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Sport, 1906

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The Sportsman's Notebook. Sylvanite Racing Smother. Bowden Baits the Bull. the Dilatory Stewards. V.r.c. Rattled

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

Just at present the V.R.C. Committee are not a happy family by any means. The reforms suggested, and in many cases insisted upon, by Mr. J. C. Bowden during his term…

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Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

Q.K. (Lismore): The record is 99 sec, jointly held by Frank Hewitt and W. Clark. ENQUIRER (Niagara, W.A.): The…

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New South Wales Athletic League. Meeting of Council

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 6

The Council of the N.S.W. Athletic League met at the Palace Hotel, Sydney, on Wednesday, 10th January, when there were present :—Messrs. H. Rose (chair), A. M'Grory, A. E. Patrick, and…

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Our American Letter. (Concluded.) ATHLETICS

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 6

Nothing is heard of Arthur Duffey at all now. As a correspondent says, "He has been practically wiped oft the athletic map." It may be that Arthur is working…

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South Sydney Athletic Club

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 7

At the A.N.A. Exhibition, members of the South Sydney (Redfern) Athletic Club—In connection with which the presiding genius is burly, good-natured George…

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Athletics. the Olympian Games

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

Apparently it is accepted that N. Barker will make the trip to Athens to compete in the Olympian games. The matter has been taken up warmly by so representative a body of citizens that…

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Gaiety Athletic Club. Charley Griffen v. Tom Jones. the Maorilander's Weight Wears Down the Waterloo Warrior

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 6

The undefeated Maoriland cyclonic feather-weight, Charlie Griffen, met Tom Jones at the Gaiety last Saturday night, and ere ten rounds were fought out Tom's monnicker…

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ATHLETICS. Barker for the Olympian Games. (See portrait on page 35.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 35

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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Manly Regatta

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 6

The Manly Regatta committee have obtained the Port Jackson Co.'s steamer Brightside to tow the sailing boats that require to reach Manly in the morning. She will…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 7

Boat-owners should not forget that entries for rowing and sailing events to take place at the Anniversary Regatta, to be held on Friday, 26th January, close with Mr. J. H…

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Coursing. National Coursing Association

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10

At the usual monthly meeting of the New South Wales National Coursing Association, held in the Metropolitan Hotel, King and Castlereagh streets, feeling references were made to the recent deaths of those two old and…

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Cycling. Swimming. Quoits. Racing at Night. Carnival at Drummoyne

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 2

The semi-finals of the Summer Wheel Race were decided at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday night. The racing was responsible for the downfall of many of the most prominent…

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The Anniversary Regatta

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 3

Those who take an interest in aquatic sport-sailing, rowing, and motoring—have been well provided for by the Anniversary Regatta committee, and it is expected that the events will…

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Aquatics. Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10

At last night's meeting of the Anniversary Regatta committee, Dr. Burne in the chair, it was,announced that the band of the N.S.S. Sobraon would be placed at the disposal of the committee on the day of the…

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Boxing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

This afternoon, at the National Sporting Club-hall, two middle-weights, Joe Thomas and Bob Errol (South Africa), contest the best of 20 rounds. Both have trained well, and a good go is looked forward to. Popular…

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Bowls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 4

The pennant match played on Saturday on the [?]main green between Manly and Balmain was won by the visiting team by 107 points to Balmain's St points…

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Bowls. Wellington Club

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--The bowling green was opened this afternoon by the president of the club, in the presence of a large number of people…

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Delegate Races

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10

DELEGATE, Wednesday.--The races opened yesterday. The attendance was small. Results:--Opening Handicap, Narrana; Trial Welter, Garfield; Handicap, Cora Lynn; Flying Handicap, Bower Queen…

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The Suppression of Football

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 33

The outery which has arisen in the United States, especially amongst University Professors, for the suppression of football is, it appears, not a new…

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