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Sydney · Sport

Sport, 1898

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To-day's Races. Tattersall's Club Races. Racecourse

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 6

The attendance is exceedingly large, and the weather very hot. The course is in perfect condition, and the arrangements are excellent. Results:--…

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Our Note-book. Boxing Day Racing. Loch Marie and Tornado. Carrington Stakes and Cup. Selections for the Events

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 6

THE public did fairly well at Randwick on Boxing Day, getting home three first favorites in the six races. This is a very fair achievement, considering that the…

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Yantabulla Races. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

At the Yantabulla races Stella won the Trial Stakes, Toni[?] the Stockmen's Purse, Gr[?]yfoot the Yantabulla Handicap, Toni[?] the Hack Race, and Boss the Members' Purse. Three horses, namely,…

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Australasian Cricket Council. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Australasian Cricket Council was adjourned last night, owing to the [?]on-attandance of two New South Wales delegates, who desired to be…

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Victoria. the Australasian Cricket Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The annual meeting of the Australasian Cricket Council was to have been held at Menzies' Hotel to-night, but when the delegates assembled, Mr.Whitbridge, of South…

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BOWLS, Gossip of the Green. FIXTURES—JANUARY 8, 1898

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 32

Third Round Pennant Matches. Union Recreation v. Redfern, st Strathfield. Waverley v. Randwick, at Waverley, Ashfield. v. Annandale, at Ashfield…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Notes on the Game

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 15

Well, it is all over, and New South Wales has gone down before her old rival. Not withstanding the fact that most her players were prostrated and unable to do…

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The World's Boxing Championship. Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Arrangements for a Match

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--James Corbett, the ex-champion pugilist of the world, has posted 1000 dollars (£200) for a match with "Bob" Fitzsimmons the present champion the…

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International Cricket. the Second Test Match. the Teams. (By Our Special Reporter.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 6

The second test cricket match, England v. Australia, will be commenced at the Melbourne Club's ground on Saturday. Messrs. Darling, Iredale, and Trott, the selectors of the Australian team, met this…

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Athletics. the Team for England

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 2
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Entries for the meeting to be held on the Sydney Cricket Ground under the auspices of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association, in aid of the fund to send a team of athletics to…

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Athletics. the Athletic Team for England, Benefit Sports Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

Entries are coming in well for the benefit meeting to be held on the Cricket Ground next Saturday. All our best athletes, including the Australasian champions Stanley Rowley, J. English, C…

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Athletics. Proposed Team for England

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 14

So far as Sydney is concerned the outlook in connection with the proposal to send a team of athletes to England early next year is far from bright. A concert, organised by the Athletic…

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Racing Reflections

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1898 · page 6

THE FOCUSSED FUTURE Tattersall's Club—Jan. 8, Canterbury—Jan. 8 Moorefield—Jan. 15…

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Cricket Notes

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1898 · page 6

Jim Phillips is 37 years old. Kanji, baring tonsilitis, is going to have them cut out. GREGORY, Ned, is out of bed. We're glad…

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The Cricket Craze

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 January 1898 · page 5

"THE WORSHIP OF ATHLETICS" on whick Mr. Gilkes, the head-master of Dalwich, writes in the NATIONAL REVIEW (says an exchange) contains one capital stor.He was…

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Some Cricket Notches

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 January 1898 · page 4

Victoria has won 32 of the 59 matches played against New South Wales; this colony has won only 27. Ranjitsinbji's bill for medical attendance…

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Yesterday's Sailing. Intercolonial Racing. Effie Again to the Fore-And Another Win for Australian

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 January 1898 · page 2

The Intercolonial Sailing Carnival, so far as New South Wales is concerned, wag satisfactorily concluded yesterday at Brisbane, when the 18 and 22-footer races on the…

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Australasian Cricket Council Beginning to Awaken-The Associations to Bring out Future English Teams

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 January 1898 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Australasian Cricket Council will be held at Menzies' Hotel to-morrow evening. It was to have been held on Friday evening, but as the proxies for two…

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The Athletic Team for England

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 January 1898 · page 6

Most complete arrangements have been made for the benefit sports meeting in connection with the proposed Australian amateur athletic team for England, to be…

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