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Sport, 1896

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Bowls

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent the City Club in the Pennant match Randwick v. City : Messrs. W. H Goddard, H. Hughes and Nightingale, A. Coker, Crawford, J. Gelding, C. Solomon, T. C…

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Football

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 8

Mr E.D. Hoban, the hon. sec. of New Zealand Rugby Union, has accepted a position on the literary staff of the Sydney Daily TELEGRAPH. and he leaves New Zealand to…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 6

The following players have been chosen to represent the Sydney Unirersity in the annual match against the Melbourne Universityy, at the Sydney Univeraity Ground. on Friday, the 17th instant:—…

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Swimming. The Association Carnival

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

Entries close to-day for the Association Carnival to be held on January 15. Up to the present the entries received for the principal events are as follow:…

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Brisbane Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 8

BRISBANE, January 5. The only two matches continued yesterday were the Bulmoral v Stanley, and South Brisbane v Normanby. The former was won…

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Lawn Tennis Club Ball

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 5

The same evening the Lawn Tennis Club gave their annual ball, which was as successful as usual. The Moss Vale Hall was tastefully decorated, and the supper provided and arranged by the ladies…

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A Cricket Match

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 5

On New Year's Day a cricket match took place at Hill View between the Hill View and Moss Vale teams, resulting in a victory for the latter by 26 runs on the first innings…

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Intercolonial Races at Brisbane

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 6

Taking advantage of the presence of the Sydney boats, the Sandgate regatta committee But two special races on the programme for New Year's Day. The first of these was for…

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John Burns on Cricket

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

Twenty-five years ago (says "Lloyd's," Nov. 24) Mr. John Burns was working as a "night-light boy" at a candle factory at Battersea. On Monday evening, as a member of parliament and…

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Clem Lawson's Luck. an Anglo—australian Racing Romance. Chapter Xix.—a Mysterious Trial

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 3

THE sight of Leslie Brent succeeded greatly aggravating Clem's animus against him; therefore, immediatly on reaching home after the trip to Ensom. he…

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Intercolonial Letters. Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday, January 5. Q.T.C. Second summer races

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 3

As a rule postponements do not improve the ebauces of the success of race meetings and the unhappy alteration of the arrangements for the Q.T.C. Second Summer meeting,…

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Cycling Notes. League of Wheelmen. Committee Meeting. The Races Next Saturday -- List of Officials

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the committee was held at the rooms last night. Mr. P. Hunter occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance of members…

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Among the Ponies. Kensington, Brighton, and Rosebery. Probabilities for Moorefield and Kensington. Notes on the Week's racing

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 1

Moorefield calls for attention this afternoon, and no doubt most people interested in pony racing will find their way out there. The entries are numerous, and the…

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Cycling. New Year's Day Racing Zimmerman Again Victorious. He Beats Parsons and Harri Wally Kerr in New Zealand. Wins Three Championships and Two Handicaps—But Failed Over a Distance—The League Makes an Important Move—Test Races on Saturday—The Programme for the Antumn meeting—and Intercolonial and Other News

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 6

The tandems to pace the test race will be mounted by Graeme and Neil Matterson and Middows and Edgar. On Saturday a afternoon, during the progress…

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Foley's Athletic Hall

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 6

Last night was a regular class night at foley's Athletio hall, and the retired champion and his able assistant, Mils Dooley, were busy putting the pupils through their…

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The Australasian Athletic Championship Meeting

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 3

Results of the first day's racing are to hand, which show that most of the events were exceptionally well-contested, and finishes were close and exciting. The…

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Sporting Notes From Victoria. the New Year's Day Meeting How the Standish and Bagot Were Won. Racing in the Country—Moonce Valley and Epsom Meetings. MELBOURNE

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 5

New Year's Day, with its train of race meetings, has come and gone, and left most racing people a little poorer, for the racing did not pan out at all according to…

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Melbourne Boxing. Word Comes From Goddard. Another open Night at Nathan's where Cohen Beats Dunbar—Marry Perry Takes a Benefit—Jennings and Ruenalf Next Saturday Night A Club—swinging Challenge. MELBOURNE. Monday Night

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 6

Never do I remember things being so quiet an the boxing world in this city as they have one of late. One generally looked for some in contests at this time of the year. But…

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Sailing. the Brisbane Inter Colonial Carnival. Further Successes of Queensland Boats. Prince Alfred Yacht Club—A Win for Herreshoff—Johnstone's Bay Sailing Club—The Lane Cove Races. Dinghy Sailing—Next Satur. day's Events—odds and Ends

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 6

There seemed some prospect of a novelty for sailing men on Saturday in the matter of wind, in that it was blowing a nor wester all the morning with an oven—like breath in the…

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Turf Topics. Racing at Randwick. True Blue's Carrington. Courllie's Failnre—A remarkable Hurdle Race—Inspiration's Form. Adoration Again—The San marco Coup—The Meddler Scores a Win. Tattersall's Cup. Quiver at Her Best. Aemena's Bold Bid—Fort has a Rough Passage—mahee Relapses and Runs Last—A carbine Filly Wins. Beau Brummel Shapes Well—Vagabond Wins. Sneaker's Lucky Steeplechase. V.R.C. Newmarket and Cup. Selections for Moorefield

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 1

There was a deal that was interesting about tho Summer racing this your at Randwick, and it proved attractive to crowds of people which wore looked upon as…

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