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Sport, 1911

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Ladies at Cricket. Richmond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 11

The Bexley Ladies' Cricket Club played against the Richmond Ladies' Club here yesterday, the game resulting in a draw. Miss I. Devlin, one of the members of New South Wales team to visit Victoria last…

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New Zealand Racing. Wellington' (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 11

The following events were decided on Monday as under:- Wairapa Cup of 325 sovs, 1½.—Sandstream, 9st, 1; Passive, 6st 9lb, 2; First Battery, 7st, 3. Seven started…

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Triangular Cricket. England Preparing for the Matches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 47

A London correspondent writes:-- The enclosed cutting from a London newspaper will interest followers of cricket in Australia. It shows that this time England means to take…

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Inter-state Junior Cricket. Adelaide, December 31

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

The whole of the holiday week was taken up by junior cricketers with a series of matches in which Victorians, New South Welshmen, and South Australians took part. The first game,…

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International Football. France Defeats Scotland. Taris, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 9

The Rugby football match between France and Scotland to-day was won by the former by 1 point, the scores being:— France 16 points, Scotland 35 points…

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New Zealand Cricket. Canterbury Defeats Wellington. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 11

A Canterbury cricket team defeated Wellington by 322 runs. WOLLONGONG, Monday. The first matches of the second round of the…

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Inter-State Letters Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Racing in the Country

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

There was plenty of racing in the country last week. Some of the results were given in last week's issue. Bolan, who is by Bobadil, and is trained by J…

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Auckland Racing Club. Danube Wins Great Northern Derby. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 11

At the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting on Monday the principal races resulted as under:- Great Northern Derby.—Danube, 1; Goldlinder, 2; King Soult, 3. Time, 2m 37s…

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Golf Gossip. Doings on This Courses. Dr. Thomas Makes a Record

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 14

As a good number of golfers were still away holiday-making, the last day of the old year was a very quiet one on the Sydney courses. A light easterly wind blew throughout the afternoon, but the weather was hot and…

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Football. American Inter-'varsity Game. Yale v Princeton. the Lusitania

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 57

Mr. A. Knox, who was one time a leading spirit in Rugby League football here, and who is now on a business tour of England, the Continent and America, sends…

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Cricket. New Zealand Defeats N.s.w. Country Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 11

The New Zealand teachers, who are touring New South Wales, yesterday easily defeated a team of country teachers on the Petersham Oval. Lusk, of New Zealand, was the champion of the day, for in…

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Cricket Edition. "Evening News" Office, 6.10 P.M.

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 9

(A PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOON'S NEWS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGES 7 AND 14 OF THIS ISSUE.)…

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Malice Aforethought. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xiii. Races in the Mist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

The evening meal in the small saloon of the Mercur was bright and pleasant, even though it consisted of tinned provisions and many varieties of cheese in Norwegian style…

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Southern Queensland. BRISBANE,January 1. Q.T.C. Second Summer Races

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

It looks almost [?] certainty for the Queensland Turf Club to turn the home corner of the present season's racing with a lot in hand. The necessity to postpone…

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Victorian Cricket Notes, Impressions of the Victorian-new South Wales Game

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 13

Even giving in the absence of Armstrong, Warne, Hazlitt and Vernon, the home team had most of the luck that was going. The wicket was under water on…

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Lawn Tennis. How Parker Was Beaten in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.), Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 11

The New Zealand lawn tennis championship tournament, held this week at Blenheim," produced some excellent play and new champions. The game of the tournament was in the semi-finals of the men's singles…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Moonee Valley Races. Rorse-owner, Trainer and Jockey Disqualified. Melbourne

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 5

Delightful weather for outdoor pastimes prevailed on Saturday when there was a bumper attendance at Moonee Valley where the proprietary gave…

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Boxing a White World's Champion Tommy Burns' Find. New Heavy-weight Lester Wins. What the World's Ex-heavy Top-notcher Thinks

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 8

A cablegram received in Sydney last week-end stated that Jack Lester—Tommy Burns' protege—had, at Tacoma, Washing, ton, knocked out one Con Hagen in the…

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Notes and Anticipations Tattersall's Meeting. Sunlike, an Outsider, Wins the Carrington Stakes. Byplay's Summer Cup. Jinnee and Britain Again Run Well—Popinjay a Winner—The Doncaster and Sydney Cup Entries—Racing in the Other States—W. H. Smith's Retainer—General Items. Selections for Moorefield. Tattersall's Races

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 1

TATTERSALLI'S CLUB was fairly fortunate as regards weather for its meeting, and the attendance on Saturday and Monday…

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CRICKET. Second Test Match. the Luck of the Toss. Bardsley's Consistent Form. Faulkner's Fine Innings. Springboks Lead on First Innings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 47

In the second test match, which began at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 31, Australia relied upon the team which had won so decisively in Sydney. Vogler's poor form,…

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