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Sport, 1906

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Sport and Pastime. the Randwick Racing. Rifle on the South Coast. Turf

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

Rosebery Park races commence at 2 p.m. sharp to-day. Entries close with Mr. R. C. Hungerford at 5 p.m. to-day for next Tuesday's meeting…

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Inter-state Cricket. Victoria V. South Australia. Poor Scoring by Both Teams

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The match between the Victorian and South Australians was resumed to-day. The weather was perfect; the light bright and dear, with a pleasant southerly breeze. The wicket had completely…

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Interstate Cricket. Sheffield Shield Match Victoria v South Australia. South Australia 181, Victoria Nine for 166. Victoria's Bad Start and Recovery. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 7

The cricket match Victoria v South Australia was continued to-day. On Saturday South Australia had lost three wickets for 125, when rain brought about a cessation of…

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Football After Lunch. Rugby a La Francaise

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

The New Zealanders have beaten France at Rugby football. It will be news to many people to hear that France has a team worth putting into the field against the New Zealanders,…

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Swimming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 61

There has been little in the way of competitions during the Christmas holidays; indeed, the only event Under discussion has been the death of B. B. Kieran. A meeting has been held at North Sydney, for the…

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Boxing

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The best of a 20 rounds contest between Russell and Regan attracted a good house to the National Sporting Club last night. These lads met on former oceasons, when they put up…

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Bowls

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 59

City and suburban bowlers will be glad to hear that Mr. W. Corbett, who is so well known to them, has recovered from a serious illness. At several of the bowling clubs New Year's Day…

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Swimming Notes

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 7

Manly Swimming Club's first annual gala takes place at Skinner's Baths, Manly, next Saturday afternoon, and promises to be a most interesting gathering. A long and very entertaining…

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Aquatics. Newcastle's Annual Regatta

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

Thanks chiefly to the weather being cool and Pleasant, and the rain generously keeping off, the annual regatta on Monday was enjoyable, and more successful in regard to…

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Golf

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 58

All the courses have been well occupied in the holidays in spite of the large numbers out of town. Leura and Bowral were crowded for the holidays, and between 60 and 70 visiting golfers occupied the…

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Football

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 9

The New Zealanders have finished their original programme in Great Britain with the phonomenal record of 31 wins and one defeat. and 829 points to 39. They scored…

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Football

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3

SOCCER (Pyrmont): The New Zealand British Association team in New South Wales played 12 matches, won 6 lost 3 and drew 3…

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Holiday Racing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 45

The directors of the Kensington Racing Club were at a loss to account for a great falling off in the entries for race meetings held on that popular race track during the last fortnight…

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Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3

PORT MELBOURNE: You should remember that no umpire is infallible. 2. J. Phillips. R. Crockett, and Charles Bannerman are unquestionably…

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Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 8

NEW SOUTH WALES has at last taken a step ahead of Victoria by having won 28 as against 37 matches, nine of the last ten matches having been won by the…

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Football Advertisement

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 16

When Mr. Seddon arranged for the transmission of intelligence regarding the New Zealand football team by the High Commissioner of his colony, and made ready response…

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Racing at Wallsend

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 5

The Wallsend Jockey Club's Christmas race meeting, held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, was in every respect thoroughly successful. On Boxing Day the Weather was…

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Victorian Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 8

The match between New South Wales and Victoria ended in a blaze of glory for the former State, who quite outclassed their opponents, and won by an innings…

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American Anti-football Agitation. American Anti-football Agitation

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 59

It was cabled to England from New York that the University of New York bad decided to follow the lead of Columbia University in abolishing football. Other leading scholastic institutions are not inclined…

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