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Sport, 1906

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Manly Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 8

Increased prizes have been granted for the race for l0ft. to 11ft, dingies and for nailing skiffs at. the Manly Begatta, which function is set down for the 2oth lnst. As the committee has been together for some time, work…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 8

From our advertising columns of Saturday r with be noted chat entries for all event for the forthcoming Anniversary Regatta will close on the 20th inst the programme is varied and extensive and provision has been…

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Swimming

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. George Pragnell, a one-time president of the English Amateur Swimming Association, is one who does not believe that Billington should have been declared a professional. He…

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Boxing

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 2

Walcott and Wilkes contested the best of 20 rounds at the Gaiety Club on Saturday night before a good house. The men made matters very willing, and Walcott won in the seventh…

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Bowls

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 8

Saturday's play was marked by a number of close finishes, particularly in the Games between Burwood and Annandale and Manly and North Sydney, the first-mentioned teams .in each case winning by three points…

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Sailing. Middle Harbor Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 8

The Middle harbor regatta has now become an annual fixture for New Year's Day, and is availing men who do not relish the journey to newcatle and back For to-day's carnival the race 9 are for 18 ft…

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Boxing. Gaiety Athletic-hall Walcott Defeats Wilks

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 8

The fact that Joe Walcott and Tom Wilks were to box the best of 20 rounds attracted a big crowd to the Gaiety Athletic-hall on Saturday night. Each gave his weight…

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Tattersall's Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 5

Some thousands of the sporting community were well catered for on Saturday at Randwick by Tattersall's Club, which then opened its annual meeting. It was a day on which backers…

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Football a Win by One

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 2

Our London correspondent cables:—New Zealand football team played a match at Swansea on Saturday, against the district team, and won by four points (a dropped goal) to 3 (a try)…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. Newcastle Racing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 8

The Newcastle carnival is to be concluded To-night, when the final of the £50 wheel race is to be run. A good field has qualified for the event and Brook looks like winning. A five miles seratch race and a motor…

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In the Throng. Tattersall's Club Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 7

Either Sydney girls are losing their appreciation of going racing, or else most of them are out of town at present, for the deficiency of youthful faces on the stand at Randwick on…

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N.S.W. Presbyterian Cricket Association. a Grade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 8

Chalmers Church defeated Stanmore at Moore Park by an innings and 224 runs. Scores: Chalmers 310 (A. Gray 121, A. Moverly 6O, F. Maxwell 36; Stanmore, first innings 60, second innings 20. Bowling for the winners:…

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Football. Proposed Visit to Australia by an English Team

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 7

The hon, secretary of the N.S.W. F.A. is in receipt of correspondence from Mr. J. A. Parker, of London, who quite recently managed a tour of the Corinthian F.C. throughout Canada. That gentlemen states that…

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Sport and Pastime. Turf News. Rowing and Sailing. Turf. Racing Fixtures

The Australian Star · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 3

To-day.--Tattersall's Club. Tuesday.--Rosebery Park Racing Club Wednesday.--Kensington Racing Club. Friday.--Epping Racing Club…

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Inter-state Cricket. Victoria lV. South Australia. Rain Interrupts Play

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The return, cricket .match between Victoria and South' Australia was commenced on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday, in the presence of a fair number…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria V South Australia. South Australians Three for 127. Thunderstorm Stops Play. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 6

The interstate cricket match South Australia v Victoria was commenced at noon to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground under trying conditions. The weather was excessively…

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Middle Harbour Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 8

The annual regatta held under the auspices of the Middle Harbour Sailing Club took place yesterday. A strong south-easterly wind was blowing, which, while giving the…

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Boxing

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2
Also in The Australian Star, The Sydney Morning Herald

At the National Sporting Club to-night K. Regan and S. Russell, who have already put up two game contests, contest the best of twenty rounnds. Isberg and Webber supply the…

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