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Sport, 1901

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Last Night's Boxing. Johns Outs Corbett

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 2

THE Golden Gate received good patronage last evening when the intercolonial contest between Johns of Sydney) and Corbett (of Melbourne) came off. After five rounds of very rough,…

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Balmain Junior Cricket Association

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 5

The eighth round commenced yesterday, as fol-lows:- Waratah, 65 (Marshmond 24, Stapleton 19), and three wickets for 4, against Sunlight, 44 (Peters…

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Rosehill Races. Doreen and Nevermore

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 4

Big crowds are common of late at every; public gathering, and a large one was seen at Rosehill yesterday, on the occasion of a meeting included in the Commonwealth…

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Adelaide Cricket. Adelaide, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 5

Owing to the absence of the Inter-State Eleven club cricket was not resumed to-day. A game, however, took place on the City Oval between the Adelaide and Suburban Association and the South…

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Newcastle Cricket. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 5

East Newcastle were beaten by Hamilton A on the Association Ground this afternoon. Hamilton made 104 and 135, and East Newcastle 118 and 91. Clayton took seven wickets for Hamilton. East…

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Melbourne Cricket. Small Scoring. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 5

At cricket to-day Fitzroy and Melbourne commenced a match, Fitzroy going first to the wickets, were all out for 65. Melbourne then lost six wickets for 46. H. Trumble made only 3 and…

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Last Night's Boxing. Golden Gate Hall. Johns Has a Soft Snap

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 4

Counter attractions, no doubt, had a great deal to do with the somewhat [?] attendance at the Golden Gate last evening. Johns (of Sydney) and Young Corbert (of Melbourne) were to have…

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Yesterday's Sport; Cricket, &c. Inter-state Cricket Match. a Big Attendance. N.S.W. Exhibits Some of the Old Form. Marsh Excels with Ball and Iredale with Bat

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 5

The 21st cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia—the first of the series under the designation "Inter-State"—was started at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. The…

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Athletics. Herr Hajek at the Continental

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 5

Herr Hajek, the "Austrian Hercules," made his re-appearance in public during the past week. He had a troupe on Wednesday and Friday evenings at the Continental in the Domain. Their…

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Swimming

The Australian Star · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 6

The Waverley Club's 66 yards handicap on Saturday was won by J. M Hugh, with. G. Chinnery second, and J. Cox third, Time, 51sec…

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Golf. the Australian Golf Club Fedehal Cup

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

The above competition Man played off over the Botany links on Saturday, and of the 74 entrants 70 competed. The weather was perfect and the link, in excellent order. Hunter, the club's professional,…

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Mungunyah Races. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

Mungunyah races resulted as follows:- Opening Handicap: Dubb, 1. Flying Handicap: Graydon, 1. Handicap: Dubb, 1…

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Mentone Races. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

The meeting promoted by the Mentone Racing Club yesterday was, thanks to line weather, well patronised, and better sport wus never even on the course. Appended are the details:…

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Cricket. Balmain Juniodr Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

The eighth round of the Balmain Junior Cricket Association was commenced on Saturday afternoon, with the following results:- Waratah, 65, and three wickets for 4, against Sunlight,…

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Bourke District Races. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

The races at Gidgen Camp resulted follows:- Opening Handicap: Plockton, 1; S[?]atter, 2; Emily, 3, Hacks: Raven, 1; Woodsman, 2; Clea[?] Sweep, 3, Handicap: Lucky Boy, 1; Magee, 2; Scatter, 3…

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Rosebery Park Pony and Galloway Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

Following are the weights for the pony and galloway races to be held at Rosebery Park to-morrow:- T[?]lal Welter Handicap (15.0), 4 furlongs.—Brightlight, 8st 71b: Neva, 8st 5[?]b; Rec[?]l, 8st 51b; Custom, 8st 41b;…

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Bowls. Visit Ot the Adelaide Team. Concluding Match at Waverley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

The Waverley Bowling Green was [?]n fete on Saturday afternoon when the second and final match of the present series was played between the visiting bowlers from Adelaide and the team from the…

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Inter-state Cricket. South Australia v. N.S. Wales Saturday's Play

The Australian Star · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 6

The return inter-State match between South Australia and New South Wales was commenced at the Cricket Ground at noon on Saturday. The weather was bright, the wicket…

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Inter-state Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. a Century by Iredale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 4

The twenty-firat match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced under perfect weather conditions on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. The attendance was close…

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Inter-state Cricket Match. New South Wales V. South Australia. Batting Collapse by the Visitors the Home Team Leading

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 9

One of the incidental effects of Commonwealth conditions has been the abolition of the familiar intercolonial cricket matches, and the substitution therefor of inter-State matches…

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