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Sport, 1907

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Cricket. To-morrow's Matches

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 8

Attention will be given the grade matches tomorrow, when fresh rounds are to begin. There should be some interesting play. Mr. P. J. Ironsides writes:—In four issue of…

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Victorian Ytacht Races. Ratings and Time Allowances. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

The race for La Carabine Cup is exciting much interest. The honorary official treasurer of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Mr. F. J. Davies, completed the task of measuring this…

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Boxing

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3
Also in The Arrow, Evening News

At the Galety tonight Ohma and Ireland will supply the preliminary, and at 9 o'clock the clever lightweights "Cocker" Tweedie and Bill Casey contest the best of 20 rounds…

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Bowls

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

The conditions of Mr. Finlayson's tournament are published. They require that the jack shall vary considerably every time, a different distance every shot…

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Swimming Splashes

The Arrow · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 6

WAVERLEY CLUB'S tenth annual show takes places at Hellings' Bondi baths this afternoon. Quarter-mile supremacy of Eastern…

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Golf

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

A four-ball match was played in Wollonggong yesterday. E.R. Apperly (Killara) and O. Moriarty (Wollongong) against C. Pearson (Hunter's Hill) and K. Harrison…

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Bowls & Bowlers

The Arrow · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

THE Pennant and "B" competition matches begin to-day. Fixtures are; PENNANT. Manly v. Redfern…

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Patriotism and Rugby

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 8

On sentimental grounds the contest between England and the New Zealand Rugby team was the greatest event of the tour of the "All Blacks." From precisely the same cause the…

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Football

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

In a football match played in phlladelph[?] last mouth between the Annapolis' Naval Academy and the West point Military Academy, the former won by 10 points to…

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Cricket

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3
Also in Evening News

Jas. R. Mackay arrived at Durban (South Africa) on November 38, and shortly afterwards left for the Rand: The cricket scribe of the Durban "Advertiser" writes thus of…

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Swimming Wentworth Ladies' Club

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

The Wentworth Ladies Club held two races at the Coogee Ladles Baths on Thursday afternoon. The president, Mrs. W. H. Rutter, officiated as judge in conjunction with Mrs…

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Lawn Tennis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 11

In consequence of the death of Mr. A. P. Storey, one of the committee of the Strathfield Lawn Tennis Club, the courts will not be open to-day…

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Railway Cricket

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

For the past few weeks there has been much talk of a cricket match between teams representing the mechanical staff at the Penrith…

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Cricket Notes

The Arrow · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

THE Sheffield Shield has been once more won by New South Wales, as it matters not if this State be defeated by Victoria in the return-match. It is the sixth…

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Interstate Yachting. To-day Racing at Melbourne. La Carabine and Sayonara Cup Races

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 10

"What may Be termed an aquatic week is to begin in Victoria this afternoon with the first of the three races for the La Carabine Cup. The second race is fixed, for…

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