; May M'K[?]y, 9st 3lb; Sunnyside,…

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Cricket. Inter-University Match. Sydney v.Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

MELBOURNE, January 7.-The fifteenth inter-University match between Sydney and Melbourne was started on the Melbourne Cricket Ground this afternoon. The skipper of…

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West Australia T.C. Races Second Day-JANUARY 4

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

METROPOLITAN HURDLE RACE, 2 milea 1 furlong.-Mr. Locke's Gold and Black, 7st 91b, 1 ; Mr. Saunders's Woorabba, 9st 6lb, 2; Mr. W. Gaunt's Cohunna, 10st 61b, 3…

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Aquatics. Intercolonial Sailing Races. Queensland Visitors and Their 22 and 18 Footers

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

Our Brisbane correspondent writes in reference to the forthcoming intercolonial sailing races, the first of which is to be contested on January 19: "It has been definitely decided…

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CRICKET. Intercolonial Match. N.S.W v. South Australia. Third Day's Play

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 5

ADELAIDE, January 8, 12.15 p.m.-The intercolonial match, New South Wales v. South Australia was continued on the Adelaide Oval to-day. The weather is…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. South Australia V. New South Wales. the Home Team Leading

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.-- The Intercolonial cricket match between South Australia and New South Wales was resumed on the Adelaide Oval to-day. The weather was fine…

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Inter-university Cricket Match. First Day's Play. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 6

The annual inter-university cricket match between Melbourne and Sydney began on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day, but owing to the surfeit of first-class cricket which Melbourne people have…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. South Australia v. New South Wales. South Australia's First Innings. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 5

The intercolonial cricket match was continued on the Adelaide Oval to-day under most favourable circumstances, the weather being mild and pleasant and the wicket perfect. Hill was…

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Athletics

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

The Wyalong Gold Fields Athletic Association has put forth a programme for sprinter and jumpers on Anniversary Day, the principal races being a Maiden Plate, 3 sovs; are the starts allotted in…

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Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 8

An examination, under the auspices of the Waverley branch of the Life-saving Society, was conducted by Lieutenant-Colonel Williams, Brigade Surgeon of New South Wales Military Forces, at the…

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Bowls

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the City Club's Green, Cook Park, on Tuesday afternoon, including visitors from Waverley, Ashfield, and other places. The president of the…

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Swimming Notes

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 3

Owing to East Sydney Club having arranged to bring off a handicap event at the Natatorium to-morrow evening, the distribution of prizes won at the Enterprise Club's recent carnival…

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Boxing Items

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 6

I have received the articles duly signed and completed in connection with the Jackson-Gallagher contest, which will take place at Newcastle on February 2. Both lads are in…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 8

Teams representing Her Majesty's Theatre and the Tivoli played a match at the Domain yesterday, the result being a win for Her Majesty's by an innings and 38 runs. Scores: Her Majesty's, 105 (W…

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East Sydney Swimming Club

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 3

The following handicaps have been declared for the East Sydney Swimming Club's second fortnightly Members' 66yds Handicap, which takes place at the Natatorium Basin,…

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American Football

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 2

The two great events of the football season in the United States are the inter-University matches played every Thanksgiving Day (November 30) between Harvard and…

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Bowls. City Club Founders

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 2

The following is a List of the founders of the City Club, which came into existence in 1880 : Messrs. A. Forsyth, J. Young, and H, S. Bird. The following were the members…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 8
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The following handicaps have been declared for the races to be run this evening:- BICYCLE HANDICAP, 1 mile.—H. Peacock, scratch: R.C. Spurge, 2[?] yards; W. Bishop, 40; C. E. Land, A. Burton,…

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