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Sport, 1904

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 10
Also in The Australian Star, The Daily Telegraph

The Anniversary Regatta will as usual be held on January 26. The programme comprises 12 rowing events and 17 sailing and motor launch races. The entries close on January 16 at 9 p.m…

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Boxing

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2
Also in Evening News

At the Gaiety to-night the Christmas bantam tournament will be advanced another stage. The second round will be on the boards, and ten contests are promised. The…

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Bowls

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. John Young, president of the New South Wales Bowling Association, was in bis glory on Friday, for he was entertaining city and suburban bowlers at the Kentville Green, Annandale…

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Swimming Splashes

The Arrow · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 3

THERE'S little doing in the swimming world these times-never are any swim­ming carnivals in evidence during Xmas holidays, hence my notes to-day must…

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Golf

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Members of the Hunter's Hill Club were engaged with an 18-hole bogey handicap on Friday, the results being:—Morning found: N. F. Christoe, handicap plus 2, 2 down; G. W. Phillips…

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Bowls and Bowlers

The Arrow · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 3

A HAPPY NEW YEAR to "The Arrow's" hundreds of bowling renders Things bowling have been very slack since my last budget of notes. Last…

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The Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 12

Seven of the fourteen coloured on the card took the track for the opening event—the Hurdle Race—and after favouritism had alternated between Satinvader and…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 4

There have been many books about cricket, which is now rapidly devoloping a literature of its own. There have been books which appeal to the record-maker, books which…

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Bowls. Annandale Bowling Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 10

Mr.John Young (president of the New South Wales Bowling Association) had a large gathering of bowlers at the Kentville green yesterday, when a very enjoyable day was spent. The visitors were received by Mr…

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Adelaide Races

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 12

ADELAIDE, Friday.--At to-day's races the following were the results:-- Welter Handicap.--N. M'Eacharn's Silver King by Broken-hill--Hebron, 8.12 (T. Matthews), 1; D. James's…

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Cricket Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 5
Also in The Arrow

A match between Ryde and Castle Hill on Saturday was won by Castle Hill by 6 runs. The veteran, N. Kirby, put up 91, but was ridiculously let off at point when 5. R. Booth, (71…

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Golf. To-day's Fixtures

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 12

The principal fixtures for to-day are as follow:--Strathfield Club: Continuous bogey competition. Hunter's-hill Club: Bogey match. Lindfield Club: Morning, bogey match; afternoon,…

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Ancient Cricket Matches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 8

A cricket match was played on Blackheath, in the year 1766, between eleven Greenwich pensioners who had lost each an arm, and eleven others who had lost each a leg. The…

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Mulgoa's Merry-making on Boxing Day

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 6

Toward the close of every year, a lot of people look in the columns of this paper for an advertisement beginning with the words: 'Under the Winbourn Pines.'…

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Newcastle. New Year's Day Regatta. a Successful Function. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 10

The regatta to-day was a pronounced success, and Mr. S. S. Arnott, the president, deserves every credit for the excellent arrangements made. The Union S.S. Company's Warrimoo was an ideal flagship,…

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Pony Races at Dungog

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 12

DUNGOG, Friday.--The Dungog pony races to-day were very successful. There was good weather and the attendance was large. Following are the results:-- Fourteen-one Handicap, four furlongs.--W. Neilson's…

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