Kiama Races
THE customary New Year's meeting was held on Monday last on Porter's Garden Beach, and a great number assembled in town about noon; but many had to…
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New Year's Day Races
The races advertised for the above date came of better than those on Boxing Day, the races being attended with more spirit. A collision took place between two parties riding on the beach in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Cricket Match. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR.—Now that the much-talked-about match is over, feel it would not be out of place just to mention the reasons for certain of the beat players of the Illawarra Club not taking part in the late match…
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The match between the Second Eleven of the Illawarra Club, and the Fairy Meadow Club—which was to have been played on Saturday last, but postponed on account of the inclemency of the weather…
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The match between the Illawarra and Liverpool Cricket Clubs will be played at the latter place on Thursday next. The players selected to represent the district club are—Messrs. W. Brown. T. Baxter,…
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The matches which have so long occupied the attention of our little community, came off on Monday last on Porter's Garden Beach. The weather was the best…
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The return match between the Illawarra and Kiama clubs was played on Friday last, on the green near the Catholic Burial Ground. As one of the Kiama team was unable to take part in…
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THE return match, after long postponement took place on Friday last, on the reserve contiguous to the Roman Catholic burial ground, Wollongong. The weather was…
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A public meeting of delegates from the cricket clubs of the Shoalhaven district was held at the Commercial Hotel, on the 4th instant, at 7 p m M. H. Moss was moved to the chair. Resolved, that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonial Extracts. Cricket. Melbourne C. C. v Albert C. C.
A "Grand Cricket Match" has been the order of cach season for the last few years, and that of 1864-5 is not to be less distinguished than its immediate predecessors. The rivalry of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. the Illawarra V. Illawarra National Club
The return match was played on Wednesday last, and resulted in the unmistakeable defeat of the older club. The illawarras went first to the wickets, and the innings, terminated with a score of 17 inclusive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entrances for Homebush Races. First Day, 17Th April. Maiden Plate
Mr. Loder's ch h Tamworth, 3 years O'Malley's b f Colleen Bawn, 3 years Coberoft's g e Voltigeur, 3 years — Young's ns b g Sir Solomon, 4 years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Easter Monday Races
The great attraction of the Easter holidays was the races, which came off yesterday. The attendance was large, there being not less than 500 or 600 persons present. The weather was beautiful, and the sport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Turf. Homebush Races. First Day.—monday
The revival of races on the favourite and time-honoured course at Homebush, has, so far, proved a most complete success. Not only were the promoters of the good old English, sport at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CRICKET. Queensland Twenty-two v. New South Wales Eleven
The return match between the representatives of the cricketers of New South Wales and Queensland was initiated on Saturday, upon the ground in the Outer Domain. The day was as…
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These races, which have, for some weeks past, been locked forward to with considerable interest commenced yesterday. For several days previously the weather had been very unfavourable,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shoalhaven Races.—first Day
The usual gathering assembled on the course to see the sport, the weather being remarkably line. The first race was the MAIDEN PLATE…
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These races were commenced on Tuesday last, under the most lavor bl[?]uspices. The late, rought, however unfavorable to agricultural matters, had conduced to under the Numba course in first-rate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne New Year's Day Races. Monday, 1St January
Nominations for the Eleventh Champion Race, [?] 50 sovs, half forfeit, with 1500 sovs added. These years old, 7st 1lb; for years, 9st; five years, 9st 9lb; six years and aged, 9st, 13lb Mares [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Metropolitan Races:—The Derby Day
The great event to be decided at Randwick, on Saturday next, will form an important era in the turf annals of New south Wales. The conditions of the Derby—the first ever run in the Australian…
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