Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria v. South Australia. Victoria Leads. Lyons Bats Brilliantly. MELBOURNE, Saturday Night
Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1897 · page 5
There was an attendance of about 12,000 people to see the continuation of the cricket match between Victoria and South Australia on the Melbourne Ground to-day. Owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tattersall's Club Races, Fadladeen Wins the Cup. Damlen's Defeat—Survivor's Success— Gavotte Effects a Surprise—White-foot's Steeplechase—Witchery
Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1897 · page 6
Randwick was again well patronised yester-day, when the second half of Tatteraall's Club meeting was disposed of. The attendance was very satisfactory, totalling about nine…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 3
Swimmers generally are taking great interest in the forthcoming race for the 220yds. championship of New South Wales, which bids fair to be a very close tussle between the three champions—J. H. Hellings, W. J…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star
The interclub fixtures on Saturday afternoon were not carried out in their entirely. The match between the City and Randwick was "cried off," owing to several Randwick men being away holiday making. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Regatta at Lismore. Lismore
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 6
The Lismore Rowing Club Regatta was held yesterday. The following were the results:— Water Brigade Race, double sculls.—Knight and Wardrop, [?] Won easily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bowls. Saturday's Matches
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 6
The interclub programme was resumed on Saturday afternoon, but the fixtures were considerably interfered with on account of the day being a public holiday. Brighton cried off its match with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Races at Perth
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 5
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Over 12,000 people were present at the races. Nearly £13,000 passed through the totalisator. The results were:--Metropolitan Hurdles.--Durable, 1; Trio, 2; Wild Wave,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 6
A race meeting was held at Epsom yesterday in delightful weather, but the attendance was small. The following are the details:— HURDLE RACE, 1½ mile.—Mr. Carslake's Bingars, l0st…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. Waverley V. Randwick
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 3
There was a large gathering at the Waverley Oval on New Year's Day to witness the continuation of the second mutch in the competition for the Oxenham Shield between teams representing respectively the boroughs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sporting. Turf. Tattersall's Club Races
The Australian Star · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 8
The fact that most of the leading business establishments in the city observed Saturday as a public holiday doubtless had a deal to do with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →W.A.T.C. Races. Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 6
The following are additional results of the first day's racing:— PPERTH STAKES, weight for age, 1 mile and a furlong.— Paul Pry, But 9[?]b (C. Moore), 1; Stiletto, 9st 3[?]b (P…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intercolonial Cricket. Victoria V. South Australia. Second Day's Play. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 7
There was an early rush of spectators to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the continuation of the match between Victoria and South Australia on Saturday At 1 o'clock the takings at the gates had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland Junior (12) v. Second Junior (15). On the Sydney Cricket Ground. Lack of Support from Junior Cricketers -- Wonderful Bowling by the Second Juniors
The Australian Star · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 6
The Queensland Junior cricketers, who are now on a visit to Sydney, are not allowing the grass to grow under their feet, and to-day twelve of them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intercolonial Cricket Matches. Victoria V. South Australia. the Victorians All Out for 354. South Australia Disposed of for 239. the Visitors Prevented From Following On
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1897 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The remarkable recovery made in the Victorians' first innings by O'Halloran with the assistance of first Roche and then Johns was the subject of general…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 3
The anniversary regatta this year bids fair to outrival its immediate predecessors. At any rate, the programme contains no less than 39 events--rowing and sailing--and this is perhaps a record so far as local regattas are…
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Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph
A two rink match is to be played to-morrow afternoon on the Waverley Green between the Newtown (Erskineville-road) and the Waverley Clubs, and the following have been selected represent the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aquatics. Dapto Regatta. Dapto
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5
The annual regatta, of the Dapto Regatta Club was held on Lake Illawarra on Friday. This is an old time-honoured institution, dating as far back as 1855, and, being the recognised sport of the distuct,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletic Notes. The Life-Saving Society. Certificates for Proficiency. Swimming in the Country--Sports at Maitland and Windsor.--Forth coming Galas-The East Sydney and Parramatta Swimming Clubs--A Swimming Club at the Barracks-- ing Champions--Promising Menat Bathurst, and the Latest. News and General Chatter
The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 3
The League of American Wheelmen has at the present time a membership of 70,363. Entries for the East Sydney S. C…
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