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Sport, 1908

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International Cricket England V. Viotoria. Visitors Score Rapidly. Ali Out for 338. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 4

The match England v Victoria was begun to-day in beautiful weather. Braund, Rhodes, Fielder, and Young stood out of the English team. Jones won the toss from Laver. Hobbs…

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Sport and Pastime Among the Amateurs Cricket the Fourth Test Match Claims of A. E. Windsor

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 3

The Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association is strongly advancing the claims of A. E. Windsor for inclusion in the team to represent Australia in the fourth…

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Athletics

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. R. Coombes, who is the sole, selector of i the N.S.W team for the Australasian championships, which are to be decided at Hobart on February 29 and March 2, has made a few…

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Athletics. New Zealand Championship. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 10

At the amateur athletic championship meeting, Kerr won the mile walk, but was disqualified in the three miles. Trembath won the half and quarter mile. Murray won the quarter mile hurdles in 59 2-5s…

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Athletics Australasian Championships. the Representative Teams

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 3

The New Zealand selectors have chosen H. Trembath, Murray, Orbell, and Henderson 'to represent the Dominion in the forthcoming Australasian championship meeting,…

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Athletics. Australasian Championships. Some of the New South Wales Team Chosen

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 10

The Australasian Amateur Athletic Union's championships will be decided at Hobart (Tas.) this year on the 29th of the present month and March 2. New South' Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Tasmania, Will send…

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Football Union Rugby

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 6

The Sydney District Football Club will hold a meeting at St. John's Hall, Darlinghurst, on the 17th instant. As this is the first meeting held by a club playing under…

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Football League Rugby. New Western Suburbs Club

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 3

A public-meeting will be hold by the Now South Wales Rugby Football League to-night at 8 o'clock, at the Ashfield Town Hall, with a view to forming a Western…

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Rugby Football. Wales Defeats Scotland. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 7

In Rugby football, Wales (2 tries) defeated Scotland (1 goal)…

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Boxing

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

Blackmore and Higgins, of Melbourne will contest the best of 20 rounds at the Gaiety Club to-night, and as both are said to be well, a good battle should result…

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Cricket

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

A. H. Russon's team will play E. Arnold and Company, at Rushcutter's Bay Oval to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m., and will be represented by Clement Francisco, Ferguson, Gaden, Johnson,…

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Boxing Blackmore V. Higgins

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 3

Jack Blackmore, of Sydney, will meet Mark Higgins, of Melbourne, at the Gaiety Athletic Hall to-night, Higgins is training at North Sydney, and Blackmore at the…

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Bowls. the Easter Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 10

The association has issued the conditions of the [?] championship meeting to be held at Easter. It [?] greens to be fixed when entries close. The…

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Cricket Hymns

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 5

In 1809 the great W. G. Grace captained an eleven against the boys at Marlborough College, and was bowled for a few runs. That night the hymn in the College chapel, which…

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Cricket. Country Matches

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 10

ORANGE, Monday.--In the competition, Mount Pleasant defeated Meadow Crock by 11 runs, and Reserves beat Springhill by 53 runs…

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Cricket. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 10

In senior cricket to-day South Mine made 201, and beat Australs, who made 113 (Webb 42). Willya[?] with 222, beat Proprietary, 213 (Webber 67)…

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Golf. Concord G.[?] Continuous Bogey Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 10

Alexander Orr, hcp. 2, 6 up. W. B. Fairfax, hcp. 3, 4 up. C. A. Sinclair, hcp. 5, 2 up. C. Hope. hcp. 6, square…

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Sporting the Turf Associated Racing Clubs

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the board of management of the Associated Racing Clubs was hold yesterday, when representatives each of Kensington, Ascot, Rosebery, and Victoria…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. February Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 10

The weights for the above meeting were declared yesterday as under:- Farm Stakes, 6f.—Cres 'O, 9st 5lb; Bundaberg, 8st 12lb; Peccavi, 8st 7lb; Handnurb, 8st 4lb, Maranui, 8st;…

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Cricket the Fljians in Victoria

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 3

The Fijian team of cricketers' grand touring holiday and extensive picnic is drawing to a close. The Fijians will play their next match against Ballarat on the 26th last. This…

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