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Sport, 1907

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Boxing Day at Bondi. What Followed an Introduction

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 5

Before Mr. Macfarlane, at the Paddington Police Court this morning, Harry Jay, 16½ years, a milk carter, was charged with stealing from Isabella King a gold bangle and two…

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Lawn Tennis. New Zealand Championship Meeting. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 10

In the tennis championship, Ladies' Singles, Miss Nunneley defeated Miss Baker (N.S.W. champion) with case. Miss Powdrell and Wilding won the Championship…

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Victorian Cricket Association Meeting Corvencd Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 7

A meeting of the Victorian cricket Association has been convened for Friday, to consider certain matters in connection with the Victoria-South Australia match…

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The Boer and the Celt. Stirring International Rugby. How the South Africans Beat Ireland

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 7

A game of strange, nerve-shattering fluctuations, brilliant individuality, and spasms of intense excitement ended amid a chorus of divided opinion as to the legality of the winning try…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria V South Australia. South Australia Wins by 319. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 7

The match Victoria v South Australia was concluded this afternoon. The weather was very hot, and the attendance moderate. Carroll 75 and Goss 7 continued batting in the…

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Athletics. Mile Record Walk. Wellington, N.Z.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 10

At the amateur sports held at Wellington, Kerr won the mile championship walk in 6 minutes 23 seconds, equalling the world's amateur record, and 3 seconds lower than the world's professional record…

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Athletics

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 3

At the amateur sports held at Wellington (N.Z.) Kerr won the mile championship walk in 6min. 23sec., equalling the world's amateur record, and 3sec. lower than the world's professional record…

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The Schools. Athletics in Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 4

A deputation from the cricket committee of the P.S.A.A.A. recently waited on Mr. Dawson, the Chief Inspector, to suggest that when appointments were being made to those schools where athletics are…

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Athletics. Mudgee Pastime Club

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 10

MUDGEE, Wednesday.--At the Mudgee Pastime Club last night. Jack Moroney, of Mudgee, late of the Glebe Pastime Club, defeated Snowy Thompson, of Wellington, in the seventh round…

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Boxing

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

A New Zealand boxer named F. H. Turvoy made a public appearance in Sheffield on November 26, opposing "Billy" Gordon, of America, in a 20-round match at…

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Football

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

C. D. M'Iver has not been passed over by the selection committee of the F.A. for the Amateurs v Professionals match because his form was not considered good enough." He…

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Rugby Football. Proposed N.S.W. Team for England. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 7

The committee of the Rugby Union recommends that a New South Wales team should not visit the United Kingdom next season. The committee hopes to…

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Bowls. Victoria Park Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

The Victoria Park green, which has been topdressed, was reopened on New Year's Day, after laying idle for over three months. At the end of last season the green was thoroughly worn out, and gave…

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Sailing. Interstate Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

The committee in charge of the arrangements for se[?]g the 18-footer Australian to Western Australia is holding a monolight excursion to Clifton Gardens this evening, with the object of augmenting the fund…

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Horse Talk Country Racing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 11

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

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Tattersall's Club Races

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 11

Last Saturday and New Year's Day saw a big attendance at the Randwick Racecourse, when the annual meeting of Tattersall's Club was held…

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Cricket. Tomorrow's Matches

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 8

The chief engagement in Sydney to-morrow is, of course, the second day of the interstate match between South Australia and New South Wales, at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Sport and Pastime To-morrow's Fixtures Inter-state Cricket Match N.S.W. v. South Australia Swimming Carnival at Manly

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

The following are the sporting fixtures for to-morrow:--THE TURF Moorefield Race Club…

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Football. Australian Footballers at Vancouver

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

There are several exponents of Rugby football in Canada, and not long ago they decided to foregather and form a club to tackle various Vancouver and district teams. The "Vancouver World" of Nov. 12, just…

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