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Sport, 1907

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Golf

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, Australian Town and Country Journal

There is a matter which tho N.S. Wales Golf Council would do well to take in bund at once, now at the commencement, before the true golfing season is in full…

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Swimming Waverley Club

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

The Waverley Swimming Club will hold their tenth annual water carnival at Mr. J. Hellings's Bondi Baths next Saturday afternoon. In anticipation of an unusually large…

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Redfern Swimming Club

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 5

The eighth annual carnival of the Redfern Swimming Club tabes place at Coogee Aquarium Baths on January 23rd. The programme is bright and up to data. Included…

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Football

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 9
Also in Evening News

For the Wales-South Africa Rugby football match last month, the appointment of referee was left to the English Rugby Union, who selected Mr. A. O. Jones, the…

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Racing Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 14

Eight persons were injured in the course of some motor-car races at the Point Breeze track at Philadelphia on November 24. When rounding the sixth lap of a 50-miles race a 60 h.p. car crashed through a railway fence…

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Saturday's Racing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 14

On Saturday afternoon at the Cricket Ground the Cyclists' Union will hold an open one mile handicap for trophies of £3, £2. and £1. A fair entry has been received for the event, including all the most prominent…

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Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

B.B.H (Rylstonc): Yes ; that is it counts as a boundary hit. F.M. (N.S.W. P.C.A.): The opposing captain should have objected at tho time…

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Swimming. the Australasian Championships

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

New South Wales is to be represented by two swimmers in the Australasian championships, which are to be decided at Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 2, 7, and…

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Lawn Tennis

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 117
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

A tennis match on Saturday between Sydney visitors at Thirroul and the Wollongong Club resulted in a win for Wollongong by 92 games to 35. The Mosman Recreation Club's tournament was…

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Golf Australian Club

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

The draw for mixed foursomes on Saturday is as follows:--Mrs. Altken and N. F. Christoe v Miss C. Trevory-Jones and J. [?] Milne, Miss Milson and C. G. Hodgson v…

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Sunbury Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

The Sunbury Racing Club was fortunate in persuading the V.R.C. to give it last Saturday for a meeting, winch should bring it in a substantial…

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Pony-racing Government

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 8

If the suggestion that the A.J.C. should take over the control of pony racing could be put into practice it would, no doubt, prove an excellent thing for the sport. The…

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Christmas Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 15

Last week the Teachers played a draw with Chatswood District. Out of a total of 217, O'Neill made 67, Smith 65, Noonan 27, not out, and Hedberg 19. Chatswood lost, six wickets for 181 runs…

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Cricket. Gossip

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 115

The attendance for the New South Wales v South Australia match was no more than 11,000 for the three days—a very poor crowd compared with the 15,000 we used to get for the Saturday…

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Cricket Disqualifications. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 14

Sir,--Influenced by and in consonance with sentiments expressed by many of the leading habitues of the members' pavilion, as also by the great demonstration of the more public cricket enthusiasts on last Saturday, I write…

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Boxing. Where Baker Will Compete

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

The English amateur boxing, championship meeting is to be held at Alexandra Palace. Muswell Hill, on Wednesday, March 27. The secretary of the Boxing Association has…

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