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Sport, 1896

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Swimming Splashes

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

The Australasian swimming world has assorted itself with great effect during the past week or ten days. The six Championships of the Southern…

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ATHLETICS. Cricket Gossip

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 194

The team to represent New South Wales in the match against Victoria, commencing at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, the 25th, was chosen on Monday as follows:—Turner, Gregory, Garrett,…

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Bondi Swimming Carnival

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

It has been decided to postpone the annual carnival of the Bondi Swimming Club, till Saturday next. This action has been, taken partly on account of the…

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Our Anniversaries. The First Regatta

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 1

IN the celebration of our Anniversary the day's doings have, become such, a…

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Races

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 7

The levers of the sport of kings will doubtless muster in full force at Bandwick, when the Anniversary meeting of the Sydney Turf Club will be concluded. The coarse and its…

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Saturday's Racing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 41

Those sailing men who like something more than a "nice little" breeze must surely have been content with the southerly that blew on Saturday afternoon. Several boats went over in the Sydney Amateurs' and…

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Balmain Swimming Club Carnival

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 196

The Balmain Swimming Club held a very successful carnival on Saturday in the Sutherland Dock, Cockatoo Island, which had been lent for the occasion by the Minister for Public Works. There were…

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Cricket

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 7

The intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales, which is ail the more interest* ing from the fact that it. will be the last big fixture before the final selection of the ninth…

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The Newcastle Swimming Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 11

Our Newcastle correspondent wired last night:--"A mistake was made in the report sent to you of last night's swimming carnival. Though the committee of the Federal Club at…

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Enterprise Swimming Club's Carnival

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 196

Officials.—Starter, Mr. J. J. Maloney; check-starter, Mr. A. Hoyle; judges, Messrs. A. B. Pyke and T. J. Moloney; timekeepers, Messrs, E. Davis, W. T. Kerr, and C. W. Oakes; referee, racing…

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The Drummoyne and Hunter's Hill Regatta

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 197

The first annual regatta of the districts of Drummoyne and Hunter's Hill was held on the Paramatta River adjacent to the districts, the course for the races extending from the Birkenhead Wharf…

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Parramatta Swimming Club. Championship Carnival

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

That which has been looked forward to, and advertised is the "Gigantic carnival " of the Parramatta Swimming Club came off on Tuesday night last at the Parramatta Baths…

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Cricket Rums[?]

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

ALL Australia seems to be in a stew about the Australian Eleven. Why should the people worry? If a man be a red hot enthusiast in cricket he…

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Parramatta Swimming Club The Championsnip Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 10

The Centenial Baths were crowded on Tuesday evening, when the Parramatta Swimming Club brought off its Championship Carnival. Some of the events contested were very…

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The Randwick Races

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

Devotees of tho turf will have the opportunity of a day's sport afforded them at the Randwick course, where tho second day's racing of the anniversary meeting will be…

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A Cricket Match

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 34

On January 18 a cricket match took place at Hill View between the Hill View team and Moss Vale and Sutton Forest combined. A number of local residests and Sydney visitors were invited to look on…

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Great Cricket Score

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

703, not out, in 5 hours by smoker of Frossard's Cavour Cigars. Mild and fragrant. Packets, 8 for 1s.—0…

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The Cricket Match

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

The cricket match between Victoria and Now South Wales will be gone on with at tho Sydney Cricket Ground. Special trams will run from tho city every seven minutes…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

The fifty-sixth match between Elevens of New South Wales and Victoria will commence at the Sydney Cricket Ground at noon to-day. The Victorians went down to the nets in the forenoon…

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Swimming. a Farewell to the Visiting Swimmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 12

Last night in the Natatorium the Swimming Association bade farewell to the visiting swimmers from New Zealand, the celebration taking the form of a smoke concert. Mr. A. B. Pyke occupied the…

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