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Sport, 1910

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Interstate Cricket. Queensland—n.s.w. Game. a Plucky Wicketkeeper. Barbour Makes Good Catches Visitors Win by Three Wickets

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 5

The Sydney Cricket Ground was almost deserted, when the match between Queensland and New South Wales entered upon its fourth day this morning. The new spectators sought…

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Rugby Football

The Star · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 6

The South African Rugby Football Union has reopened [?]tions with the English Rugby Union for the despatch of an English team to South Africa in the coming football season…

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Sporting Review. Autumn Raging Carnival. Rising Cricketers. Racing Fixtures for 1910. Arnst V. Pearce. Amateur Oarsmen. Great Light-weight Battle. Golf Gossip. the Game of Bowls Rowing Notes. New Zealand Sculling Handicap Betting Laws. Turf Notes, and Tips. Cycling, Motoring, Sailing, Swimming, Athletics, Boxing, Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 13

The Warwick Farm Stud Company has for sale privately a number of well-bred horses of various ages by Dorchester, Orzil, Louis XIII., Gauleon, and Riding Master, of which inspection is invited. Among the…

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The Week's Racing. Tattersall's Races

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 44

For the opening day of Tattersall's annual races on December 29, the weather was very warm. The attendance was a fair one for a middle-week day. and the fields quite up to the…

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Stockton Regatta

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 5

Newcastle's aquatic sportsmen having dropped their bundles because of the strike, and the pubs and restaurants, who rake in all the boodle at holiday…

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Swimming

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal, Referee

The selectors appointed by the carnival committee of the New South Wales Association to arrange the diving dismays at the State Championship Carnivals, commencing next Saturday,…

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Boxing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 50
Also in Referee

A contest of 20 rounds took place at Orange on January 1, for a £50 purse, donated by Mr. John Hives, and a side wager of £25, between George Reidy, of Orange…

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Bowls

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 12

Bathurst Bowling Club has had another successful year. An increased members' roll was reported at the annual meeting last week, and the funds were considered…

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Rugby Union

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 11

Back from America, Mr. W. J. Howe reports that Rugby Union football is making considerable progress. The match between the University of…

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Racing in the North. Newcastle, Monday. Wallsend Races

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 14

The wallsend Jockey Club's Xmas race meeting was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday last in the presence of a very large attendance. Fine weather prevailed, and to look at the well-dressed,…

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Golf

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 47

(All inquiries relating to Golf should be addressed to "Stymie," care of the Editor of the Town and Country Journal," and correspondents must forward a copy of the coupon appearing on page 2 of this…

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Swimming. Diving Displays

The Star · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 2

AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CARNIVAL. The selectors appointed by the carnival committee of the N.S.W. Swimming Association to arrange the diving displays at the State championship carnivals…

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Tennis

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 8

The success, from the point of view of enthusiastic players, of the Country Week, which began and ended during the last seven days of the year that is…

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Football

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 15

It is understood that a very prominent member of the All Black team which invaded Great Britain under D. Gallahor's leadership, has received a very good offer…

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Past Racing. Tattersall's Club Races. First Day—wednesday, December 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 48

Hurdle Race of 8 sovs each with 150 sovs added; second 80 sovs, and third 20 sovs from the prize, About 2m.—Mr. W. Anderson's br h Hermes (imp.) (Gallinule—The Message), 6yrs, 10st 11lb (W. Curtin),…

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Melbourne Boxing Notes

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 8

Ernie Fullalove, middle and heavy-weight amateur champion of Australia, will probably have his last fight amongst the amateurs during the coming Easter,…

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BOWLS. (By PENNANT.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 13

Saturday was a perfect day on the greens. Everywhere Nature assisted mart in making the time day of the new year one to be remembered by devotees of the sport. Most clubs entertained themselves, the old style…

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