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  2. ON THE LAND.

    The short gap between the northern and north-western raliway that separates Glen Innes and Inverell has long been a source of amazement to those who have studied our ...

    Article : 1,027 words
  3. BOWLS.

    The two principal items in the bowling programme on Saturday were the visit of a team representative of Newcastle to Sydney to meet a six-rinked combination of local bowlers, selected by the president of the N. S. ...

    Article : 372 words
  4. FOOTBALL.

    In Saturday's League final Sydney defeated Y.M.C.A. by the substantial margin of 45 points; as a result, the former will meet Paddington on Saturday next, in the challenge game Should Sydney win, the Rawson Cup ...

    Article : 125 words
  5. TOBACCO CULTURE.

    The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. J. L. Trefle, is hopeful that successful experiments will be made with the growing of tobacco at Yanco. He has, on behalf of the ...

    Article : 513 words
  6. N.S.W. v TOOWONG.

    The New South Wales bowlers played a match against Toowong Club on Friday. The visitors succeeded in winning by 96 to 94. Details:— Gould, King, Segal, Griffith (N.S.W.) defeated Biggs, ...

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  7. RAWSON CUP TABLE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 words
  8. SUGAR BOUNTY AND EXCISE.

    BUNDABERG.—At a meeting of canegrowers convened by the president of the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday to discuss the question of the abolition of the excise and bounty, 70 ...

    Article : 74 words
  9. NEW SOUTH WALES v EAST BRISBANE.

    The New South Wales bowlers were defeated yesterday afternoon by the East Brisbane Club by 108 to 84. DUBBO, Saturday. ...

    Article : 139 words
  10. FIRST LEAGUE. RAWSON CUP.

    Played at Sports Ground, and won by Balmain by 2 goals to 1. Balmain: Hughes, goal; Thompson and Richards, backs; Byers; Moore, and Rose, halves; M'Donald, ...

    Article : 517 words
  11. SYDNEY v Y.M.C.A.

    A fairly strong breeze was blowing down the Australian Football Ground on Saturday, when Svdney and Y.M.C.A. took the field. There was an excellent attendance. Sydney had the same team that defeated ...

    Article : 866 words
  12. MILKING MACHINES.

    "Vacuum" writes:—I have read with interest the occasional letters on the subject of milking machines, and it is evident that many of the writers know nothing about the machines, ...

    Article : 453 words
  13. DISTRICT ITEMS.

    ABERDEEN.—Although the weather for the past month has been rather too dry from the agricultural standpoint, woolgrowers are Jubilant on account of having so far experienced ...

    Article : 455 words
  14. SWIMMING.

    The Glebe Ladies' Club held its annual meeting recently. Mr. W. Stevens, who presided, congratulated the club upon the success achieved last season. The officers were elected as follows:—Patroness, the ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO WAVERLEY.

    The president of the association took a strong team to Waverley on Saturday, and performed the ceremony of hoisting the flag, denoting the champion club of the district: A six-rink match was played against ...

    Article : 193 words
  16. ANGLING.

    A new world's record for distance dry-fly castior was put up on Saturday at the N.S.W. Anglers' Casting Club's pond in Centennial Park. The occasion was the Australasian championship, and the record was made ...

    Article : 272 words
  17. MEMBERS' DAY AT MARRICKVILLE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 126 words
  18. NEWTOWN v THE NAVY (H.M.S. DRAKE).

    Flayed at Sports Ground, and won by the Navy by 4 goals to 3. The Navy.—Hodgetts goal; Smith and Jackson, backs; Johnson,, Doherty and Angel, halves; Cooper, ...

    Article : 361 words
  19. VETERINARY SCIENCE.

    In our issue of August 21 last it was announced that the duration of the veterinary science course at the Sydney University had been altered from five years to four years. ...

    Article : 382 words
  20. GREEN FODDER.

    WINGHAM.—At Mundrook, near Wingham (on the Manning), and at Stewart's River, Mr. Marks, Inspector of Agriculture, had the following varieties of maize planted for ...

    Article : 118 words
  21. MEMBERS' DAY AT RANDWICK.

    It was members' day at Randwick, and the proceedings were comprehensive. In the afternoon a rink tournament was played for prizes given by Mr. H. A. Rose, vice-president, who also entertained the members at ...

    Article : 258 words
  22. BOXING.

    Although a certain section of the crowd who witnessed the Jack Read-Paul Til contest at the Stadium on Saturday night made a demonstration against the referee's (Arthur Scott) ruling in favour of Read, the ...

