THE following letter has been placed at our disposal:-- Royal Hotel Marscombe Bay, ...
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Article : 732 wordsFRIEND SPORTSMAN-- My family are a great success in Paris. They have been performing at the Olympia Theatre for the last three months. ...
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Article : 1,216 wordsROUND 5-- Burge missed a very warm, slinging right- hander, and Valentine shot in the left with impunity. Smash went Arthur's left in the face with provoking ...
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Article : 203 wordsJAMES J. CORBETT offers to find £1000 for Dan Creedon to fight Bob Fitzsimmons. The latter's declination of the offer of £2400 for him to do battle at ...
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Article : 179 wordsSIR, -- I am forwarding you a photo, of our marque, taken on the goldfields. We are doing very well. There is a lot of good men here, and we are arranging ...
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Article : 142 wordsTHE first dep[?] of £10 aside in the match between Breen and M'Garrigal, 73yds, 100yds, and 120yds, for £50 aside, to be run on the Flemington Grounds on ...
Article : 70 wordsYESTERDAY afternoon Jack Macg[?] and [?] met at THE SPORTS MAN [?] match. It will be remembered that some time since ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 wordsIN our advertising columns will be found particulars of the 80yds sprint, of 10 sovs, which will be run off on the Flemington track on Friday week, 18th ...
Article : 61 wordsTHE Victorian Cricketing and Sports Company (late Boyle and Scott), opposite the General Post Office, announce elsewhere that they are selling horizontal ...
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Advertising : 20 wordsTHE Melton folks are promised a mixed programme on the Queen's Birthday. £60 is to be given in prizes. Nominations close on the 18th inst. ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Tue 8 May 1894, Page 2
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