The Swimming World Australian Ladies' Championships Selection of Team : The President's Cup Events: English Women Performers
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 16
The N.S. Wales Ladies' Amateur Swimming Association is doing things just now, and is quite the busiest swimming concern in the whole of Australasia. I had a chat with the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sport in West Australia Christian Cricket Champion: Gallant Old Boys
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 7
Our latest first grade cricket resulted thus: —West Perth 61 v. North Perth five for 268; Claremont 178 v. Subiaco-Leederville six for 97; East Perth 96 and none for 26 v…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Current Sport The Week-End Races Foil Wins at Canterbury Park
The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 4
A good attendance was noted at the Canterbury Park (Sydney) laces on Saturday afternoon Inst., whore the admission fee, with the addition of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn Races. Lodrewood and Rozelle Win in 2,28. Metcalfe's Double
Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3
The Goulburn Trotting Club held a six-event meeting, for which 64 entries were received, last Saturday. Country-owned horses captured all the prizes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Tax Races at Ascot Cerise Colors and Flambard Win the Double
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5
Last Wednesday's Ascot meeting was the first of the Associated Racing Clubs at which the entertainments tax was imposed, and this was further increased by the club from lOd to l/.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German East Africa The Evacuation of Tabora Rejoicing of the Native Races
The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 2
An official message dealing with operations in German East Africa states: "We stormed on New Year's Day stronglyentrenched lines in the Mgeta Valley,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Melbourne Letter. Mentone January Meeting. Gossip of the Game. Mentone Races
Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5
It was fine but dull on Tuesday last, when there was a big holiday crowd at Mentone. The course was quite at its best, and good time was put up in most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawn Tennis Carnival the Country Placers Successful Opening of Their Matches at Double Bay Courts : War Notes
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 11
Though their numbers are diminished by the absence at the front of many players so that the actual teams competing are only about one-fourth of those that came down in the days…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →World of Boxing News Continued From Page 7 W. F. Corbett the Hill-godfrey Affair Why It Was an Infliction : Master and Pupil Show
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 9
I have three letters—one from Mr. Stretch, another from Mr. Richard Blackall, and the third from one who has also signed his name, much to my surprise…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →World's Boxing News and COMMENT Edited by W.F.Corbett. Boxers' Ways of Training the Old and the New One Man's Food is Another's Poison
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 8
A few weeks ago a Melbourne correspondent, whose interesting letter regarding the coming on of a large number of young boxers was then published in the Referee,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athletics
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 13
Also in Sydney Sportsman
TERRARA (Nowra): 1. The rules governing the events you mention are practically the same in amateur and professional contests, but in the case of amateur events the take-off…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Professional Athletics Maryborough Carnival
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 10
The Referee Melbourne correspondent writes: I did not get up to the Maryborough meeting myself, but a well-known follower of the sport tells me that not many runners turned out…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Athletics Gossip From All Parts of the War Zone
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 10
Licut.-Co!. C. H. Elliott (Tasmanian A.A.A.) and Major H. A. Nugent (East Melbourne H.) have been awarded the D.S.O. I have mentioned the receipt of cards and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Weights for A.j.c. Anniversary Day Meeting Pilot Discusses Form of New Zealand Weight-for-age Champions :: Winning Sires :: Suburban Racing. Anniversary Weights a Run Through the Candidates
Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 1
The presence of such horses at Woorak and Redfern in the Challenge Stakes gives tone to that race at present, but, despite that, it may be contested by a field little above the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BASEBALL (By "Strike One".) Saturday's Games. Saints' Sad Sixth Day. Waverley Winders and Wallopers. Summer Sunshine on Sultry Sports Ground. Kiora's First Defeat. Mick Simmons' Mighty Smashes. Cricket Scores and Chicagoes in "C" Grade. Next Saturday's Fixtures. First Grade
Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 4
Leichhardt v. Petersham, at Marrickville Oval; Mr. Kelly. St. George v. Sydney, at Sports Ground: Mr. Wharton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Chronicled. Bowlers Generally Successful. Adams Captures 5 for 45. Mailey Captures 4 for 60. Winning Captures 5 for 61. Veteran Dan Gee Top Scoper of the Day. Punch's Magnificent Fielding. North Sydney Already Beaten. Middle Harbor Have GLEbE Beaten. Peterham and Paddington a Tight Fo. Sydney Have Uni. Dished. Gordon Have Western Suburbs Down
Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 2
Everything was favorable for cricket when the Grade games were once more resumed last Saturday. On the North Sydney Oval Balmain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anniversary Regatta
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 6
At last night's meeting of the Anniversarry Regatta Committee, presided over by Judge Backhouse, the sailing chili sub-committee's report was adopted. " provides for races and starting times as follows:-- 1.30…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing
Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2
At [?] Stadium [?] last night there was a good crowd Training exhibitions were given by matty [?] Jimmy Hill, Herb [?] Results in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racing From Everywhere
The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 22
At Aspendale Park, near Melbourne, a race meeting was held on Saturday. The weather was fine, and there was a large crowd and some good racing. The Maiden…
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