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Sport, 1899

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Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

Mr.R. A. Stennett manager of the Manly Municipal Baths, held his first aquatic "Continental" at the public baths on Wednesday, and by means of an attractive programme succeeded in drawing…

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Bowls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

The following is the complete team to represent the New South Wales Association in their match against the Northern Districts' Association at Newcastle on Saturday next, the 14th instant:—Messrs…

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Country Racing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

We've received several programmes from country racing clubs, and we've given some of them notices, and the others shall be accorded mention in…

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Lawn Tennis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

The result of the Public Schools (girls') Tennis Tournament is that Aunandale, with a record of 277 games, secured the first prize medals and Erskineville second medals, with 237 games. The names of…

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Electric Light Racing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 4

In connection with the electric light cycling carnival to be run at the Cricket Ground on Tuesday and Thursday nights next, the Tramway Department have made most elaborate arrangements…

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Races at Coonabarabran

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

COONABARABRAN, Thursday.--The Jockey club races had the following results:--Opening Handicap: Brogo. Flying Handicap: Otlunar. Castlereagh Handicap: Bullomin. Federal Handicap: Strife. Welter Handicap:…

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Lawn Tennis. Bowral Club Tournament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The annual tournament of the Bowral Club will be commenced on Saturday, January 21, and continued on the following Thursday and Saturday. There are eight events on the programme, and these are Ladles singles,…

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Sporting. Turf. Canterbury Park Races

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Racegoers will renew their aquain[?]nce with Canterbury Park to-morrow, when the January meeting of that club will be brought off. This trysting place has always been…

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Cricket. Victorian Teachers v. Electric Telegraph Department

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

The Victorian team of public school teachers who are now on a visit to Sydney played the last of a series of matches which had been arranged on the Hampden Park Oval yesterday, when they met a…

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Athletics. the Sharkey-m'coy Fight. the Winner's Career

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

A London cablegram in yesterday's "Daily Telegraph." told of the defeat of "Kid" M'Coy by "Tom" Sharkey, in New York, on Tuesday last. The prize was a purse of £4000, and Sharkey won in the ninth round…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal, The Sydney Morning Herald

The anniversay regatta of this year promises to eclipse any of its predecessors, the programme of 28 events being one of the best ever presented in the history of this time-honored fixture. The 12 rowing events include races for…

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Aquatics. Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

A meeting of the Anniversary Regatta committee was held on Wednesday evening, at the Australia Hotel, Dr. A. Brume presiding. An apology was received from Mr. Samuel Hordern for non-attendance, and also a…

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Swimming Splashes

The Arrow · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

BONDI CLUB'S sixth annual carnival, at Phill Farmer's Baths, Bondl, this afternoon, commencing 2.30, not 9. as pro[?]; advertised…

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Bathurst Swimming Carnival

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 84

On the 26th ultimo the annual meeting of the Bathurst Swimming Club took place at Amos's baths. The fact that representative swimmers from Sydney were competing attracted a large attendance…

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GOLF. Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 112

Marrickville is now the only club about Sydney carrying on its monthly competition, though at the last one so many players were absent that the muster was small. A. C. Gill won with 117—18=99,…

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Bits About Boxing

The Arrow · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

To-night the Golden Gate Athletic Club's 10st 4lb Novice Tournament will be continued and concluded, and it is safe betting, at the rate of any odds on, that the…

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Bowls and Bowlers

The Arrow · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

THE second round of the present year's Pennant Champlonship Competition co[?]ted last Saturday afternoon, supplied a few interesting matches. Victoria Park…

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Swimming. the World's Record

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 46

At the Cheetham Baths, Manchester, on November 23, J. H. Derbyshire made an attempt to lower the existing record, 1min 0 4-5sec, for 100 yards, and succeeded by 3-5sec. For his…

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