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Sport, 1900

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Boxing

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 9
Also in Evening News

A.S. (Bodangora): Only once. Fitzsimmons mons really, but the referee gave a crooked decision, and declared Sharkey the winner…

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Swimming in Queensland

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 13

A Brisbane correspondent to whom I am very thankful, kindly supplies me as follows with the doings of Queensland swimmers for the week prior to January 4…

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Swimming. Australasian Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 10

A conference of representatives of the various colonies was initiated last night at the Sports Club Mr. James Taylor (N.S.W.) presided. Those present, in addition to the…

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 10
Also in Referee, Evening News

"Enthusiast" writes to suggest that, in order to encourage young cricketers, someone should offer a shield to be competed for by the second elevens of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and the first elevens of…

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Football Notes

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 14

The English Rugby Union has given £100 to the War Fund, and the Middlesex C.C. twenty-five guineas. At Oxford University on November 30,…

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Swimming. (Continued From Page 12.)

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 13

Referring to the Victorian representative in the Biennial Championships, "Under." in the current number of the "Australasia," says:—"Last year Tom Maynard, the…

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Melbourne Cricket Notes

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 14

THE above match after all ended in an easy win for Victoria. It is not often that 400 is made in the last innings of a big match, but when South Australia had…

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The Cricket Match

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 6

The weather was dull and rain threatening when the match New South Wales v. South Australia was resumed shortly after noon to-day. Yesterday the home team was disposed of for…

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Cricket. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 10

Coraki defeated Woodburn on the former's wicket on Saturday by 39 runs—Co[?]akl 88, Woodburn 49…

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The Australasian Swimming Conference. An Agreement Drawn Up

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 3

Lost night at the Sports Club the first meeting of tile Intercolonial Swimming Conference took place. Mr. J. Taylor (New South Wales) was voted to the chair, the following also…

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The Year's Pony Racing. Notable Performers

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 2

HOUGH the past year has not been responsible for any marked…

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Victorian Cricket Association. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 8

At a meetingof the Victorian Cricket Associstton to-night, the treasurer, Mr. Lipscomb, said the total receipts up to the present from the intercolonial mutches were only £932 as against £1852 for the same matches…

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Rosebery Park Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 10

Pony and galloway races were lield at Rosebery Park yesterday, and were well attended. The bay mare Charmian, trainer (C. Banka), and jockey (T. Hepplewhite), were each disqualified for six months…

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Cricket. South Australia v. New South Wales

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 4

The return match between South Australia and New South Wales was begun yesterday, after two adjournments on account of wet weather. At noon, the umpires, Messrs. C. Bannerman and P…

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Boxers and Boxing Twelve Months of Matters Fistic. Told in Narrative Form

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 5

OXING was booming when the past year came into existence,…

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Football in 1899 Reviewed. an Important Season in the Rugby World. The Second English Team in Australia—New South Wales Beats Queensland in Three of the Four Matches—The Premier Clubs of Australia

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 3

OOTBALL in Australia in 1899 had a great year. It will be…

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Swimming in Australasia. the Story of a Year's Doings. Big Things Attempted, and Big Results Achieved

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 4

WIMMING in Australasia is certainly a heading that…

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