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Sport, 1902

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Bowls and Bowlers

The Arrow · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

FLAGS at half-mast to-day. Through the sad and sudden death of Mr. Fred. Thomas this State has lost one of its greatest enthusiasts and hardest workers in…

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Cricket

The Arrow · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 6

There were no correct predictions received in the second England-Australia Cricket Match Competition. Mrs. Jones : "Did you over find a man…

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Lawn Tennis

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 56
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

A team from Newcastle visited Armidale last week, and defeated a local team by 67 games to 41. Scores: Hogue and Edgar (N.) beat Crossman and Small (A.) by 15 to 10; Ho[?]e and Edgar…

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Golf and Golfers

The Arrow · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

THE off season at golf: things are very quiet though the weather has been very favorable to the game. Royal Sydney's monthly score A grade…

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Belmore Racing Club

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 17

The above pony and galloway club now race every Tuesday, instead of Friday. The first meeting will take place on Tuesday next…

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Kensington Racing Club

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 17

Notwithstanding all the racing we have had during the holidays, there was a capital attendance at the Kensington pony and galloway meeting on Thursday…

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Premiership Cricket

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

Central Cumberland and Sydney will meet on the Parramatta Oval to-day, Howell's place in tho local team will be taker, by George Jordan, and Farquhar…

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Cricket Chatter

The Arrow · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

IN the two Test matches already decided, the top score in each innings was made by a N.S.W. batsman, S. E. Gregory With 48 and 43 in the first, and R. A. Duff…

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Golf. Australian G.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 10

The results of the competitions for the continuous medals for November and December were made known yesterday. The November competition was won by Mr. H. Macneil, scratch, one up, and…

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Inter-state Cricket

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

The match Now South Wales v South Australia commenced at Adelaide on Frday. Noble's leg is giving him much trouble, but, although he urged not to play, is doing so. Although rain has sallen…

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Queensland Racing. BRISBANE, Jan. 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 115

A considerable amount of discussion has been caused in racing circles here by an interpretation of the Q.T.C. rules by one of the stewards, a gentleman with a long and honourable racing…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta. an Unqualified Success. Over 30.000 SPECTATORS

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 96

The annual Newcastle regatta took place on the 1st instant undermost favourable auspices, and proved one of the most successful ever held at Port Hunter. The weather was delightfully fine, but in the middle of…

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Cricket and Gate Honey

The Catholic Press · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 23

There have been quite a lot of people about Sydney more than hinting that international cricket is ruled by the gate money. In front of the cricket boards such talk is…

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Proceeds of Cricket Matches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 9

At a meeting of tile Women's Hospital committee, it was decided to write to Mr. R. Murchison, tho president of the Melbourne Cricket Club, with the object of endeavoring to arrange…

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Cricket. the Local Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 10

The premiership competition will be resumed to-day after an interval of three weeks. Owing to the number of important matches this year the association could not afford to wait for the return of the…

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Cricket. New South Wales South Australia

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 6

ADELAIDE OVAL, Friday.—The weather was exceedingly fine this morning when the cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced on the Adelaide Oval…

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Cricket. To-day's Matches. the Local Competitions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 12

A new round in ouch grade of the local competitions will be entered upon to-day, and, owing to the absence of the inter-State team in Adelaide, several of the firstgrade clubs will be at a serious disadvantage. North…

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Cabs at the Cricket Ground. the Licensees' Complaints

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 11

The complaints of lack of accommodation at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the occasion of the recent test match, made by the cab licensees at their meeting on Thursday night, were brought…

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International Cricket. AUSTRALIA v. England. Second Test Match

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 90

The second test match between England and Aus­tralia was commenced ou the Melbourne Cricket Ground on New Year's Day. The attendance reached 28,000, or 10,000 less than the best day of the Sydney contest, but no doubt the fear of a wet­ting kept many intending visitors away. The wicket was all in favour oi the bowlers—the Tcsult of the heavy rain and the long soakage given by the caretaker. The coin was tossed for the choice of innings right…

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