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Sport, 1900

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Last Night's Boxing. Golden Gate Club. Nine Stone Novice Tourney. First Round

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 3

The fist round of the Golden Gate Athletic Club's 9st Novice Tou?naroent was docided last night in the presence of a good attendance. Walker tried "Star" out for the club in a four…

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Saturday's Cricket. N.S.W.v. South Australia

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 6

The return match between South Australia and N.S.W. was begun on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The attendance fit noon was very good, and the number increased every…

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Yesterday's Sport: Cricket, &e. New South Wales, South Australia. Postponed Till. Monday

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 4

Heavy and continuous rain at midnight on Friday and again early yesterday morning, followed by lighter showers up to luncheon, rendered the wickets at the Sydney…

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Yesterday's Swimming. Biennial Australasian Championships. Great Contest for the 100 Yards. Bishop Won by the Touch. Coates Secured the Plunge

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 4

The first two of the Australasian Biennial Championslhips-the plunge and 100yus were decided at Nautilus (Kogarah) Olub's carnival, held in Von Hammer's Sans So?cl Baths yesterday…

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The Ring. Metropolitan' Athletic Club

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 6

ON Tuesday night next a new athletic club will be opened under the above name, at Coffil's large hall, Harris-street close to Pier-street. The building is eminently suitable…

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Athletics. Boxing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 8

A goodly number of sports assembled at Die Gnl-[?] a Gate A[?] Club on Saturday night,at willies the decision and the first round of the [?]st, novice tournament…

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Bowls

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 2

The following will represent the City Club in the- third rpund of the Pennant Matches against Victoria Park on Saturday: C. Forssberg, P. Glenister, B. Hale, F. J. Josephson, J. H. Morris, J…

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Athletic Notes. Running, Cycling, Swimming

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 8

Mr. H. C. Holden, hon. secretary of the N.S.W.A.S.A., has received a wire from New Zealand stating that in connection with the championships three more swimmers have…

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Swimming Matches at Sans Souci. Some Inercolonial Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

Under the auspices of the Nautilus Club a series of swimming matches of some interest took place on Saturday afternoon at the Sans Souci Baths. A large gathering of bath sexes assembled to watch the…

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Cricket

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 2

Crescent and Capulet began a match on Saturday. Scores: Crescent, 81; Capulet, 82 for five wickets. For the latter, Holmes, M'Bride, Rosewell, M'Millan, and J. Ryans batted well, and…

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Swimming. Nautilus Club's Carnival

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 2

The annual carnival in connection with the Nautilus Swimming Club was held at Von Hammer's Baths, at Sans Souci, on Saturday afternoon, when, despite the inclement weather, there…

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Lawn Tennis

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 3

The Calamia Club held a ladles and gentlemen's doubles handicap at the club courts, Marrickville, on New Year's May; the event being successfully carried out under the…

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BOXING. 9st. Novice Tournament

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 3

About the usual number of the sporting fraternity turned up at the Golden Gate Athletic Club on Saturday evening, the bill for the evening consisting of the 9st. novice…

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Moorefield Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

In the city on Saturday heavy rain fell in the morning and up to midday, somewhat limiting the attendance at the January Meeting at Moorefield. In the vicinity of the course, however, only a slight…

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Bowls. Champion Rinks and Medal Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

The pennant committee has made the following arrangements for the carrying out of the Champion Rink and Champion Medal Competitions to be played under the auspices of the New South Wales…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

The first of the return matches between New South Wales and the southern colonies was to have commenced on Saturday, but owing to the condition of the wicket, consequent on rain up to luncheon,…

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Mentone Races. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

The race meeting held at Mentone on Saturday was favoured with pleasant weather, and was fairly well attended. In the Steeplechase, Tangiers, was first past the judge's box, but a protest was entered…

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Sporting. Turf. Brighton Races Postponed

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 3

The proprietary of the Brighton Racing Club met this forenoon and decided upon postponing to-day's races until Friday next…

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Moorefield Races Wyalong Creates a Surprise

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 8

Matters outside the control of the executive militated against successful results being achieved with the meeting which came off on Saturday last. Early in the fore- noon the weather was so bad, rain falling with every…

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Rosebery Park Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 4

Appended are the weights for the pony apd galloway races to be held at Rosebury Park to-morrow:- Fourteen-three Handicap, 4 furlongs.—Actress, 9st 1lb; Indabba, 9st; Sapphira, 8st 12lb; Ripple, 8st 9lb; Lente,…

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