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Sport, 1913

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Teachers Cricket Tour. Draw with Auckland University

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--A cricket match was played to-day between Auckland University and New South Wales' Teachers. Auckland University scored 217, and New South Wales…

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Boxing. Match for Mehegan. to Meet Wells Again. London Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 8

Hughie Mehegan, the champion lightweight boxer of Australis, is to have another match in London. He has met Mait Wells, who was beaten on a foll in fourteen rounds; jack…

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Boxing. Sonter Outs Zanders. American Lacks Rugeedness. Hard and Clean Hitting

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 10

Whatever may be said against the battle at the Stadium last night between the Northern Rivers' boxer, Bill Sonter, and the American, Ernie Zanders, it certainly did not…

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Boolaroo Racing Club. January Meeting. Harley Wins Cockle Creek Handicap. Boolaroo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 12

The January meeting of the Boolaroo Racecourse[?] Company, Ltd., was held to-day, in fine weather. Resultss:- Boolaroo Mile of 40 sovs.—C. Bailey's ady Terrell,…

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The Races in the Balkans: Sources of Future Troubles Peace Not Possible

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 22

The true Balkan crisis may come after the peace, however they settle the peace. Every single State of the coming federation—Bulgaria, Servia, Greece, and even Montenegro…

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Cricket Colts. Players in the Interstate Match. N.s.w. V. South Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 4

Spectators at the interstate match, Now, South Wales v South Australia, which commences to-morrow at the Sydney Cricket Ground, will have an opportunity of seeing…

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Moonee Valley Races. V.R.C. Distressed and Disabled Jockeys' Fund Benefit. Rigadoon Wins Jockeys Fund Mandicap. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 12

There was a splendid attendance at Moonee Valley this afternoon for the meeting in aid of the V.R.C. Distressed and Disabled Jockeys' Fund, the weather being fine and cool. Among those present were the…

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Athletics for Frenchmen. Their Poor Figure at the Olympic Games

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 5

The amour prepre of Frenchmen was of fended by the poor figure and by France in the Olympic Games at Stockholm. England, which boasts of her athletes, also fell…

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Athletics. South African Amateurism. Pensions Proposed for Olympic Winners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 12

The folloing is taken from the "Johannesburg Star," the subject being one which is creating con[?]erable discussion in athletic circled in South Africa. "The executive committee of the South African…

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Bombala Athletic Club. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 12

At a general meeting of the Bombala Boys' Athletic Club prizes won during the year were presented. The winners were:—Free gymnastics. R. Stutchbury, 1; C. Holland, 2. Indian clubs: R. Stutchbury, 1;…

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Athletics in France. Training for the Olympiads. London, Thursday, 12.35 a.m

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 7

As a result of the defeat of French athletes at the last Olympiad at Stockholm, a movement is growing in France to organise athletic colleges and to systematise and…

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Swimming. Australian Swimming Associations Races

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10

The heats of the 1320 yards handicap promoted annually by the A.S.A. were decided last night at the Domain Municipal Baths. Of the 34 entrants,…

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Swimming

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10

N.S.W. amateur championship carnival, at Municipal Baths, Domain. 2 p.m. Manly Life-saving Club.—Annual surf carnival, Manly…

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Boxing

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2
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Young Holden and Billy Norris figured in the principal item at the matinee at the Rusbcutler's Bay Stadium. It was to have been a ten-round boat, but Norris was knocked out in the…

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Golf

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10

Concord Club.—Continuous handicap bogey competition. Killers Club.—Foursomes stroke competition. Manly Club.—Continuous stroke competition…

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Swimming and Surfing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

Needless to say, "the Brighton of Australia" is well equipped with surfing and swimming clubs. The Manly Swimming Club, indeed, of which Cecil Healy is an honoured…

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Injured While Boxing

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 3

Archie Powell [?]orer, of 118 Union-street, Erakineville. sustained slight conclusion of the brain while having at the Railway and Tramway Recr[?] Club in…

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BOWLS. Pennant A.

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10

Redfern v. Balmain at Victoria Park. Mosman v. Chatswood, at North Sydney. Other Matches. City v. Gladstone Park. 4 rinks at Gladstone…

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