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Sport, 1906

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Swimming Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 7

At a meeting of the Queensland Amateur Swimming Association to-night the sum of £25 was voted towards the expenses in connection with the sickness and death of B. B…

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Golf. Dobroyde

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 8

Mixed foursomes were played at Dcbroyde on Saturday, when Mr. R, C. Monday and Mrs. C. J. M'Donell beat Mr. F. M'Lead and Mrs. Mortimer by one stroke. No other cards were recorded…

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Bowls. Champion Medal

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

The draw for the second round of the Bowling Association's champion modal competition is as follows:--Widerstrom v. Bradbury, Morgan v. Fitzgerald, Hind v. Taylor…

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Cricket

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

Yesterday was anything but an attractive day for the cricket enthusiast. It rained bo heavily in the morning that it was generally thought no play would be possible, but…

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Boxing. National Sporting Club

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 8

At the National Sporting Club to-night Bob Quigley, of Pyrment, and Dan Hiam, the Murine, will contest the beat of 20 rounds. The men are well matched in weight, and as each has trained long and thoroughly an…

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Football. a Schoolboy's Idea

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

This is the emportent subject of the Day, for in these Melancholy Days their woodn't be much for the surgons to Do or the gamblers Ether if it wassnt for it. I play football…

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Cycling Carnival. To-morrow Night's Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 8

The programme for the opening nights of the Summer Wheel Race Carnival, which is due on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-morrow evening, is without a doubt one of the best…

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Training at the Cricket Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

During the last few days the racing track at the Cricket Ground has been almost packed with cyclists undergoing their final preparation for the carnival commencing to-morrow night. Instead of the ordinary…

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Sport and Pastime. Swimming. Randwick and Coogee Club. the Turf

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

The Morpeth trainer, J. Chambers, has taken The Bairn in hand. The postponed meeting of the Rosebery Park, Racing Club takes place this…

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Interstate Cricket. Sheffield Shield Match. New South Wales v South Australia. Visitors, 257; Home Team, Eight for 201. MACKAY 105. a Short Day's Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

Rain during yesterday morning prevented the match from being commenced until 10 minutes past 3. The umpires made two inspections of the wicket, one at 2.15 and the other…

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The Cricket Match. South Australia V. New South Wales. Third Day's Play

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 5

The wicket was quite hard when play was resumed in the match between South Australia and New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. It is one of the advantages…

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A Peculating Porter. Offered to Mind His Friend's Money. But Spent It on Horse-racing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

When arrested by the police and questioned as to what he had done with some money that had been entrusted to his safe-keeping Charles Clarke candidly confessed that he…

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Inter-state Cricket. New South Wales V. South Australia. Play Delayed by Rain. Partial Collapse of the Home Team

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 6

Rain delayed the commencement of the second day's play in the match between Now South Wales and South Australia until 3.10 p.m. Consequently play only lasted two hours…

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FOOTBALL. Rugby A La Francaise

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 52

The New Zealanders have beaten France at Rugby football. It was news to many people to hear that France had a team worth putting into the field against the New Zealanders,…

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Manly Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 12

Preparations for the second annual Manly regatta, to be held on the 20th inst, are now well advanced. The programme comprises six sailing, nine rowing, one motor-boat, and five "shore" events, for which…

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Anniversary Regatta

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 1

Three races have been included on this programme. [?] run under the management and rules of the Motor Boat Club and to be governed by that club's racing…

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Coursing

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

GREYHOUND (Redfern): (1) Nun Nicer, w and f b, by Disowned—Envious. (2) Have no record as to whether the bitch you speak of ever visited Friar's…

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Swimming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 128
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The championship carnival of the Rockdale and District Swimming Club at the Brighton Baths, Brighton-le-Sands, on Saturday afternoon was well attended. The fixture was successful in every way, good racing, with…

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