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Sport, 1902

8,214 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Golf. Hunter's Hill Golf Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 10

The play off by the winners of the monthly stroke competitions of 1901 for Mr. Robert Smith's trophy will take place on the links on Saturday afternoon. The following is the draw and handicaps. Pairs to…

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Bowls and Bowlers

The Arrow · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

THE second round of the Pennant and B Competitions are due for consideration this afternoon. The various clubs concerned will meet as follows :—Pennant…

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Bowls. Club Championships

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 12

The second round of the pennant matches this afternoon should furnish some exciting contests. Chatswood should dispose of Gladstone Park, and Redfern should beat Ashfield, and both matches will probably be close…

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BOWLS. Pennant Competition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 54

The Pennant competition was begun on Saturday, when the following were the results of the various matches: Redfern beat Strathfield at Petersham by 93…

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Cricket

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 5

MacLaren's luck with the coin has stuck to him in the third test match. He won the toss in the first match at Sydney, and his side made good use of the advantage. He won it again in…

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Aquatics. Drummoyne and Hunter's-hill Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 12

The Drummoyne and Hunter's-hill Regatta will be held this afternoon, and gives promise of an interesting afternoon's sport in both brandies of aquatics. The rowing events comprise races for Maiden and Junior Fours, in…

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Australian Golf Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 10

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 to-day…

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Bowls. the Pennant Competition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 184

Year by year increasing interest is manifested in "ye ancient game." New bowlers come in numbers upon the lawns, and the veterans lag not superfluously, but improve, like good wine, with age. To…

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Kensington Racing Club

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 17

The pony and galloway meeting, held at Kensington on the 8th instant, was very fairly attended, and owners must have been well satisfied with the…

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Belmore Racing Club

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 18

The Belmore pony and galloway meeting on Tuesday received a fair share of public patronage, and, so far as support from the followers of pony racing is…

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Cricket Chatter

The Arrow · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

THAT now in progress is the fifth Test match played on the Adelaide Oval. In 1883 the Englishmen won by tight wickets. compiling 360 and 67 for two wickets against…

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Cricket Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 5

There is no accounting for the extraordinary collapse of Sydney and Control Cumberland batsmen on the Parramatta Oval on Saturday. That 25 wickets should fall for 191 runs,…

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Golf. Hunter's-hill Club

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 12

The play-off by the winners of the Hunter's-hill monthly stroke competitions of 1901 for Mr. Robert Smith's trophy will take place this afternoon. The following is the draw and handicaps, pairs to start in the…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 10

The Warwick Farm Racing Club will hold its January meeting to-day, and as there is every prospect of fine weather a good attendance can be anticipated, for the course is a…

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RACING. Answers to Correspondents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 177

Anti (Brindley Park).—Ascot (3), was by The Barb—son of Sir Hercules (3)—from Brown Duchess, by Whalebone a half brother to Sir Hercules. A.L.B. (Shellharbour).—Eli, by Yelverton from Valetta…

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Tirranna Picnic Races

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 155

The discomforts inseparable from country racing of 20 years ago fell as lightly on the ardent sportsmen of that period as they did on their hard-drinking, hard-riding predecessors. In fact, if after a…

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Queensland Racing. BRISBANE, Jan. 13

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 179

The two-year-olds Harrow, Patentee, and the Castor mare Circe returned from their unsuccessful trip to Sydney on Monday. It is a matter for regret that winning honours were denied them, as their…

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Useful Knitting Patterns. Gentleman's Golf Stockings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 43

Required, eight ounces of Alloa yarn or Scotch fingering, and four steel knitting needles, No. 15. Cast thirty-seven stitches on the first needle, thirty-two stitches on the second needle,…

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International Cricket Third Test Match

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

Friday was a beautiful day in Adelaide for the commencement of the third test match England v Australia, and the wicket was good. Garnet, Robson, and McGahey are standing out of the…

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Crystal Gazing. Lady's Successful Vaticinations on Races

The World's News · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 14

Mr. Andrew Lang has become an enthusiastic convert to crystal gazing. He describes the process of his conversion in the "Monthly Review" for December, and thus…

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