Under the auspices of the Sydney Homing Pigeon society fifty-two birds were started from Cootamundra at 5 a.m. on Tuesday. The distance to Sydney in a straight line is about 180 miles. Very good time was made and out of the ...
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Article : 44 wordsThe event of the wool (said a writer in an English paper of November 29) has been the grand half-mile by F. J. K. Cross in the Strangers Half mile at the Queen's College (Oxon) Sports on Thursday last. Starting from scratch ...
Article : 198 wordsThe following cablegrams have been published: London, January 6— Mr. M'Neill, a well-known British journalist, who was sent to Rouen to report the Smith and Kilrain prize light, has been missing until to-day, when his body ...
Article : 157 wordsS. Muller, the Swiss Demon, stands 6ft in height, and weighs 2101b. He has defected all comers in Europe, and now longs to try conclusions with the American champions. He can lift 1200lb with his hands and a 600lb stone with ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 61 wordsThe special London correspondent of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL. wrote on December 2: After weeks of sickoning barneying Sullivan and Mitchell have atlast come to terms to fight for £1000. Probaby no two men ...
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Article : 247 wordsLast Saturday the only attraction was the Hurdle Race, promoted at the Carrington Athletie Grounds. The weather was fine and the attendance good. The first round of the Hurdie Race comprised fourteen heats, the ...
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Article : 264 wordsMELBOURNE GUN CLUB— The seventh competition for the Club Valid Cup took place on January 6. The conditions were eleven birds with a 2 sovs optional sweepstake. The winner for the second time was Mr. J. C. Smith, who ...
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Advertising : 250 wordsWOLLONGONG— sixty four nominations have been received for Illawarra Centennial Handle, the names and starts being as follow— J. Black 3 yards, H. Mair 4, J. Graham, W. E. Caulmody, J. Simpson, 5; J. Seaton, W. ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 14 Jan 1888, Page 40
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