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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1877

6 stories in Illawarra's papers

Eureka Turf Club Races

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 2

THE first meeting under the auspices of this Club came off on Monday last, New Year's Day, and may fairly be regarded as an auspicious beginning. The weather was,…

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Anniversary Day Amusements. Illawarra Lake Regatta

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1877 · page 2

The annual regatta on the Illawarra Lake took place on Friday last, at Kanahooka Point. The weather proved very favorable for boat-racing and pleasure-seeking; but though such was the case,…

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Jamberoo Races

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1877 · page 2

ACCORDING to announcement these races came off on Saturday last, the 17th instant. Although St Patrick's Day, very few representatives of the Emerald Isle put in an…

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The Races

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1877 · page 4

Mr. Crocker, of Detroit, loves to read a daily paper. She begins at the name and reads to the last line of the fourth page, skipping nothing. She hasn't a first-class…

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Wollongong Turf Club Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 October 1877 · page 2

These races commenced on Wednesday, under unfavourable circumstances, so far as the weather and the state of the course were concerned, but as regarded the field of horses it was equal, if not…

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Illawarra Turf Club Races

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Illawarra Turf Club commenced on the Jamberoo Course on Thursday last. The weather turned out fine, although in the early part of the day it…

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