    Article : 272 words
  23. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

    The students of the agricultural classes at the Sydney Technical College and the Granville branch of the institution visited the Grantham Stud Poultry Farm at Seven Hills, accompanied by their instructor, ...

    Article : 100 words
  24. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

    A proclamation has been issued, prohibiting the importation into Australia of straw or hay for fodder purposes, in order to guard against the introduction of foot and mouth disease. ...

    Article : 35 words
  25. FIRST LEAGUE—ASSOCIATION CUP.

    West Sydney received a forfeit from Newtown. ...

    Article : 14 words
  26. CODLIN MOTH.

    Western Australia is reported to be free from codlin moth, which affects apples, pears, and quinces in all the other States. In order to protect Western Australia from the Tate ...

    Article : 69 words
  27. RESCUE AT MANLY.

    Two visitors to Manly, a Scotchman and an Englishman, hired a rowing boat on Friday afternoon, and went fishing, rowing about a mile out to sea off the Bombora. In a short ...

    Article : 182 words
  28. SECOND LEAGUE.

    Balmain beat Burns' Anniversary at Clyde by 1 goal to nil, Henderson scoring. DIVISION II. Botany United beat Burps' Anniversary at Booaralee ...

    Article : 33 words
  29. SECOND GRADE FINAL.

    These teams met in the early game at the Australian Football Ground. The wind was much stronger than that which prevailed in the later game, yet the match proved to be far more interesting than ...

    Article : 321 words
  30. OTHER MATCHES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 words
  31. RUGBY UNION.

    Finality in the negotiations for a settlement of the dispute between the New South Males and New Zealand union's was reached at a meeting of the management committee of the New South Wales Union on Friday. ...

    Article : 126 words
  32. MEETINGS OF FARMERS.

    YERONG CREEK.—At a farmers' meeting at Yerong Creek it was decided to approach the Forestry Department, through the Lockhart Shire Council, with a view to getting a ...

    Article : 148 words
  33. WILSO DRAWS WITH DUFFY.

    The contest at the Gaiety Athletic Club on Saturday night between Sid Wilson of Melbourne, and "Sailor" Duffy, of H.M.S. Cambrian, came to a rather curious conclusion at the end of the ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. REDFERN v ST.GEORGE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 words
  35. STANDARDS FOR INSECTICIDES.

    During the past week a conference of interstate agricultural chemists has met in Sydney to consider proposed legislation dealing with insecticides and fumigicides. On Saturday ...

    Article : 366 words
  36. SUMMERS CHALLENGES MEHEGAN.

    "Johnny" Summers is eager to meet Mehegan in a twenty-round content, and has offered to weigh [?]. Mehegan declined to entertain the proposal, on the ground that Summers is too good a boxer to give ...

    Article : 55 words
  37. CITIZENS' CUP.

    A citizens' cup has been presented to the Western District Football Union for competition amongst the senior teams next season. The president of the union says that the donation will help to keep the league ...

    Article : 125 words
  38. CITY FIRE STATIONS.

    The Board of Fire Commissioners has informed the City Council of its intention to enlarge the present headquarters fire station in Castlereagh-strect at a cost of approximately ...

    Article : 73 words
  39. MANLY v GLADSTONE PARK.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 words
  40. AS ABORIGINAL BOXER.

    The contest between Jerry Jerome, the Queensland aboriginal, and Bill Rudd, of New South Wales, for the middleweight championship of Australia, occupied two minutes at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday ...

    Article : 75 words
  41. ITEMS.

    A Victorian selector, having lost some sheep, raised the question as to whether a meal of gum-tree clippings had caused the death of his sheep. Several well-known pastoralists ...

    Article : 550 words
  42. SHEARING.

    BREWARRINA.—Shearing is progressing favourably throughout the district. Bemery cut out on the 10th inst. Yarrawin cut out on Saturday last. Milrea, between Boorooma and ...

    Article : 246 words
  43. NEW SOUTH WALES FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

    At Friday's meeting of the above League it was decided to close the season with a sports meeting, to be held on the Australian Football Ground, on Octoher 12. Entries will be confined solely to ...

    Article : 75 words
  44. PETERSHAM v VICTORIA PARK.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  45. BLUES ON TOUR.

    New South Wales defeated Auckland by 25 points to 2. The match was played in threatening weather, and the attendance numbered 12,000. The game was disappointing spectacularly. The blues scored 11 in the ...

    Article : 246 words
  46. CHATSWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPORTS.

    The sixth annual sports meeting of the Chatswood Preparatory School for Boys was held in the presence of a large attendance of parents and friends of the scholars on Chatswood oval on Saturday. The prizes ...

