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Sport, 1908

11,758 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Colonial Cricket Professionals Middlesex Club's Decision, London, Tuesday, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 4

The Middlesex County Cricket Club announces that it does not intend in future to qualify colonial professionals…

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International Cricket England v. Victoria. Dreadfully Slow Game. Win for England by 330. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 12

Dull but cool weather prevailed for the last day of the match between England and Victoria. Only a few hundred people were present. Healy and Woodford continued their…

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Warned Off. Sebakwe or Dumaresq? Attempt to Establish the Identity of an Australian Gelding. a Soustralian Racing Scandal Revived

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 5

The following interesting article on a "rung in" gelding appears in the "Sporting Age" of Bombay of January 5: — "During November, 1906, and till the…

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International Cricket England V. Victoria a Hollow Victory Victorians Again Collapse England Win by 830 RUNS " MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 7

The return cricket match between England and Victoria was resumed on the Melbourne Cricket Ground today. The weather was cool and about 200 persons were…

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Professional Athletics (Governing Body for N.S.W.—The N.S.W. Athletic League : secretary, Mr. H. E. Oaten, 27 Post-office Chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney.) Notes and Gossip. Fixtures. February. 11, 12—Shepparton (Vic) Carnival. MARCH. 17—St. Patrick's Day Sports at West Maitland. APRIL

Referee · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 10

Messrs. J. Naven, P. Mangan, and M. Dolahenty, hon. secretaries to the West Maitland St. Patrick's Day Sports, to take place at the Albion ground on March 17,…

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Glebe Athletic Hall Green Beats Bingham

Referee · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 7

At the Glebe Athletic Hall on Monday night Ted Green won all the way through six rounds with Bingham. Ted Nelson and Fraser boxed three good…

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Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, Sydney Sportsman, The Daily Telegraph, Australian Town and Country Journal

R.F. (Dalby, Q.): No, he would not be eligible to run in amateur races. At the same time if he applied to the Queensland A.A.A. for reinstatement it would…

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Athletic Notes and Gossip Amateur Athletics the Australasian Championships—probable Teams. Pars From All Parts. 1908. February

Referee · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 10

[?]—East Melbourne Harriers Sports. [?] Australasian Championships at Hobart. MARCH. 2—Australian Championships at Hobart…

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No Over-fed Athletes Are on This Team, Athletes Who Go to Olympic Games to Be There on Their Merits. to Re Picked on Their Recent Performances in Athletic Would

Referee · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 10

The American Olympic committee certainly has its troubles with the announcements preparatory to making up the team to send to London this Summer. Only…

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Athletics. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 10

The Wellington Centre Athletic Association have decided to send Kerr to compete in the walking championships at Hobart…

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Glebe Athletic Hall. [?]

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 6

There was a good house at the Glebe At[?] on Monday night, when the star attraction was a fight for the championship between [?]…

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Everyday Topics. Athletic Frenchwomen

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 11

Two well-known women in French athletic circles are Mdme. Carton and, Mdme. Paul Franz-Namur, the former of whom is a noted balloonist, and the latter an intrepid Alpine…

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Notes and Anticipations Autumn Possibilities. Newmarket and Australian Cup Horses the Sydney Contingent. Presentation to Mr. W. Kelso—The Registered and Unregistered Clubs—The N.Z. Racing Conference and the Bookmakers Selections for Rosehill and Warwick Farm

Referee · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 1

MOST of the Sydney horses nominated for handicaps down south will fulfil their engagements. Putty and Litle Toy have been on the spot…

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Coursing. Nabrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 10

At the annual meeting of the Narrabri Coursing Club the financial statement showed the receipts amounted to £140 and expenditure £131, leaving a credit balance of £9. Hares cost £25,…

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Golf. Australian Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 10

The following is the draw for captain's v secretary's team, to be played on Saturday:- A.E. D'Arey (captain), v O. H. O'Brien (secretary), N. F. Christoe v E. L. Apperly; C. L. Mackenzie v…

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Bowls. the Glebe Cup

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 10

The pennant committee ot the Bowling Association are recommending the general committee to play for this trophy on the same system as the pennant on Wednesday afternoons, with three rinks…

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