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Sport, 1912

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,"…

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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…

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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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