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Sport, 1906

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Club Regatta Abandoned

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

It has been decided that the club regatta, set down for Saturday, February 17, will not take place in consequence of the shortness of the time at the…

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Boxing

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, Referee

The best of a twenty rounds contest between Arthur Cripps, of Sydney, and Fraser, of Melbourne, attracted a full house to the National Sporting Club last night. The battle went the…

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Swimming. Fixtures

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

Wednesday (to-night) — Drummnoyne S.C. Carnival, Drummoyne Baths. Thursday.—Rose Bay S.C. 100yds breast stroke handicap…

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Golf

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 193

The summer months are responsible for the few matches that are to he recorded, though the unusually favourable weather for this time of the year has greatly improved all the local links. This is the…

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Football

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

At Gloucester, on Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Gloucester Schools Rugby Union contest for the Baker Challenge Shield, the National School boys opposed St. Luke's…

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Cricket

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2
Also in The Australian Star, Evening News

Three matches in the senior grade competition claimed attention on Saturday, but nothing of startling brilliancy occurred at either of them…

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Football. New Zealand Football Team

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 194

It is cabled that the "Daily Mail" has published a history of the tour of the New Zealand football team, in which Mr. D. Gallagher, the cantain, strongly defends the tactics of the team…

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Mexican Football

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

At the end of the first half he rose in his seat and lighted a cigar. "Mexican football," he said, "is not like this. It is called gomae. The ball is of wood, and weighs five…

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France and Racing

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

Although the Automobile Club of France had signified its intention of not competing in future Gordon-Bennett and Vanderbilt Cup races. It is now probable that a big…

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Racing in France

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 12

Although the Automobile Club of France had last year signified their intention of not competing in future Gordon-Bennett and Vanderbilt Cup races, it is now probable that a big race will be oreanised to…

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Racing at Night

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 52

The second of this season's night cycling carnivals was begun at the Sydney tricket Ground on Wednesday night. The ground was a blaze of light, and the very big attendance included…

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"Not Cricket."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 50

Everybody was glad on Wednesday to see Mackay, good cricketer and good fellow, score a second hundred in the match against South Australia, and it was pleasant to note that it…

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Melbourne Boxing. Hackenberg to Preston

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 7

Bill Heckenberg, the giant axeman, has written a courteous letter to the secretary of the Olympic Athletic Club in respect to a match in Melbourne with Fred. Preston. Bill dosn't care about the…

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Cricket. (Continued From Page 8.) Victorian Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

AT the last meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association, Mr. E. E. Bean was appointed manager of the team which will leave Melbourne for the northern tour on the 24th inst. The…

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South Australian Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

The Adelaide correspondent of "The Referee" writes: The district cricket matches were continued on Saturday last, the year end holidays causing a gap of several Saturdays. With the…

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Queensland Cricket Notes

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

Ideal weather again prevailed to-day, when the round of cricket matches commenced on Saturday last were brought to a conclusion. Although it rained in Brisbane during the early portion of…

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