The Menangle Park Racing Club holds a race meeting this afternoon, and with an interesting bill of fare to discuss, a pleasant outing may be anticipated. The track, ...
Article : 429 wordsSir,—Hundreds and hundreds of our men in the town and country, who are debaired in devious ways—ago limit, etc—from proffering their services as fighters, are willing and ...
Article : 167 wordsTHE MILITARY TRANSPORT MOVING WITH DIFFICULTY THROUGH THE FLOODED LANES ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 17 wordsWalter Coffey (middleweight) and Young Attell (lightweight) arrived in Sydney from America by the Ventura yesterday. Both boxers have good reputations, and Attell can make 133lb. He trained on ...
Article : 81 wordsSir,—At this time, when Great Britain and her Allies need every man that they can possibly get, there are hundreds—perhaps thousands—of men who would readily enrol in the ...
Article : 366 wordsThe fifth nights programme of the South Sydney Amateur Athletic Club's boxing tournament is set down for to-morrow at the Olympic Stadium. Following is the draw.—Bantam. "Young Rochester" v ...
Article : 145 wordsSir,—In a letter on the Camerons, published in the columns of your issue of the 6th inst., a correspondent, James M. Grant, writes:- "The Lochiel who suffered a severe wound at ...
Article : 472 wordsUnattractive boxing was witnesfced during the featherweight contest between Bert Spargo and Chris. Jordan at Baker's Pavilion on Saturday evening. The bout lasted until the fifteenth round, when Jordan ...
Article : 73 wordsThe N.S.W. Hesd Centre of the Royal life Saving Society has notified that the Heady Challenge Cup and Roth Challenge Shield will be competed for on Monday, the 22nd instant, at the Coogee Aquarium ...
Article : 114 wordsAt the recent annual meeting of the Royal Sydney Liedertafel, in St. Phillip's School Hall, when the president (Mr. A. W. Meeks, M.L C.) occupied the chair, the thirty-third annual report showed that the ...
Article : 334 wordsSir,—I have read with interest, in your valuable paper, of public meetings in the different suburbs to form rifle clubs, and the success that they have met with. I cannot ...
Article : 304 wordsThe following seratchings were notified to-day:- WARWICK FARM FEBRUARY MEETING. Maiden Handicap: Quarale. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 504 wordsThe following are the handicaps for the above club's event, at the Sports Ground, on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock:—1m, 1st heat: L. Hammond, 10yds; R. J. Hazelton, 40; T. Cannon, 45; W. J. Booth, 80; C. ...
Article : 204 wordsSir,—I notice by your paper of the 5th that the members of the Legislative Council have passed a bill enforcing all births to be registered within 36 hours, under penalty of a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 404 wordsSir,—I agree with your correspondent, J. Walford, that Mr. Hall's remarks re the above matter were needlessly insulting to a large body of our male ...
Article : 267 wordsSir,—The action of the Edgecliff Rifle Club in advertising for an instructor is one that the other newly-formed rifle clubs might follow. There are plenty of ex-soldiers who are ...
Article : 107 wordsThe annual general meeting of the Botany Harriers was held at the local Town Hall list evening. Mr. J. Dalglish presided, and there was a good attendance of members of the club and kindred bodies. The ...
Article : 224 wordsThe Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club held its annual championship carnival at the local municipal baths last evening, the attendance, which numbered about 2500, being easily a record for the baths. Rain ...
Article : 881 wordsThe Barraba Turf Club's Grassfed Meeting commenced this afternoon in very oppressive weather. The attendance was only fair, the racing was good, and fields satisfactory. Mr. Murchison was present as ...
Article : 385 wordsSir,—Allow me, tnrough the medium of [?] valuable paper, to voice what appears [?] as a gross injustice to the wives and child[?] of the married men in camp here. I [?] ...
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Article : 17 wordsThe following are the final acceptances for the CAULFIELD FUTURITY STAKESS, 7f. Blague, Naxberry, Baverstock, Traquette, Achernar, Bon Ton, Gold Brew, Brattle, Gigandra, Flash of Steel, ...
Article : 43 wordsThere was a large attendance at the Richmond pony meeting to-day. The weather was hot, with a thunderstorm during the afternoon. In the Flying Handicap, Steinbok and owner were disqualified for 12 months, ...
Article : 530 wordsAppended are the weights for the meeting to be held next Saturday:- Liverpool Mile.—Barley Water, 9st 3lb; Malt Mary, 8st 12lb; Herringbone, 8st 7lb; Pongo, 8st 5lb; Salarino, ...
Article : 488 wordsSir,—I feel sure a great many people [?] cannot afford to pay a large sum down for the Food Fund would gladly pay a small sum every week if it could be arranged to do so easily. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 wordsC. Kelleway and J. D. Scott have dropped out of the New South Wales team to meet Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, 19th inst. The Queensland Cricket Association has written to ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. Cann, the Chief Secretary, after careful consideration, states that he has decided to close forthwith the shooting or open season for wild ducks, which commenced on February ...
Article : 179 wordsThe principal item of interest in pennant cricket on Saturday was the fact that the Melbourne team, hitherto unbeaten, were defeated by Prahran by 269 runs. ...
Article : 114 wordsSir,—Soon after I first landed in Sydney, 76 years ago, I read on the top of the first page of one of the leading newspapers in Sydney the following loyal words: ...
Article : 82 wordsSir,—In your issue of January 26, 1915, a letter appealed under the above heading from Mr. T. W. Higgins, in which he claims for Tamworth Rifle Club the credit of being the ...
Article : 324 wordsThe Merriwa Patriotic Race Club's meeting was held on Saturday, and was a great success. The net proceeds are expected to realise £100. Mr. F.C. Hackett acted as stipendiary steward. Some ...
Article : 444 wordsThe committee of St. Patrick's Day Sports has driven up to the following programme of events for members of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association to be decided at the annual gathering on March. ...
Article : 141 wordsThe following are the nominations for the February meeting:- Flying Handicap. 6f.—Sylvander, Speckled Band, Salarino, Protection, Malt Mary, Canaque, Ruinall, ...
Article : 226 wordsOwing to the war, America has decided not to issue a challenge for the Davis Cup. ...
Article : 25 wordsSir,—Might I call attention to the met that Australia's great statesman, Sir Henry Parkes, G.C.M.G., would have reached his 100th year this year. Ought not something to be done ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 68 wordsA half-mile handicap for members of the N.S.W. Cyclists' Union has been added to the list of events to be contested at the St. Patrick's Day annual sports, to take place on March 20. Nominations close ...
Article : 41 wordsIn view of the fact that the electric lighting plant at Balmain is largely driven by power from the local garbage destructor. Alderman Walker has tabled a motion for ...
Article : 90 wordsFish have been plentiful in the vicinity of the Heads during the past couple ot weeks, and the crew of the patrol steamer Captain Cook have made some line catches. On Friday last they got on to a ...
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Advertising : 62 wordsA meeting of the N.S.W. Cyclists' Union Council has been convened for to-morrow evening, when consideration will be given to the matter of organising a military cycle corps in conjunction with the Union. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe annual meeting of the above club was held at Bate's Hotel, Enmore, when the following officers were elected:—Patron, Mr. W. H. Pritchard; president, Mr. A. Craig; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. Edworthy, W. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 9 Feb 1915, Page 12
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