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  2. NAVAL AND MILITARY.

    The history of New South Wales, as far as its defences are concerned, is one of almost continuous progress. It is true that the regime has altered, and that a volunteer system has in the main supplanted ...

    Article : 2,611 words
  3. THE POSITION OF WOMEN.

    It is natural to think that the fact of the Throne being so worthily filled by a woman should have lent a powerful aid to the progress during the past 60 years of the emancipation of women. That ...

    Article : 2,327 words
  4. THE TURF.

    A leading characteristic of British colonists the world over is the innate love for outdoor sports, of which horseracing andoubtedly stands at the head of the list, and whether in America, Africa, Asia, or ...

    Article : 2,499 words
  5. PEDESTRIANISM.

    New South Wales has always been considered the home of pedestrianism in the Australian colonies, and though the abuses of professionalism have caused this branch of sport to be almost ...

    Article : 562 words
  6. SIXTY YEARS OF NEWSPAPER HISTORY.

    Two circumstances conspire to make it peculiarly fitting at this juncture to briefly outline the history of the press of the mother colony during her Majesty's reign. In the first place, the growth of ...

    Article : 3,698 words
  7. CRICKET.

    The first cricket is said to have been played in this colony in the year 1826 in Hyde Park, then known as the Racecourse—the spot being between Parkstreet and St. James's Church. The wickets were ...

    Article : 3,742 words
  8. AQUATIC EVENTS.

    The 60 years of the Queen's reign marks the evolution of all aquatic sports. At the beginning of her reign every branch of the sport—yachting, rowing, and swimming—was of the crudest description, in ...

    Article : 2,748 words
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