Sunbury Races. Akim Foo Wins the Cup. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 10
The Sunbury Racing Club's meeting was successfully brought off yesterday, though the attendance was not as large as was expected, owing to the heavy rain which fell in the morning. There were a dozen…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Test Match. Extraordinary Cricket. Saunders' Bowling Feat. How the Englishmen Went Down
Evening News · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 4
MELBOURNE, Monday Morning.—So far the fourth test match has been a great disappointment, and some old cricketers say they urn scarcely realise it is a struggle between England…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warwick Farm Racing Club. February Meeting. Simora Wins the Liverpool Mile. Miss Simmer Successful in the Warwick Handicap
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 10
The Febuary reunion of the Warwick Farm Racing Club took place on Saturday. The weather was hot and muggy, but still there was a good attendance to witness the sport…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →International Cricket. the Fourth Test Match. Collapse of the Englishmen. a Bowler's Wicket. Australia's Second Innings. Melbourne
The Australian Star · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 6
If yesterday's cricket was tame, to-day's was sensational enough to suit even the most inveterate grumbler. Although no ball was bowled till after luncheon, yet 13 wickets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Athletics. South Sydney Harriers
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 10
The annual general meeting of this club will be held in the Town Hall, Pitt-street, Redfern, on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. Business: To receive annual report and balance-sheet, and the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Football. N.s.w Rugby Football League
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 10
A meeting was held on Friday night at the North Sydney School of Arts by the above league, with a view to forming a football club at North Sydney to affiliate with the league…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Football. New Branch of the Rugby League
Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2
A large meeting of footballers was held in the Town Hall, Ashfield, for the purpose of forming a new club in the district, to the affiliated with the N.S.W. Rugby Football League…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming
Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2
The East Sydney Swimming Club will decide a 150yds first-class handicap and a 50yds B class handicap, and a diving event at the continental afternoon to be held at Rushcutter's Bay Baths…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing
The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 3
Also in Evening News, The Sydney Morning Herald
Ted Nelson and Jim Griffin, the New Zealander, will try conclusions in a 20- rounds contest at the Gaiety Athletic Hall to-night. Both have trained well, and the battle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming. the Australian Championships
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 10
Yesterday the secretary of the New South Wales A.S.A., received a telegram from the W.A.A.S.A., asking that Wickham be sent over to Perth at once. As is well known, wickham is probably the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Golf. Cooma
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 10
The Cooma Golf Club expects a visit from the Dobroyde players next month. The local club will hold a number of competitions during the coming season, trophies for the same having been offered…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →International Rugby. England Defeats Ireland
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 7
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--In the Rugby football international match England beat Ireland by 2 goals 1 try to a penalty goal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Moorefield Racing Club
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 10
The following entries were received yesterday for the meeting to be held on the 22nd instant:- Kog[?]rah Stakes, 1m.—Real Grit, Lady Trist, Con[?]de, Host, Skopera, Damera, Mara[?] Sulu, S[?]mose…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Associated Racing Clubs
The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 7
The weekly meeting of the board of management of the Associated Racing Clubs was held at the office, 2 Castlereagh- street, yesterday. Jockeys' permits were granted to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lawn Tennis. Bowral
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 10
A lawn tennis match between teams representing the Rowral and Kia-Ora clubs resulted in an easy win for the former. The scores were:—Bowral, 8 sets 53 games; Kia-Ora, 1 set 21 games…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cricket. Crawford's Bowling
Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2
Mr. James Searle, the well-known cricket enthusiast, who is in Melbourne to watch the fourth test match, supplies some interesting figures about Crawford, who bowled so well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Sporting. Boxing. Thorn Beats Meeghan
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Hugh Meeghan and Frank Thorn met for the third time at the Cyclorama to-night, before a large crowd. Up to the 18th round the two were about equal on points, but in the 19th and 20th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moruya Races. Moruya
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 10
The Moruya races were commenced to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance good. Results:- Opening Handicap.—Morok, 1; Icicle, 2; Eloquence, 3…
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