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Sport, 1902

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Inter-state Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. New South Wales Wins by an Innings and 10 Runs. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 12

Cool breezy weather marked the closing stage of the inter-state match on the Adelaide Oval to-day. Kelly limped out painfully, and when the game had been in progress a couple of overs Duff took the pads…

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Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 5

SUBSCRIBER (Queenstown, Tas.) : You could not mistake Che runner you mention—he has either a scar on his upper lip, or It is a divided Up. He is short…

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Athletic Notes Amateur Athletics. the Cyclists' Union Meeting. Australasian Champion Chat. Notes and Gossip

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 6

Mr. Chas. Campbell, of Maryborough (Q.), returned from his Now Zealand trip yesterday in the Monowal. He called on me Immediately after landing looking in…

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New Zealand Athletics. Wellington, Jan. 4

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 6

The [?] championship meeting, held at Oamaru on January 1 and 2, was most successful. Between £1000 and £1100 was taken at the gates. The most successful competitors were L. C…

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Athletics. Amateur Peds. and Pros

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 8

MR. M'GRORY has got 75 nominations for his 75yds sprint to be run on the Sir Joseph Banks Grounds, Botany, next Friday afternoon. His advertisement states that the…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 8

Intending competitors are reminded that entries will close for the rowing section of the Anniversary Regatta on Friday night next, at 8.30 o'clock, and for the sailing races on Saturday night at 9.30 o'clock, at the…

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Bowls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 6

The championship rink competitions under the auspices of the Northern District Bowling Association were continued on neutral greens this afternoon. The City and Hamilton met on Lowlands Green, and…

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Golf. Australian Golf Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 7

Entries for the summer cup, to be played on Monday, 27th instant, which are open to the members of the golf clubs of Australia, close on Saturday next. Entries, Stating each competitor's club handicap, and…

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Cricket in the Clouds

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 2

On Saturday, the 11th inst., a very unique and interesting game of cricket was played in the rather pretty valley situated at the bottom of Mount Kosciusko, between teams…

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A Boxing Kangaroo. Port Pirie

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 7

Mr. Tom Fitzgerald, of Fitzgerald's Circus, who is now touring Australia looking for new attractions for the next Sydney and Melbourne seasons, has succeeded in securing a…

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Bowls. Bakers v. Millers Annual Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 7

The annual bowling match between the Bakers and Millers of the city took place at the Petersham green yesterday afternoon, under pleasant weather conditions. The green was placed at the disposal of…

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Cricket. the Inter-state Match

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 8

"S.C." writes: -- "Your article of January 15 regarding the probable postponement of inter-State match New South Wales v. Victoria, will be thoroughly appreciated by the cricketing public, and a timely warning to the…

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Representative Cricket. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 2

Sir,—I do wish you would enlighten me and. I am sure, many others of your readers as to the true reason for the ostracism of John Marsh from representative cricket. With the exception of…

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Inter-state Cricket. N.S.W. v. S.A. Match. Second Day's Play. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 6

As predicted the wicket was all in favour of the batsmen the second day, and the bowlers had to try to get a wicket by diplomacy instead of clean-bowling it. At the…

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Athletics

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 2
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M'Grory's eighteenth Botany Handicap will be decided to-morrow. Trams will run every fifteen minutes between 1 and 2 p.m. to the ground…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

Dr. A. Burne presided over a meeting of the regatta committee at the Australia Hotel last night. A number of subscriptions were received. The prizes for the skiff race were…

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The Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 4

A meeting of the Anniversary Regatta committee was held at the Hotel Australia last night. Dr. Burne presided and there was a large attendance. A uumber of subscriptions was received. The times…

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Aquatics. Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 8

The committee of the Anniversary regatta held a meeting at the Hotel Australia last night, under the chairmanship of Dr. Burne. Several subscriptions were received towards the regatta, and it was decided to incre[?]e…

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Drummoyne and Hunter's Hill Regatta

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

The up-river regatta, which has been revived after a lapse of four years, will be held to-morrow afternoon on the upper reaches of the harbour, in the vicinity of…

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