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Sport, 1899

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Dapto Racing Club. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 6

A meeting of the Dapto Racing Club was hold at Rood's Hotel, last evening, Mr. C. E. Weston iu the chair It was decided to hold a racce meeting on Wednesday, March 1. The programme will be the…

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"The Daily Telegraph" Swimming Club. Three Events Contested

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 3

"The Daily Telegraph" Swimming Club held its second meeting at Cavill's Baths (which were splendidly lighted with acetylene gas), Farm Cove, last evening, when three very interesting events were contested in the presence of…

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Swimming. the One Mile Championship. Lane, Smith, and Gormly

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 3

To-day the One Stile Swimming Championship of New South Wales will be contested in the Murrumbidgee River, at Wagga Wagga. It is the first time in the history of the colony's swimming that a championship…

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Cricket. Victoria v. Bathurst District

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 2

BATHURST, Wednesday.—The Bathurst District Cricket Union has succeeded in arranging a match with the Victorian team on Wednesday and Thursday next, February 1 and 2. The local Progress…

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Cooma Show and Races. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 6

At a meeting of the Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Society, held yesterday, it was finally decided to hold the annual show in April. Tho-prize schedule wns revised at the meeting. It has also…

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Cricket. the Victorians to Visit Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 3

BATHURST, Wednesday.--The secretary of the Cricket Union has received word that Victorian cricketers are prepared to visit Bathurst to play next Wednesday and Thursday. The Progress Association has resolved to…

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Cricket, New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 6

Anniversary Day has for very many years been set aside as the day for amateur sport, and without doubt cricket is the most popular. Further, it has been regarded as the best day of the time-honoured…

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Intercolonial Cricket. Victoria V. New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 5

The intercolonial cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales is to commence at noon to-day at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The sides will be very nearly the same as met in…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 3

News from America by Monday's mail is to the effect that "Tom" Williams, erstwhile light-weight champion boxer of Australia, who defeated one Carpenter two months since, was himself beaten by Hill, of Boston, in…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

At the Anniversary Regatt[?] yesterday the sailing race for all boats 20ft. and under was won by Bunylp. 16.15ft., sailed by A. E. Cutler, Evn being second and Gnome third. The…

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Swimming

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

Files to hand indicate that the National Swimming Association of England had received a record entry for its Boxinb Morning Handicap. representatives from England, Ireland, and Scotland being among them, and,…

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Tasmania. Hobart Regatta. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 5

The regatta passed off pleasantly, fine weather prevailing. The attendance numbered 15,000, people coming from all parts of the island. The chief interest centred in the sailing races, though…

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Melbourne Bowls Tournament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 4

The annual single-handed bowling tournament was played to-day. The first four rounds of the tourney were played off, and the fifth round, as follows, will be played to-morrow:--Thompson…

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The Regatta. a Great Success. Local Sailing Boats Victorious

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 5

Everything conspired to make yesterday's regatta a conspicuous success. The weather was fine, the races keenly contested, there were no accidents, and great crowds witnessed the events…

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Cricket. Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 7

An interdistrict match was played here to-day between the Robertson and the Hunter District Associations, and was won by the former by 6 runs. The contest was a oneinnings match. The scores were—Robertson, 172; Hunter…

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Association Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 4

Under the auspices of the Newcastle District Cricket Association an interesting match was played to-day between a team of aeriors and 15 juniors, and resulted in a victory for the latter by 28 runs…

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Bowls. Champion Medal. Three Rounds Decided

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

The champion gold medal competition for 1899 was commenced yesterday, and considerably advanced, there being now left in the lists seven contestants out of 51. The first, second, and third rounds were played, and…

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Newcastle J.c. Races

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

NEWSCASTLE, Thursday.--The Anniversary race meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was brought off to-day. Although the attendance was not so great as might have been expected, it was still large, while the…

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General News. the Cricket Match

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 4

The intercolonial cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was commenced yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and the home team, having won the toss, kept the wickets…

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Cricket in Tasmania. Victoria v. Tasmania. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 5

The cricket match Victoria v. Tasmania was played to-day. Tasmania in the first innings scored 384, Ward not out 97, Eady 92. The last wicket put on 122 runs, Ward and Dodds batting. The…

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