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Sport, 1899

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Amusements. Pain's Fireworks. Display at the Cricket Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 7

A display of Pain's Fireworks was given at the Sydney Cricket Ground last night in the presence of about 8000 people. The show passed off very successfully, notwithstanding the fact that early…

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Alien Races and Hawkers Licenses. the Immigration Restriction Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 4

The Redfern Police Court, as is usual on the first Court day in the New Year, presented quite an animated appearance yesterday morning, the occasion being the holding of the annual Licensing Court for…

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Warwick Farm Races. Saturday, January 7. Farm Stakes—6 furlongs

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 2

Acorn, Sir Anthony, Idyl, Wollogorang, Record, Problem, Mica, Luxury, Latem, Belle Isle, Colleen, Killarney H. (late Killarney), Marvie Sovereign, Stellarane, Flower King, Miniums,…

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Race Meetings. (Continued From Page 2.) Epsom Races. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 4

Epsom races were held to-day in fine weather. Results:— TRIAL HANDICAP, 5 furlongs:— Shatin, 8st 13lb (Cosgrove), 1; Ganymede, 9st 4lb (R. Piper), 2;…

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Cycling Chronicle. the League. the Electric Light Racing. Exciting Contests—record Entries for the A.n.a

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 6

Megson on Top—A Scratch Race and Handicap—More This Month. Entries Due To-night—The A.N.A. Handicaps—St. Kilda Meeting—Two…

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Intercolonial Cricket. Collapse of the South Australians. Victoria Retains the Sheffield Shield. Fine Bowling by Trumble

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The altered condition of the weather to-day deprived the South Australians of whatever chance they may have previously possessed of winning the match. The…

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The Sprint Championship. Is Swimming in Saltwater Faster That in Fresh. How Lane Was Beaten. The Bathurst Carnival—A Good Time Generally—All Local News

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 7

Echoes of the Bathurst Carnival on Boxing Day are still floating round, and Bishop's victory over Lane is yet a topic of absorbing interest among swimmers…

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International Athletics. Pan-britannic Olympiad Scheme for 1899

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 6

Amongst the Items telegraphed over from Albany as appearing in the papers by the incoming mall steamer Orizaba is the following:-…

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Athletics. Amateur Athletics. Gossip and Notes. Fixtures. (1900.). January

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 6

20—Parramatta Early Closing Association Sports Meeting, Parramatta Oval. FEBRUARY. 4—N.Z.A.A.A. Championship Meeting at Dunedin…

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Professional Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 6

The Sheffield Handicap at the Donald (Vic.) A.C. Sports on Boxing Day resulted thusly—R. Pettit 1. T. S. Carroll 2. C. J. A. Kean 3. N. Neville won the 440 yds…

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Athletics. Wrestling

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 8

There is some probability cf a match being made between wretlers, Perryman of Victoria, and Harry Dunn, who has twice beaten Lucifer. Perryman issued a challenge, which has been accepted by Dunn…

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Cricket. South Australia and N.S. Wales Vanquished by Victoria. Australian Eleven Certainties. Chatter from the Various Colonies. Personal Items—statistics. and General News

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 8

THE selection of the nine certainties for the Australian Eleven appears to have given pretty general satisfaction. To my view, however, it needs a stretch of…

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Intercolonial Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. a Bad Wicket for South Australia, and an Easy Win for Victoria. Trumble and M'leod in Good Form. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

The intercolonial match South Australia v. Victoria was brought ta a close this afternoon, and resulted in a win for Victoria by an innings and 218 runs. Heavy rain which fall during last night affected the…

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Swimming

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 8

The fifth, annual carnival of the Metropolitan Police Swimming Club will be held at Sutherland Dock,Cockatoo Island, on January 28. The principal event will be the 300 Yards Championship of New…

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Boxing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 3

Interviewed recently, John L. Sullivan, from whom the Californian, James Corbett won the world's boxing championship, said he weighed close on 21st., and, though but 40 years of age, felt he had lived 170 years. He…

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The Newcastle Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 5

A special meeting of tho Nencastle annual regatta committee was held at the rooms, Centennial Hotel, to-night. The president, Mr. Clarence H. Hannell, occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance…

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Lawn Tennis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 6

A thorougly revised and up-to-date "Handbook of Lawn Tennis" has just been issued under authority of the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association, and should prove most useful to followers of the…

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Swimming. New South Wales Police Club

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 3

The New South Wales Metropolitan Police Swimming Club, formed some years ago by Senior Sergt. Parkinson is still In existence, mainly through the efforts and enthusiasm of Senior Constable Manion, who, as hon,…

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Bowls. Victoria Park Bowling Club

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 3

The Victoria Park green, which has recently been top- dressed, is now in first-class order, and a pleasant afternoon was spent upon it on Monday. There was a large gathering of members, and also many visitors. The…

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Bowls. Waverley Club Pair Handicap

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 6

On Tuesday afternoon at the Waverley Bownog Green the present handicap tournament was continued, when an additional match in the Pair Handicap was played off, in which Messrs. A. C. Hewlett…

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