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Sport, 1910

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Football. Rugby Union Notes. Church Rugby

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 3

The executive has derided to form a branch Union at Parramatta to be called the Central Cumberland Branch of the New South Wales Church Rushy Union,…

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Boxing

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

MR. McINTOSH has arranged for a great show on Monday night. Mark Higgins and Jack Blackmore are to fight their battle for a £100 purse, and the…

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Bowls

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 4
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

"ABSOLUTELY nothing, Mr. 'Toucher,'" was Mr. Chandler's reply to my inquiry "Anything fresh?" on Thursday afternoon…

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Boxing at Orange

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 9

ORANGE, Saturday.—A boxing contest of 20 round, took place at the local Skating Rink to-day for a [?] purse donated by Mr. John Hives, and a side wager of [?] between George…

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Inter--state Bowls

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 15

HOBART, Friday.--The second test match between Victoria and Tasmania was played to-day and resulted in a decisive win for the visitors by 34…

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SWIMMING. (By "The Diver.")

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

KIAMA Swimming Club is to the fore once every 12 months—it is never heard of in the metropolis before or afterwards in the year…

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Swimming in the Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 14

Special attention has been given by the N.S.W. Swimming Association during the last few years to the encouragement of swimming in country districts, and the effort has met with much success. In order…

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Middle Harbor Regatta. Good Day's Sport

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 9

The Middle Harbor Regatta, which is carried out under the auspices of the Middle Sailing Club, took place to-day. The weather was ideal for the aquatic sports, and the wind…

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Tennis Talk

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 5

THE initial Country Week has proved a great success in spite of the extremely hot weather of Tuesday and Wednesday, and our visitors from the country…

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Lawn Tennis

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

The last fixture in connection with the country week was concluded on Friday on the association's courts, Double Bay. The Goalburn team, winner of the Dunlop Cup, was…

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Boxing Day at Mulgoa

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 3

The usual sports, tea, and concert, in aid of the R.C. Church, Mulgoa, eventuated on Boxing Day. There was a large attendance, including…

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Cape Hawke Regatta. a Three Days' Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

FORSTER, Friday.--The 21th annual regatta of the Capo Hawke Regatta Club was held on Wallis Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday, and was continued yesterday. The weather was…

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Northern Union Football

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 3

An English paper tells us that "at a recent meeting of the Northern Union a communication came from the New South Wales League, as a sort of review of the…

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Boxing. Big Night at Stadium

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

A big programme has been arranged for the Stadium, Rushcutter's Bar. on Monday night. Jack Blackmore and Mark Higgins are to meet in a 20 rounds contest, and in addition, the…

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Boxing. the Johnson-jeffries Fight

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—Mr. Tex Rickard states that the Johnson-Jeffries fight is certain to take place at Salt Lake City on July 4, and that the Governor of Utah does not oppose…

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Golf. Bonnie Doon Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 14

The Bonnie Doon Golf Club have arranged for to-day a 4-ball stroke competition in the morning, and a stroke competition in the afternoon…

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Boxing. at the Stadium To-night

The Star · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

Mark Higgins, the Ballarat welterweight, and Jack Blackmore will fight for a purse of £100 at the Stadium to-night. Since his meeting with George Unholz the Victorian has looked after himself, und will not be…

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Cricket Notes By "GULLIVER."

The Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

THE New South Wales team at Adelaide broke down rather badly as batsmen, and the side was beaten easily. Yet there the bowling and fielding of the…

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Delegate Picnic Races. a Bad Accident. Delegate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 14

The annual picnic raced were held on Tuesday, when the weather was fine, and there was a good attendance. A bad accident occured at the conclusion of the day. In the final race Fiery Demon was the only horse left…

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