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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1882

9 stories in Illawarra's papers

Broughton Creek Turf Club Races

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1882 · page 2

AS notified by advertisement the above-named turf club hold its annual race-meeting at the North Paddock, about a mile south of the township of Broughton Creek…

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St Patrick's Day Races

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 2

These races, which took place on the Wollongong course on Friday, proved quite successful. The weather was pretty well all that could reasonably have been desired for racing purposes, however…

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Shellharbour Races

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Shellharbour Turf Club took place on the Peterborough race course on Easter Monday, and was in every sense a great success. The…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 2

THE "Saturday Review," one of the most querulous of London papers in an article on cricket fifty years, ago, rakes up the old cry against the Australians for playing as…

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Albion Park Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1882 · page 2
Also in The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser

Stewards:—Messrs. J. M'Gill, L. Mood, W. Raftery, J Condon, E. Bendon. J. Healy, jun., M. Orowloy, G. Woods, J. M'Encroe. Jndge—Mr. A. Lysaght. Starter—Mr. J. M'Gill…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1882 · page 2

REFERRING to the late match between the All England and Australian elevens, the "S. M. Herald" of Friday last says:— Our cricket representatives now in…

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Boxing Day Amusements

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 2

Boxing Day passed off in this end of the district very quietly on the whole. It was observed as a close holiday, all being bent upon outdoor enjoyment in one way or other. As usual, some betook…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 2

Several cricket matches were played in different parts of the district, among them being trials between the Woodstacks and Alliance and the Richmonds and Central Illawarraites…

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