The fourteenth annual show of the Australian Sheep Breed[?]ts' Association, held as usual at the warehouses of Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Bourke-street, will be opened to ...
Article : 2,385 wordsThe following are the sporting fixtures for the week ending Saturday, 22nd August:-- MONDAY.--Elsternwick Park entries close at Haydon's racecourse agency; A.J.C general entries close for ...
Article : 215 wordsLast Saturday was a red letter day in the history of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, the Grand National Steeplechase Meeting, which was held under singularly favorable ...
Article : 4,150 wordsThe sporting public of Victoria, who have so long waited the arrival of Mr. J. L. Sullivan, the champion prize fighter of the world, had an opportunity of beholding him on Saturday ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 530 wordsThis game, played at Fitzroy, opened to a moderate attendance of spectators on Saturday, Fitzroy won the loss and kicked towards Brunswick-street. Leydin was the first to score, Grace within a short space of time ...
Article : 477 wordsPort Melbourne and Melbourne met on the Port Melbourne ground on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a sparse attendance. The teams were composed as follows:--Melbourne: Howes Christie, Wiseman, Fry ...
Article : 467 wordsMr. R. H. Ritchie, one of the members of the Assembly for Central Cumberland, died to-day, aged 54. The first of the quarterly church parades for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsA largely attended meeting of the electors of Bourke East was held on Saturday night at the Preston Skating Ring, to hear the political views of Dir. W. H. Edgar, a candidate for the ...
Article : 578 wordsThe attendance at the Town Hall on Saturday evening, when Sir Charles and Lady Halle appeared in Melbourne for the last time but one, showed a gratifying increase on that at many of ...
Article : 1,558 wordsThe contest between the Essendon and South Melbourne clubs on Saturday was the chief fixture of the day, and a close game being anticipated, the event drew to the South Melbourne ground a tremendous throng of ...
Article : 1,414 wordsSome 5000 persons visited the Footscray western gardens reserve on Saturday afternoon to watch a football contest between teams from the Geelong and Footscray first twenties. The former were captained by Parkin, and the ...
Article : 294 wordsJ. C. Fergusson, a clerk at the city police court, died this morning after an illness lasting some weeks. A short while back he fell down the steps of the court. From the result of this ...
Article : 82 wordsCooley, the Richmond murderer, will be hung to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock. No reprieve being likely he has made a confession, but the authorities withhold the publication until after ...
Article : 34 wordsThe football match, Maldon v. Castlemaine Juniors, for the Emldey trophy. yesterday afternoon at Castlemaine, was characterised by reprehensibly rough Play. Towards the end several scrimmages occurred amongst ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Rev. Morley and Berry, passengers by the Mariposa, are to represent New Zealand at the International Wesleyan Ecumenical Conference at Washington. There is a heavy ...
Article : 43 wordsYesterday's football matches under Rugby rules resulted as follows:--Wentworth beat the Goulburn Pioneers by 14 points to 3; the Ormonde beat the Combined Metropolitan by 15 points to 13. Under Australian rules, the ...
Article : 65 wordsThe South Adelaide defeated the Adelaide on the Adelaide Oval on Saturday by 13 goals to 1 goal The Norwood kicked 9 goals 8 behinds to Medindie's 1 goal 3 behinds. ...
Article : 72 wordsA committee has been formed in Geelong for the purpose of affording relief to the sufferers by the recent disastrous flood at Batesford. An endeavor is to be made to collect a sum of ...
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Advertising : 306 wordsTwo sailors named John Jonser and Severin Olsen were being hauled up from the hold of the Norwegian ship Excelsior by the winch on Saturday, when the chain slipped and they were ...
Article : 201 wordsA 20 mile walking match for £60, between W. Harris, of Victoria; Foreman, of Barcaldine; and Bowen, of New Zealand, at Botany, on Saturday, was won by Bowen. Harris and Foreman retired. Bowen's time for ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Melbourne Harriers held a successful run on Saturday at Elsternwick. The throw off took place at 3.20 p.m., and the hares, Messrs. S. J. Payne and E. L. Murphy, started with their Seven minutes allowance. ...
Article : 164 wordsOne of the most exciting games played during the present season was that between the North Melbourne and Carlton teams, on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Saturday. After a good deal of all over the ground play, ...
Article : 586 wordsEast Melbourne v. South Melbourne.--This match was Played at South Melbourne on Saturday, East Melbourne, the season's premiers, winning by 20 runs to 6, the result of another good exhibition of their skill to ...
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Advertising : 11 wordsAt the Austral running grounds a 200 yds. All C[?]more will be run through this afternoon and a Nursery Novice to-night. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 17 Aug 1891, Page 6
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