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Sport, 1897

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Lawn Tennis

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 143

Miss Nunnely, who won the Ladies' Tennis Championship of Australia at the last tournament in Sydney, has again won the New Zealand Ladies' Championship. Mr. J. M. Marshall won the Men's…

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Bowls. Champion Rink Matches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 10

At a meeting of the pennant committee, held yesterday, the draw for the first round of the Champion Rink Matches was made, and resulted as under: —Waverley (Wynne) v. Glebe (Coker), at…

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Cricket Notes

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 5
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

In Granville Borough-Carlingford match, Robilliard (G.B) fielded well, catching two hot once, and picking up very well. Snipe was seen at his best behind the sticks…

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Ryde Cricket Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 5

H. Small wound up his connection with the Marsfield C. C. on Saturday last by an excellent performance at Gladesville, making 45 not out, and securing 7 wickets for 44…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 129

On the 9th instant (Saturday) and Monday, the conditions were mest favourable for those who wit- nessed the intercolonial match on the Association Ground. About 20,000 people visited the ground on…

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Junior Cricket Association

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 5

The meeting of the Managing Committee of above, was hald on Wednesday evening, 13th inst. Present: Messrs. Lumley (True Blue) in the chair, Bowell (Granville Boroughs),…

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Snapshots at the Intercolonial Cricket Match, Sydney Cricket Ground

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 29

1.—Going into the Field after Lunch. 2.—Kelly at the Wicket. 3.—Crowd outside the "Evening News" office watching the Scores. 4.—View of players on Friday, showing Kelly and Nobles at the wickets, and Reedman bowling. 5.—Donnan out for a duck. 6.—Jones out for a duck, and comes from the field with his hat drawn over his face. 7.—Adjourning for Lunch. 8.—A corner of the Ladies' Reserve. 9.—The Scoring Board outside the "Evening News" and "Town and Country Journal" office. 10—Going to the Match is Style. 11—Giffen out for 17 in the first innings…

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Parramatta Junior Cricket Association

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 6

A committee meeting of the above Association was held on Wednesday night, when there were present Messrs. Lumley (in the chair), Flemming, Whiteford, Rowell and Airey…

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RACING. Sydney Turf Club Anniversary Meeting

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 138

The adjustments for the Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap—the leading events on the hill of fare framed by the Sydney Turf Club for the Anniversary reunion, to be held at Randwick…

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English Racing. Wins by Australian Horses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Night. -- At the Windsor Steeplechase Meeting to-day the Castle, Handicap Steeplechase Plate (two miles 50 yards) was won by Mr. S. H. Gollan's brown…

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Wyalong Racing Club. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 12

The racing club is making preparations for the summer meeting at an early date…

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Ascot Racing Club Meeting. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 138

At the Ascot Racing Club Meeting to-day the stewards disqualified Little Annie in the Ascot Handicap for six months, together with the owner and rider (S. Bruce) for suspicious practices…

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Kensington Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 12

The list of entries for the pony and galloway races, to be held at Kensington on Thursday next, is as follows:— THE TRIAL STAKES (15.0), 4½ furlongs.—Hampton, Carp, May Queen. The Bishop, Optical, Rubydor, Knocka[?]cen,…

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Cricket Chatter Engagements. Local Premiership

The Arrow · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 2

Redfern v North Sydney, Redfern Leichhardt v Burwood, Leichhardt Waverley v East Sydney, Waverley Central Cumberland v Globe, Parramatta…

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Racing a Train. a Great Cycling Feat

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 6

A paragraph in the "Star" a few days ago referred to the fact that in a race which took place in America between a sextuplet cycle and an express train…

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Moonee Valley Races. Wednesday, January 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 140

Fine weather favoured the Moonee Valley race meeting to-day, but the attendance was small. Co[?] easily landed the odds laid on him in the Hurdle Race, and J. E. Brewer, who had the mount,…

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Cricket. The Game in West Australia

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 2

Northern district cricketers generally, and members of the West Maitland. Pearl C.C. in particular, will be pleased to learn that Leon Moore, the young West Maitland batsman who was tried in a…

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Plague in India. Racing in Bombay. the Cemeteries Overcrowded. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 9

The buboni[?] plague, which has been raging in Bombay and Kurrnchee for some time past, has now broken out in Poonah, 119 miles south-east of Bombay…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Match. New South Wales v. South Australia. Easy Win for the Mother Colony

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 40

This season's intercolonials have, without exception, been so eventful as to dispel the some-time popular impression that big matches, because of the extreme caution exercised by those competing, are…

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