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Sport, 1906

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Bowls

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

The Parrmatta and Annandale Clubs met on Saturday on the latter's green for a three rink match and Parramatta won…

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Swimming Splashes

The Arrow · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 3

RANDWICK and Coogee Club's big splash will occur (reminds one of the Burke) this afternoon. The "Golden Gulls" (which must not be…

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Mosman Swimming Club

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 8

It is announced that the above club will hold a “monster championship meeting and diving carnival,” in the Lavender Bay Baths,…

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Ladies Swimming Club

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

A general meeting of the members of the Balmain Ladies swimming club was held in the Mayor Cohen's room last Wednesday…

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"The New Rugby."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 13

The "Sportsman" said:--"Though the best talent English Rugby football possesses at the present time was surpassed by the team of New Zealanders, playing in the great…

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Bowls and Bowlers

The Arrow · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 3

THE fight for another flag begins to-day, and under conditions unusual in New South Wales. Peterson will give Waverly battle on…

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For the Swimming Girl

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 3

It is difficult to get away from the stereotyped blue-serge bathing dress and be at the same time, practical. But novelty and practicability alike…

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Football Gossip

The Arrow · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

THE official returns for the England v. New Zealand match at the Crystal Palace show that the attendance was 43,000, and therefore nothing like the…

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Swimming. Randwick and Coogee Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 14

As advertised, the above swimming carnival will take place this afternoon at Coogee Aquarium Baths. The principal event is the three-quarter-mile championship of N.S.W., for which the following…

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Cyclists' Union Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 14

Entries for the races to be held at Goulburn [?] the [?] inst close to-day with the secretary of the union, at the Sports Club. The acceptances for the handicap contests to be run at Canterbury Park on…

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Cricket Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 5
Also in The Arrow

The public are writing once again very strongly against the exclusion of Pye from the N.S.W. team to meet the Australian Eleven…

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Cricket Casuistry. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 14

Sir,--In these days of[?]contentious cricket, it is refreshing to find a correspondent like Mr. J. A. Dobbie with whom one can be in perfect agreement. Your own reporter wrote as if there was something in the game…

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Cricket "Tossing" Story

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 8

Speaking at a cricket dinner at Leeds, Mr. F. S. Jackson told an amusing story of the last time he tossed with the Australian captain during the recent tour. As they knew, he had…

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Chinese Cricket-fighting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 5

Chinese cricket-fighting has been prohibited this year. Hitherto every year, during th eighth moon, the cricket-keepers have prepared their crickets. had…

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At the Football Game

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 9

Ah, how it makes one shudder to observe These sullen men who eye each other so As though to estimate the strength and nerve…

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Rosehill Racing Club. January Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 14

Lovers of racing are invited to Rosehill this afternoon to assist at the January meeting, for which an excellent bill of fare has been drafted, and interesting sport is…

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Cycling Carnival. To-night's Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 12

The second programme of the Summer Wheel Race Cycling Carnival will be presented to-night on the Sydney Cricket Ground, under the auspices of the League of N.S.W…

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Lawn Tennis. Local Championship Meeting

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

The second annual tournament of the Mosman Lawn Tennis Club was continued on Saturday last. The weather was good although…

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Football Casualties. 19 KILLED, 150 INJURED

The World's News · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 10

The Australian football season, which practically closed for the year at the end of November, shows a remarkable casualty list. The "New York World" has collected reliable…

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