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Sport, 1906

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Interstate Cricket. Sheffield Shield Match. New South Wales V South Australia. Win for the Home Team by Nine Wickets. an Australian Record by Mackay. Two Hundreds in a Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 5

The return engagement between New South Wales and South Australia ended at the Sydney. Cricket Ground yesterday in a substantial victory for the home team by nine wickets…

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Boxing

The Australian Star · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 7

A boxing contest took place at the National Sporting Club yesterday afternoon. The contestants were O'Neill and Sullivan, who rough to decide the best of 20 rounds of two…

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Country Racing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 11

Mr C J. Britten lion sec of the Tamworth J-C., has caused to be forwarded to secretaries of the various race clubs a circular inviting…

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Boxing. O'neill Brats Sullivan

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 10

At the National Sporting Club yesterday afternoon O'Neill beat Sullivan on points after an interesting battle, which lasted 20 rounds…

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Glen Innes Races

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 11

Owing to the Government declaring that Anniversary Day is to be held on 26th January instead of 29th the Glen Innes races will now be held on the…

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Lawn Tennis. Match at Lawson

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 10

LAWSON, Thursday.--Two teams representing New South Wales and Victoria were selected from the Christian Students' Camp yesterday, and after a keen struggle Victoria won by 5 sets 41 games to New South Wales…

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Epping Races. Tirranna Picnic Races. Tomorrow Night's Cycling. League Cup Scratch

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

To-morrow night will probably see one of the finest programmes of bicycle racing ever presented to an Australian audience. The Summer Wheel Race Carnival will be continued at…

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Football in England. New Zealanders' Tactics Criticised

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday, 2.35 p.m.—The "Daily Mail" has published a history of the tour of New Zealand football team in Great Britain…

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Cycling and Motoring. Cycling. Best Racing of the Season

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 10

Clone followers of cycle racing in this State are almost unanimous in declaring the racing on Wednesday night,. when the Summer Wheel Race carnival opened, the best of the season, and far ahead of that witnessed here in…

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The Kelly Benefit Cricket Match. Australian Eleven v New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

To-day the benefit cricket match to J. J. Kelly will commence at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and the sides will be the Australian Eleven recently returned from…

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BOWLS. A.N.A. Exhibition. Pennant Competition. Visited by Chamber of Manufactures. Last Days of the Show

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 6

The closing of the A.N.A. Exhibition has been fixed for the 27th instant. Up to the present the support given to the enterprise has not been as gratifying as the executive expected…

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Athletics. Barker for the Olympian Games

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

An influential meeting of representative citizens and sportsmen decided at the Sports' Club, Hunter-street, on Thursday evening, that N. C. Barker, of the Sydney University, should…

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Athletics. the Olympian Games. New South Wales Representation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 6

The meeting held yesterday at the Sports Club, and called for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken to secure the representation of Australia in the Olympian games at Athens, was attended by about…

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Anniversary Regatta

The St George Call · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 5

One of our aquatic contributors has lately been informed that a regatta is to take place on Cook's River on Anniversary Day. He feels somewhat…

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Manly Regatta

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Preparations for the Manly regatta, the 20th inst. are now progressing. The programme comprises six sailing, nine rowing,…

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Deadly Football America will probably adopt Rugby Game

The World's News · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 19

Colombia University has decided to shandom football as played in America. The Faculty of New York University has also called a conference, representing 20 colleges, to…

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Middle Harbor Regatta

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 7

A pleasing function connected with the above took place at Trafalgar Hall on Thursday evening, when prizes won at the late Regatta were…

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Boxing

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Gaiety Club to-night Jones, of Sydney and Griffin, of New Zealand, a couple of clever featherweights, will contest the best of twenty rounds, and a good battle should…

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