    Article : 261 words
  47. CLARKE v SHAKESPEARE.

    A boxing match, the best of 20 rounds, took place at the Adelphi Hall on Saturday night, in the presence of a fair attendance, between Jack Clarke and Joe Shakespeare. The contest was even up till the ...

    Article : 44 words
  48. SECOND GRADE ASSOCIATION.

    The Second Grade association will close their 1912 season with a gathering at the Sports Club to-night. ...

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  49. INTERSTATE SCHOOLS' MATCH.

    A team of footballers (Australian) from the Sydney schools was welcomed by the Victorian Football League and the Victorian State School Association, at the rooms of the Victorian Football League ...

    Article : 261 words
  50. AUSTRALASIAN AMATEUR BOXING

    The following is the programme in connection with the above championships, to take place at the Stadium to-night:—J. Gunn (N.Z.) v C. M'Millan (Tas.), [?] tam; J. W. Jaunesse (Vic.) v J. King (N.S.W.),[?] ...

    Article : 121 words
  51. PETERSHAM v WARRINGAH.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 74 words
  52. BURWOOD v RYDE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 words
  53. THE CROPS.

    PARKES.—The experimental plots on Mr. Gray's Sunnyside farm are making good progress. Crops generally throughout the district ate looking healthy, and have been ...

    Article : 212 words
  54. SUBIACO DEFEATS SOUTH FREMANTLE.

    In the first of the semi-finals, Subiaco defeated South Fremantle by 5 goals 7 behinds to 2 goals 4 behinds, on Saturday. ...

    Article : 31 words
  55. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    MELBOURNE.—When questions were asked of him in the House of Representatives, the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) expressed a doubt as to whether men had been dismissed ...

    Article : 582 words
  56. INFLUX OF ATHLETES.

    Companies of athletes from other States and [?] overseas will arrive in Sydney this week to swell [?] army of trained men who will take part in the tug-ofwar carnival to commence on Saturday next, under the ...

    Article : 193 words
  57. PARAMATTA v STRATHFIELD.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 words
  58. NEWCASTLE SENIOR FINAL.

    Western Suburbs defeated East Newcastle by 10 points to 7 in the final of the senior grade football competition, which was contested yesterday. The first points were scored by Western Suburbs, when ...

    Article : 74 words
  59. WEST ADELAIDE PREMIERS.

    Over 28,000 spectators at the Adelaide Oval yesterday witnessed the premiership football match between Port. Adelaide and West Adelaide. Port Adelaide lost the services of Ashley, who had his jaw fractured, and had ...

    Article : 39 words
  60. WOOD-CHOPPING CONTEST.

    A wood-chopping match for £25 a side took place yesterday afternoon at Port Kembla between D. Toohey and A. Pickett, with 12in. logs. Pickett was leading when the axe-handle broke, Toohey ...

    Article : 42 words
  61. MELBOURNE MATCHES.

    An exciting game between Essendon and Carlton in the league semi-final on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday resulted in a win for Essendon by 52 points to 48. A minute before the finish of the match ...

    Article : 120 words
  62. ASHKIELD v WAVERLEY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 words
  63. RECORD GOAL-KICKING.

    M'Namara, captain of the Essendon (Association) team on Saturday, brought his goal-kicking total for the year to 101. This is easily a record. He averaged over five goals a match for the season. ...

    Article : 82 words
  64. Advertising

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    Advertising : 321 words
  65. CITV v CHATSWOOD.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 words
  66. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,— Begirding your article, "Amateur Sport," and its reference to the Newtown Football Club (Australian Rules), as secretary I desire to point out that though several members have, at times, expressed ...

    Article : 177 words
  67. DAIRYING.

    CORAKI.—At the half-yearly meeting of the Coraki Co-operative Butter and Refrigerating Company the following report of the half-year's business was read:—Quantity ...

    Article : 232 words
  68. BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

    By defeating Sydney in the Rawson Cup competition on Saturday Balmain have made their prospects of winning the cup much brighter. Sydney and Balmain are now level on points. Each has a match to play, ...

    Article : 188 words
  69. DRUMMOYNE CLUB.

    A number of members of the newly-formed Drummoyne Club paid a visit to their neighbours at Gladstone Park, The greens at Gladstone Park were never in better order than they are at present. ...

    Article : 39 words
  70. NORTH SYDNEY CLUB.

    At the annual meeting of the North Svdney Bowling Club report showed that, from a bowling stand point the past year had been a successful one, the club having played 55 matches, of which 37 were won ...

    Article : 101 words
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