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Sport, 1908

11,758 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

Cricket. Wool Storembn at Play

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 9

Teams from the wool stores of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited and Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited met in a friendly game on the northern wicket at Rusbcuttors Ray…

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Quirindi Races. First Day. Quirindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 7

The Quirindi annual races were commenced yesterday. The weather was showery. There was a fair attendance. The track was very heavy. Results:- Opening Handicap, 6f.—Parkville, by Invader—…

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Interstate Banks Cricket. the Teams Entertained

The Australian Star · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

The teams which took part in the Inter-State banks' cricket match were entertained at a smoke concert at Aaron's Exchange Hotel, last night. Some 200 persons were…

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V.A.T.C. Races. Tips for Tomorrow

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 8

The autumn meeting of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club will commence tomorrow at Caulfield, when the programme will comprise six events, four of which are handicaps over the…

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Borrowed a Suit. to Go to the Races

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

At the Paddington Police Court, James Ernest Stewart, 22 a horse trainer, was charged with, while being bailee of certain property, to Wit, blue serge sac suit, valued at £4 10s,…

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International Cricket. England v New South Wales. Return Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

The return match between England and Now South Wales will begin to-day on the Sydney Cricket Ground. The memory of the extraordinary defeat inflicted by the…

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Late Sporting. T.R.C. Races. Second Day. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 6

The second day of the T.R.C. Summer Meeting was brought off to-day in seasonable weather. The attendance was almost equally as brilliant as Cup day, and proportionately as large…

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Nearing the End. the English Tour. To-day's Cricket Match

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 7

After having a trial on Saturday Cotter finds he will be unable to figure in the match commencing on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day between the Englishmen and New South Wales…

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The Cricket Match.. ENGLAND V. New South Wales. Visitors Win the Toss

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 6

The return match between England and New South Wales was begun at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. At the time there were about 500 spectators. Crawford, Humphries,…

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Athletics

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. R. Coombes, the sole selector of the New South Wales team for the Australasian championships, to be decided at Hobart on February 29 and March 2, has added A. H…

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Athletic Championships. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 6

The following have been selected to represent Victoria in the Australasian championships in Hobart on February 29:—J. L. Davis, 220yds, 440yds, 120yds hurdles, and 440yds…

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Athletics. the Australasian Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 7

To aid the selector of the New South Wales [?] in coming to a finding in the picking of our representatives for the Australasian championships, t[?] take place at Hobart on February 29 and March [?]…

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Football Notes. Rugby Union Gossip

The Arrow · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 3

THE fact of G. V. Portus having played on the winning side in the England v. Ireland match at Richmond last week, in clear evidence that he has Kept up his…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 17
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Prizes won at the recently-held Anniversary Regatta will be presented on Monday evening by the Lord Mayor, who is the president of the regatta. There are in all 70 prizes for the 20 races, of a value…

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Swimming

The Arrow · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 11

THE "Sydney's" and other swimmers-but mainly the former-are off to Gosford to-day to provide a treat for the rural folk this afternoon in the local…

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Boxing

The Arrow · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 11
Also in Evening News

MAT MOORE and Roberts will open three event show at the Gaiety to-night, towards which Snowy Harris and Frank King, and Joe Walcott and Ranji…

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Bowls

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5
Also in The Arrow

Draw for club championship:—Dumbrell v. Champion; L. W. Pye v. A. Fullager: Clark v. A. Marsden ; Goldrick v. H. Fullagar; Pearson v. Straub; Gould…

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