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Sport, 1896

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Swimming. The Placke-Meadham Match

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Meadham writes under yesterday's date: "Noticing an article in one of to-day's morning papers that Placke and I have been matched to swim a five-mile race in New Zealand. I beg to…

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Cricket in Adelaide

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 2

Our Adelaide correspondent telegraphs: A match between twelve metropolitan players and a twelve chosen from the Broken Hill Senior Clubs ended in a draw. The Broken Hill men in their first innings…

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Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 3

The above ground is vacant for next Saturday, and clubs desiring the use of it should apply to the secretary…

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The Sydney Cricket Ground. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 6

Sir,--As a constant reader of your widely circulated journal, I would like to bring under the notice of the authorities--the trustees--a few anomalies that exist at the…

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Anniversary Regatta. Allotment of Prized. The P.A.Y.C. Donations -- Offer to Brisbane Sailing Men

The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 2

The Anniversary Regatta arrangements are progressing most satisfactorily, and last night at the committee meeting were advanced a considerable stage towards…

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International Rowing. England v. America, Gaudaur, Teemer and Bubear. Record Breaking at Austin The Regatta in Texas

The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 6

At the regatta held at Austin in Texas during December great attention was drawn by the fact that the principal scullers of the United States and England competed…

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SPORTING. Cricket. Return of J. J. Ferris and H. H. Massie

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 5

Mr. J. J. Ferris, accompanied by Mr. H. H. Massie, arrived in Sydney yesterday by the P. and O. Kner Australia Mr. Ferris, who has been in England nearly five rears playing for Gloucestershire, entered…

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Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) New Year's Day Races. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 5

The attendance at the racecourse yesterday was about the same as on the previous year, the hot weather keeping numbers away. £5300 passed through the totalisator, as against £4500 last year…

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Intercolonial Cricket (From Our Correspondents.) the N.S.W. Juniors in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 5

The New South Wales Junior cricket team played the Limestone Club at Ipswich yesterday and made 254 in their first innings. Jansen contributed, 84, French 70, Gregory 33. The Ispwich players were…

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Intercolonial Cricket. South Australia v. New South Wales. An Injury to Howell. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 8

The match between New South Wales and South Australia will be commenced at the Oval this afternoon. The Sydney team arrived yesterday morning. All the visitors…

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Coursing

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At a meeting of the National Coursing Association of [?] South Wales held at the Forbes Hotel last night a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Dawson, [?]ning, and R. Coombes, was appointed to wait on…

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Swimming

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 39

It is interesting to compare the best long distance performances of J. H. Tyers, the English amateur champion, and J. Nuttall, the English professional champion. Tyers early in November swam 1000yd in…

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Bowls

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 15
Also in Evening News, The Sydney Morning Herald

On Tuesday Mr. H. C. Evans, secretary N.S.W. Bowling Association, who is with the New South Wales team playing in Tasmania, cabled to Sydney to the effect that the team played its first…

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Boxing Day

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 6
Also in The Methodist

Picnic parties were plentiful in this district, especially at the favourite grounds, Loftus Park, where name hundreds of excursionists thoroughly enjoyed a good day's outing. Many…

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Cricket

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

The Ryde C.C. gave the redoubtable Hospital Club at Gladesville & tremendous beating at Gladesville, on Saturday. Gladesville batted first, and only succeeded in scoring 57—the…

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Drum moyne and Hunter's Hill Regatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 41

The committee of the above regatta held a meeting last week at the Drummoyne Council Chamber. Mr. William H. Cruise was in the chair. The correspon dence revealed the following support, viz.: Messrs…

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