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Sport, 1908

11,758 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Tasmanian Racing Club. Hobart Cup Entries. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 10

Following are the entries for the Hobart Cup, 1½m.—St. Joe, The Nine, Mathinna, Serene, Harkaway, Hospodar, Admirer, Neirbo, Lancasterite, Mary F., Iliad, Merry Monarch, Vim, Regret,…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales V Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 7

The following players have been selected to represent New South Wales in the match against Victoria, which will commence at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the 24th instant:…

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N.s.w. Rugby League Forming a Club at Newtown an Enthusiastic Meeting

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 6

Following up their campaign of club-forming, the N.S.W. Rugby Football League on Tuesday night held a large and enthusiastic meeting in the Newtown Town Hall, for…

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Queensland Cricket Association. an Abandoned Match. Loss on English Visit £14

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 8

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--At the meeting of delegates to the Queensland Cricket Association, held last night, Mr. G. Morrison, chairman of the executive, presided. The report showed that the…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 4

An advertisement appears in another column to-day announcing that entries for the Anniversary Regatta, to be held Monday week, close to-morrow, 2 p.m., at 17…

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Swimming

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

The Sydney Club will this evening, at the Sports Club, Hunter-street, Sydney, hold the usual mid-season members' invitation smoke .concert, when the prizes won in various…

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Swimming. New South Wales Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 10

The competition among the clubs and swimmers for the title of champion ovar varions distances has been keener during this season than for many years past. Of the events already decided, Cecil Healy is the…

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Swimming New South Wales Amateur Association

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3

The usual council meeting of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association was held last evening at the Sports Club, Mr. E. S. Marks presided over a large…

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Horse Talk Country Racing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 11

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

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Bathurst Racing Club. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 10

The prospects for the inaugural race meeting of the newly-formed Bathurst Club, to be held on January 25 and 27, are exceptionally bright. Entries closed last night for the three principal handicaps. They…

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Interstate Cricket. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

F. Collins has been selected to accompany the Victorian team to Sydney next week for the match against Naw South Wales. He will take the place of H[?]litt, who is unable…

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Northern Rugby Union Will Not Join the League

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 1

The northern branch of the New South Wales Rugby Union (headquarters Newcastle) at its last meeting on Monday night had before it a letter from the N.S.W. Rugby…

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Golf. Cooma G.C. COOMA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 10

The annual meeting of the members of the Cooma G.C. was held this afternoon, Dr. Harvison presiding. The report showed that three matches had been played, the club winning againat Bombala and losing [?]…

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Sporting the Turf Associated Racing Clubs

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

Tho adjourned inquiry into the running of the mare Report at Kensington on the 11th inst. was continued and concluded at the office of the Associated Clubs Yesterday, with…

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Teachers' Cricket. Teachers v WAVERLEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 10

Played st Waverley Oral. Waverley 192 (Har[?] 20, Rogers 20, Terry 22, M'Elbone 72, Channon 23). Teachers, 226 for five wickets (Seldon 52, M'Dougall 32, Moore not out 1[?])…

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Racing on the "Saucer" Track at Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 10

The Melbourne "saucer" track opened on Saturday night. A big attendance favoured the management, and some thrilling and exciting racing kept the crowd at concert pitch; whilst a five miles scratch race sent…

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Cooma Annual Races. Alteration of Dates

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 11

Mr. J. A. Sellar. hon. secretary of the Cooma Race; Club, sends a past-card to say that the dates of the annual meeting have been altered to…

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Nter-state Cricket. Victoria New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--F. Collins has been selected to accompany the Victoria team to Sydney next week, the match against New South Wales, in place of Hazlitt, who is…

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Phases of Cricket by Leading Exponents of the Game Xxxv.---the Humour of the Game by W. J. FORD (Author of "Cricket by a Cricketer," "History of the C.U.C.C." &c.). (All Rights Reserved.)

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 1

Nothing is so damning to the summary of a man's character as the clause, "He hasn't the faintest sense of humour," though there be many who make the assertion sweepingly…

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