Mr. J. O. Trimble, who has taken a trip to Brisbane, writes in very appreciative terms of his reception and treatment by the rowing men there, but complains of the heat as almost unbearable, and says he finds it impossible ...
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Article : 382 wordsA meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held Wednesday, in Aaron's Exchange Hotel. The committee chosen to select the team to represent New South Wales in the intercolonial match to be played in Melbourne. ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 13 Dec 1884, Page 37
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