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Sport, 1900

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Gallant Mafeking. a Fight on Boxing Day. Baden-powell's First Reverse

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 6

LONDON, January 6th.--Colonel Baden-Powell sends the following official report:--MAFEKING, December 26th.--We attacked the enemy's works this morning, endeavoring to push…

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Cricket. the Patriotic Pond Uenefit Match Australian Eleven V. Rest Op Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 8

The match, Australian Eleveti v. Rest of Anstralia, the proceeds of which will supplement the Bushmen's Contingent and the New South Wales Patriotic Funds, will commence to-day the…

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Athletic Notes

The Australian Star · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 7

To-morrow at Farmer's Domain Baths Woolloomooloo Bay, the East Sydney Swimming Club will hold their big water carnival, at which the race for the 300 yards…

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Athletics. Boxing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

Harden and Rollo are to box the best of 20 rounds at the Golden Gate Athletic Club to-night. Those in a position to know foretell a very close and exciting engagement…

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Anniversary Regatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 53

The regatta on Anniversary Day was favored with one of the old-time north-easters, which gave the crews of competing craft plenty of work, and was rather disastrous to some of those that…

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Athletic Notes. Cycling, Swimming

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 11

In connection with the ballot recently taken by the New South Wales League of Wheelmen the following gentlemen have been elected to a seat or the council:--C. R. Chapman…

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Boxing

The Arrow · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star, Evening News

To-night at tho Golden Gate Athletic Club, Harden ana Rollo are to box the best of twenty rounds. An interesting and exciting battle is expected…

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Aquatics. Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

Despite the many difficulties with which the committee had to contend, this year's Anniversary regatta may be numbered amongst the most successful in the history of the fixture. This was so, both from a racing as…

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Bowls

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 292

The Redfern Bowling green presented a gala appearance on Anniversary Day, when an excellent programme of sport was carried out by the members who mustered in strong force. The morning was…

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Swimming Handicap

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

This afternoon the clubs belonging to the Cyclists' Union will held a run to the East Sydney Swimming Club's carnival, where a swimming race for cyclists is to take place…

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Swimming Splashes

The Arrow · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 3

EAST Sydney Swimming Club's Annual "Water" (not land) Carnival takes place this afternoon at George Farmer's Domain Baths…

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Intercolonial Bowls

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

AUCKLAND, Friday. -- In the bowling tournament, thirteenth round, Sydney scored 44, and Ponsonby 33; fourteenth round, Gisborne 37, against Sydney 33…

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Otter Swimming Club

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

The committee of the Otter Swimming Club have decided to bring off the final event of the Kessell trophy competition (150yds.) st Hellings' Domain Baths, on February 14. "Dick" Cavill has been elected a life…

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Anniversary Regatta. Sydney's Aquatic Carnival

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 272

Anniversary Day has been celebrated every year since 1837 by a regatta on the Sydney Harbour. This was for many years the only form of amusement available, and as a natural consequence was…

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Football

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 53

The annual football match between Princeton and Yale Universities produced a grand contest (from an American, point of view), the final score being ll points to 10 in favor of Princeton. The…

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GOLF. Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 292

The proposal for a qualifying round to weed out competitors in the home ladies' championship has been negatived by the Ladies' Golf Union. A curious match has been arranged at Edinburgh…

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Bowls and Bowlers

The Arrow · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 3

THE fourth round of the pennaut championship competition is listed for decision to-day. Teams are to meet as follows:—Balmain…

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

Electric Telegraph played Glammis on Hampden Oval on Wednesday. Scores: Electric Telegraph, 224 (Mackel 113 not out, Hinchey 27); Glammis, 64 (Allen 25, Foran 12). For the winners Brown got four wickets for 30 runs,…

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