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Sport, 1898

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The Test Cricket Match. Comments in English Papers the "No-balling" of Jones One Umpire to Uphold the Law!

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Articles are published In the English newspapers to-day commenting upon the action of Phillips, the English umpire, in,"no-balling" Jones…

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Athletics. Team for England

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 2

The sports meeting under the auspices of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association in ald of the fund to send a team of athletes to England, to be held in the Sydney Cricket…

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Athletics. the Team for England Benetit Sports Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 6

W. Roecingrave, a brother of the ex-Irish champion, M. M. Rosemgrave, and a member of the famous New York Athletic Club, has entered for the quarter-mile championship at the benefit meeting…

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Athletic Team for England

The Australian Star · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 5

Arrangements are all complete for the big meeting to be held on the Cricket Ground tomorrow afternoon in aid of the athletic team for England. Included in the…

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Athletics. the Team for England

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 3

All arrangements for the championship meeting to be held on the Cricket Ground to-morrow afternoon, under the auspices of the N.S.W. A.A.A., are now complete, and, given fine weather, a highly successful gathering…

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Swimming

The Arrow · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 3
Also in Evening News, The Australian Star, Evening News

BONDI CLUB will be on evidence this afternoon at Phil. Farmer's Baths, Bondi, with its annual carnival. Some capital sport is promised…

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Bowls

The Arrow · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 3
Also in Evening News

THE pennant fixtures will, meteorological conditions permitting, be again in evidence this afternoon, when the third round is to come on for discussion. According to the…

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Golf

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 7

Only enthusiasts have visited the metropolitan rinks during the holidays, the heat being a deterrent. Those golfers who went to Tasmania to escape the heat wave experienced a more trying time there during the…

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Sport Boxing

The Arrow · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 3

DON. M'DONALD has done a wise thing in closing the Redfern Athletic Club Hall, and deciding to throw all his energies into developing the Carrington, as two like…

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Cricket Gossip

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 95

While the Sydney cricketers in Melbourne last week were prostrated by the heat of the day and the hot nights, the Few South Wales juniors had their match with the Queensland juniors—in which…

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Golf Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 97

Golf, so far as Sydney is concerned, is practically quiescent till efter the holidays, though there has been play on all the links on each free day. A large proportion of golfers are out of town, many of them…

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Swimming. 220 Yards Championship

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 38

The dead heat which took place at Newcastle recently in the 220yd championship of the colony between F. C. V. Lane and S. Cavill was decided at the Natatorium on December 30, under the…

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Swimming. East Sydney Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 10

A meeting of the carnival sub committee was held on Thunday night at the Sports Club, and all details in reference to the carnival next Saturday week decided upon. The secretary reported that the survey…

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Cricket

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 4

A mixed team of the Emu Club met Parramatta North cricketers on the Park on New Year's Day, the latter coming out on top. Scores: Emu Plains Team, First Innings.—H Lucas,…

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The Boxing Day Disaster

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 73

What might have been a very saddening fatality occurred about noon last Boxing Day. The steamer Princess, fully laden with pleasure-seeking passengers bound for Athol Gardens, on the north shore…

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Boxing. Hogan v. LYNCH

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.-Another glove contest is to be decided at Minmi this month, Hogan, who was recently defeated by Mudi, having been matched to box J. Lynch, of Newcastle, 8 rounds…

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