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Sport, 1906

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Road Races in France

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10

The Automobile Club of France has decided to hold one international road race during this year, presumably the Grand Prix, in which the number of entries from other countries will be based on the importance of the…

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Makers Demand Speed Races

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10

The manufacturing section of the Chambre Syndicate de[?] Automobile has pronounced in favor of an annual French motor speed race, and the French Automobile Club, yielding to the pressure, will organise a race in…

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Football in America. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 7

The Harvard University has prohibited the playing of inter-Collegiate football until the game has been reformed…

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Inter-state Cricket Match--new South Wales V. Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 10

Sir,--With regard to the players selected for this match, seeing that Messrs. Noble, Trumper, Duff, and Cotter have now been playing continuous cricket for over a year, would it not be an act of grace on their part to…

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Charge of Embezzlement. Head Clerk and Horse-racing. Committed for Trial

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 5

Horace Blackwell was charged, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., at the Water Police Court to-day, with having, on December 28 last, fraudulently embezzled the sum of £9…

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Playing Cricket. and "Lost Ball." Leads to a Boy's Death

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 7

Between 6 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday a little fellow named Victor R. Brook, 9 years of age, was playing cricket with some other boys at Chatswood, when the ball was knocked over…

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Scientific Football. Fred. G. Shaw on the New Zealanders. Speed, Dash, and Combination

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. Fred. G. Shaw, an, old international, writes in a recent issue of the "Westminster Gazette":-- The qualities which have been recognised…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 1

Preparations for the Anniversary Regatta are being well advanced. Intending competitors are reminded that entries close tomorrow evening at 9.30 at Messrs. Hardie…

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Swimming

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 2
Also in The Australian Star

The old-established Balmain Club will look after swimming enthusiasts to-morrow afternoon at the Elkington Park Baths. The attraction is the club's 24th annual carnival, and…

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Sailing. Manly Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

Judging by the number of entries received, the second annual Manly regatta, set down for tomorrow afternoon, should prove a success, and promises to eclipse last season's function The committee have…

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Boxing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4
Also in Evening News

At the National Sporting Club yesterday afternoon, in the best of 29 rounds, Errol beat Thomas…

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Swimming Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 8

At the swimming caruival. In the Booroodabin baths to-night the 220 yards championship of Queensland was won by F. W. Springfield by six yards from D. Galley, and P…

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Swimming. New South Walis Amateur Swimming Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

A meeting of the council was held last night. Mr. E. Howes the hon treasure, submitted an interim financial statement which showed the funds to be in a healthy state Capitation fees have been paid on…

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Swimming. Balmain Carnival

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 2

The above club's 24th annual carnival will take place to-morrow afternoon at Elkington Park Baths, when a most elaborate programme of events will be gone through. The…

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Bowls. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

The first bowling match this season in the Singer cup competition between the Bathurst and Orange clubs was played here yesterday, and won by the home team by 66 points to 62…

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Racing at Lithgow

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 11

It is over fifteen years since anything approaching £70 has been given away in Lithgow. At that time horse-racing in Lithgow had a…

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Manly Regatta. the Second Annual Gala. Extensive Preparations

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 3

Manly will be en fete to-morrow afternoon, when its second annual aquatic demonstration will be carried out. The committee have been busily engaged…

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Horse Talk Country Racing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 11

(No charge is made for the insertion of announcements as to dates of meetings etc., under this heading; and we will be glad if secretaries of country race clubs will…

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