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Sport, 1903

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

The committee of the Anniversary regatta met last night at the Australia Hotel. Dr. A. Burne presided over a good attendance. A number fo subscriptions were received, including one from Mr. S…

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Swimming

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

Arrangements have been completed for the Palace Emporium Club's annual outing, which will this year take place at Windsor on Saturday. The 1.33 p.m. train from Redfern will be taken,…

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Bowls

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

Redfern defeated Balmain on Wednesday at Waverley in the Bowling Association's Champion Rink Competition by 25 pointe to 23. When the last bead was started the scores were 23 each…

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Anniversary Regatta. Meeting of Committee

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

Dr. A. Burne presided at the weekly meeting of the Anniversary Regatta committee at the Hotel Australia last night. On the request of the Sydney Flying Squadron the…

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Swimming. Palace Emporium Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star

Arrangements have been completed for the Palace Emporium Swimming Club's annual outing on Saturday next, which will this year take place at Windsor. The 1.33 train will be taken from Redfern,…

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Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 8

The South Australian cricketers will leave Sydney to-day for Bathurst, in order to play a match against a team from the western district. The New South Wales public school teachers on Tuesday…

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Golf. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

At a reunion of members of the golf club yesterday Mr. F. Roberts Gooch was presented with the president's caddie's bag, won at the competition…

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Bowls. Waverley Club Championship

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

Messrs. J. Kondio and C. G. Sledge met on the Waverley Bowling Club's green on Tuesday afternoon to decide the championship competition. Kondio, who has won the…

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Cycling. Night Racing

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

The Major Taylor Carnival was continued at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday evening, and despite the bleak weather there was an attendance of fully 15,000 thus clearly proving…

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Motor Paced Cycle Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 7

Another interesting display of motor-paced bicycle racing was given on the Exhibition track to night, in the presence of about 6000 persons. The champion stayer, Robl, was matched to race Forbes,…

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Motor Racing in Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

Robi raced Forbes, Beauchamp, and Dickentmann separately over 10 miles behind pace last night, and won on each occasion. There were 6000 spectators. A 10 -mile motor…

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Inter-state Bank Cricket Match

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 5

In the inter-Slate bank cricket match, New South Wales, in the first innings, scored 341 (Miller, 175), and in the second had last no wickets for 54. Victoria, in the first innings,…

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Cricket. the South Australian Team

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

The South Australians will leave Sydney this morning for Bathurst, where a match will be played to-morrow and Saturday against a combined Western team. It is probable that Trumper will…

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From the "Times" of 1802. Tuesday, November 30. Boxing

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 5

Yesterday morning a great concourse of people flocked to the Wormwood Scrubs, about four miles from Tyburn Turnpike, to see a pitched battle, for 20 guineas aside,…

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Amateur Sport. Cricket. South Australia v. Western District

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

The South Australian eleven commence a two days' match against a team representing the Western District at Bathurst to -morrow. Elaborate arrangements have been made for…

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Bowls. N.s.w. Bowling Association. Champion Rink Competition. Redfern Beat Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

The Redfern and Balmain champion rink teams met in the competition at the Waverley Club's green yesterday. There was a good attendance of spectators. The game proved a closely contested…

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Parliamentary Visit to Shoalhaven. Cricket Match at Nowra. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 6

The Parliamentary party, consisting of Messrs. M. F. Morton, W. J. Ferguson, J. J. Cohen, W. Fallick, Dick Quirk, Oakes, B. B. O'Conor, Ms.L.A., Colonel Holborow, with Messrs. W. Cooper and C…

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Cricket in New Zealand. Lord Hawke's Team. Napier Easily Defeated. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

Lord Hawke's team defeated Napier by an innings and 198 runs…

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The Cycling Carnival. Racing by Night. Major Taylor Again Victorious. W. C. Jackson Wins the Megson Plate. a Serious Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 8

The Major Taylor Cycling Carnival, under the auspices of the League of New South Wales Wheelmen, was continued last night at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The attendance numbered about 18,000…

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