Horror Stricken Crowd. a Comedy That Proved a Tragedy. Incident at a Regatta. Wellington
The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 6
A tragic incident occurred yesterday at Lyttleton regatta. One of three men had been performing in the water in what was called a "Darktown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing. Did Not Side-step M'vea. What Burns Will Do
Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 2
Tommy Burns had something to say to an "Evening News" reporter this morning concerning Billy M'Clain's challenge on behalf of Sam M'Vea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Western Suburbs Churches Eighth Round of Competition
Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 8
On the first day of the eighth round of the Western Suburbs Churches' Union Competition the best scores were recorded by C. Rawson [?] A. Piggott [?] A. Chipperfield 53, N. Miller 71, [?] Foster [?] not out…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Golf Notes. the Proposed Association. Schools for Beginners. British Championship Conditions
The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 3
The endeavor to establish a New South Wales Golf Association is still marking, time, owing to the action of the Royal Sydney Club and the Australian Club in demanding an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fawkner's Wheatfield. Melbourne's First Cricket Ground. a Memory of 1849
The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 8
Considerable interest attaches to a letter written from a Melbourne resident to a friend in London, giving the current cricket gossip of December, 1849…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tattersall's Races. Cup Day. Unpopular Victory by Son of the Marsh
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 5
Tattersall's Club can claim to have been favoured in the matter of weather for the windup of its annual meeting yesterday. Before breakfast the meteorological conditions were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Concrete Surface How to Lay a Floor, Path, or Cricket Pitch
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 3
In view of the fact that councils and boards are prescribing cement floors for butchers' shops, hay and corn stores, dairies, etc., and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Days' Riding. a Varied Programme. Crowds at the Cricket Ground. Some Sensational Feats
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 6
Six days' consecutive riding. For the layman the bare idea of riding round a racecourse for 140 hours with scarcely a break produces a cold sensation down the spine, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late Cable News. Received To-day. Nations at Football. Australasians Have Another Win. England Badly Beaten
Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 6
LONDON, Monday Evening.—A very easy win was gained by the Australasian Rugby League footballers in a match this afternoon. They met England, and were successful by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Test Match. Australians' Second Innings Barnes's Deadly Bowling. Clean Bowls Trumper for Two. Captures Hill Before Scoring. Armstrong Scores 90. Eight for 269. MELBOURNE
The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 5
The second test match was continued today on the Melbourne Cricket Ground in cool weather. Notwithstanding a southerly gale,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Edition. Second Test. Boisterous Weather. Australians Bat Again. a Wretched Start. First Four Wickets Fall Quickly. Armstrong to the Rescue
Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—England had a lead of 31 runs when the second test match against Australia was resumed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at noon to-day. It was admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletic Railway Men. Interstate Competitions
Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 3
A large amount of valuable work is accomplished by means of the Railway Institutes of New South Wales and Victoria. The mental and physical well-being of the numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Why N.s.w. Failed. [?]N Athletic Championships. What Mr. Coombes Says
Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 5
The majority of the N.S.W. athletes who journeyed to New Zealand to represent the State in the Australasian amateur athletic championship returned to Sydney to-day by the Union…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletics. State Championships. Two New Holders
Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 8
The 100 Yards Championship of New South Wales was decided at the Highland Gathering at the Agricultural Ground, Moore Park, on Monday. Both beats were splendidly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athletics. Walk for a Wager. Bega to Bombala Under 13½ Hours. Bombala
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 12
On Saturday an amateur athlete. Ellas Joseph, a resident of Bega and well known in this district, under took to walk from Bega to Bombala in 15½ hours for a wager of £40. He accomplished the Journey, which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Athletics. Roche Wins Sprint Championship. Flowers at Last a State Champion
The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 7
Though the absence of P. T. Redmond and W. F. Patturson in New Zealand robbed the championships of a good deal of their interest, still it served, to make them much…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manly Regatta
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 16
The full programme of events, both rowing and sailing, to be held at Manly Regatta, will be found in the advertisement columns of today's issue of "The Daily Telegraph." Sailing…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Football. Rugby League. the Australasian Team. Disappointed Managers
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 9
Messrs. C. H. Ford and J. Quinlan spoke fairly freely when interviewed by a representative of a leading Yorkshire paper. "What we complain about most bitterly,"…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boxing
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 16
"Porky" Flynn, who had the misfortune to poison his [?]inger, with the result that amputation was necessary, is still under the care of Dr. Maitland. But in all probability he will…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Hobart Anniversary Regatta
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 16
This regatta will take place on the Derwent on the 24th inst., and will be the 74th on record. The trophies and prizes which will be allotted are valued at over £400. Beside some fine…
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