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Sport, 1908

11,758 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

Boxing. Griffin v QUIGLEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

Jim Griffin meets Bob Qutgley to-night at the Gaiety to contest the best of 20 rounds. Both men have trained hard, and a good struggle should be witnessed…

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Bowls Goulburn Green. Goulburn

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 6

A large number of members of the Goulburn Bowling Club met on the newly-formed green on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of inspecting it. Considering the…

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Another Cricket Match

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

Teams representing the oversea steamship companies and the interstate shipping lines are to play a cricket match at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-morrow, afternoon, and a…

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Golf. Royal Sydney G.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

On Wednesday (Ladies' dinner evening), a putting competition will be held at 8.30 p.m. for members and associates. This competition will be held on the house lawn, which will be artificially lighted…

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Rosehill Racing Club. February Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

The entries received yesterday for the Bosehill February meeting are as under:- February Stakes, 6f.—Orfano, Versailles, Mandalay, [?]en Buckley, North Head, Malsterdelle, Felicia, Lord…

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Hobart Races. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

The racehorses Grafton Lad, and Neirbo, both encaged for the forthcoming Hobart races, arrired by the Weatralia from Sydney. Neirbo was hurt slightly while being put on board at Sydney…

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Bong Picnic Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

The annual picnic race ball, held in the Moss Vale hall on Friday night, "was declared by many who were there to have been the most successful for several years past. There was a large and exceedingly fashionable…

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Cricket. Yaralla V Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

The Yaralla Club played the Muswellbrook at Muswellbrook, on Saturday, and were defeated by two wickets and 177 runs. Yaralla.—J. R. D. Scott, c sub., b Phillips, 49;…

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Cyclists' Union Races at Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

Following are the handicaps issued by the official handicapper (Mr. C. W. Goatley) to the N. S.W. Cyclists' Union, for the three track races to be held at the Goulburn Highland Society a sports at Goulburn…

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Lawn Tennis. Austenham v AUGUSTUS-STREET

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

On Saturday afternoon a match took place between the Austenham Tennis Club and the Augustus-street M. Tennis Club, on the latter's court at Leichhardt. The match, which was closely contested up to the…

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Nose Broken by Cricket Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 8

MUDGEE, Monday.--Whilst playing in a cricket match at Home Rule on Saturday, for Lawson's Creek against the Home Rule Club, Mr. Herbert Mogg had his nose broken. He was…

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New South Wales Cricket Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 5

Mr. J. H. Clayton presided at the monthly meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association last night. The executive committee's report dealt with the resignation of Messrs. G. Barbour and F. A. Iredale as…

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Boxing and Wrestling the English Championships. Will "Snowy" Baker Compete?

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 3

Mr. Frank Underwood, the secretary of the New South Wales Amateur Sports Club, under whose auspices R. L. (Snowy) Baker so often successfully fought, lately cabled the…

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Cricket New South Wales Cricket Association Marylebone's Share of the Gate Half the Guarantee Paid

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 3

The New South Wales Cricket Association held its monthly meeting at Bull's Chambers, Moore-street, last night. Mr. J. H. Clayton was in the chair…

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Cricket. Meeting of the Association. Board of Control's Guarantee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 10

At last night's meeting of the N.S.W. Cricket Association the action of the executive committee in accepting the resignations of Messrs. E. P. Barbour and F. Iredale as selectors of the New South Wales team was confirmed…

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International Cricket England V Tasmania. Brilliant Fielding by Englishmen. Tasmania Out for 276. LAUNCESTON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 8

ThE match at Launceston, England v Tasmania, was continued at Launceston to-day. Play commenced at noon. England had made 321 on Saturday in their first innings,…

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Football Rugby Union

Referee · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 6

Mr. Alfred G. Dent, hon. treasurer of the Metropolitan Rugby Union, died at the Sydney Hospital on Thursday last after a lengthy illness. He had been in the…

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Football. N.s.w. Rugby Union

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 250

At a meeting of the council of the New South Wales Rugby Union last week, it was resolved:— "That in addition to the acts of professionalism, as provided for in the union's hand-book, the union…

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Manly Regatta

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 252

Manly regatta was held in the cove on Saturday afternoon, and was largely attended, but the breeze was too light and shifty for the sailing events, some of which did not finish until it was dark. A very…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 252

The 72nd annual regatta will be held on Monday, and should be as successful as any held for 20 years past. Amateur oarsmen have responded poorly in the way of entries, but the all-comers have entered freely,…

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