THE eagerly anticipated and much talked of contest between Michael Rush and William Hickey, for the championship of the colony and stakes of L100 each, took place on Saturday last, on the usual course—viz., ...
Article : 1,499 wordsPatron: D. Warden, Esq., J. P.; President: James Warden, Esq., M.L.A.; Vice-president and Treasurer: W. W. Bodenham, Esq.; Secretary: Mr. R. A. Warden; Committee: Messrs. W. W. Erwin, J.P., W. R. Hindmarsh, J.P., F. ...
Article : 1,274 wordsWilliam Hickey, who enjoyed the distinction of champion sculler of Australia for upwards of ten years, and who, for the second time in wager wager skiffs, met Michael Rush on the [?] course, Par[?]matta River, on Saturday last, was ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 351 wordsTHE excitement in mining circles attendant upon the crushing of the quartz from the two prominent claims, Beyers' and Krohmann's, is unabated. The latter is expected to yield the largest return of gold per ton, and ...
Article : 1,058 words[?] Rush (who is newphew of the once excellent sculler, Thomas M'Grath) was born in the county Tyrone, Ireland, in the year 1843, and came to this colony in the ship Hotspur, which arrived in Sydney in February, 1860. He ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 22 Feb 1873, Page 17
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