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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Cricket Items

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1896 · page 2

THE Brighton club on Saturday last visited Jamberoo, to try conclusions with the Jamberoo club, which has lately been reorganized. The Brightons went first to the…

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Cricket Notes. Shoalhaven v. ILLAWARRA

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1896 · page 2

A match between tennis representing Illawarra and Shoalhaven was played on the Green on Saturday last. The teams, from each of which two or three leading…

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From Hansard. Colored Races Restriction Bill

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1896 · page 2

MR. ARCHIBALD CAMPDELL: Parliament, like individuals, often has to do disagreeable things, and to my mind this is to a large extent a case of that kind, Perhaps…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1896 · page 2

The Wollongong Borough Club play the Keira club at Keira on Saturday, the Albion Park club having cancelled their engagement for that day…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 2

The Wollongong Cricket Club had a fixture with Mt. Keira club to-day, but as the pit will be working till late in the afternoon the engagement is "off." However,…

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Colored Races Restriction Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 2

In the course of the debate on this measure in the Assembly last week, Mr. Archibald Campbell, as reported in Hansard, said:—Parliament, like individuals,…

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Saturday's Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1896 · page 2

THE match on the Church Point on Saturday last may safely be classed as another of those happenings so peculiarly connected with games of cricket. The…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1896 · page 2

The following players will represent the Berkeley Juniors in a match against the Albion Park Junior C.C. on Saturday next at the Park, play to commence at one…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1896 · page 2

The keira and Bulli clubs tried conclusions on Saturday, the game resulting in a draw. keira scored 148, of which Emrey contributed 30 (not out), A. Prait 26, O'Neil…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1896 · page 2

An interesting match between the Wollongonq Borough and Annandale clubs was played on the Green on Monday in the presence of a large number of…

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CRICKEt NOTES

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 2

The team chosen to represent this district against Campbelltown in a match to be played ab that place to-day left yesterday afternoon…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 3

The cricket match between representatives of Campbelltown and Illawarra districts, played at Campbelltown on saturday, resulted in the defeat of Illawarra by 28…

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Cricket Notes. Campbelltown District V. Illawarra District

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 2

That this contest had given rise to a larger amount of interest than usual was shown by the fact that every member of the chosen team, even to the two emergency…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 2

The following players will represent the Royal Alfred C.C. against Woronora C.C. on the former's ground this afternoon, play to start at 2 o'clock:—Messrs. Cook, Croft,…

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Cricket Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

ON Saturday last a team from the Kiama Cricket Club (including Messrs. Pickeman and Cummins, of the Brighton Club) journeyed to Wollongong to play a return…

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Cricket Notes. Kiama V. Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

The return match between these clubs was played on the Green on saturday when the Kiama representatives retrieved their laurels in most unmistakable fashion…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

The following will represent the Rosebud C.C. against Kembla at Figtree to-day. Coach will leave O'Brien's corner at half-past one sharp:—Messrs. W. Stumbles, G…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 2

The return match between teams representing Wollongong and Campbelltown districts will come off on the Green on Saturday next, play to commence at 10 a.m…

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Blacks, Blankets and Cricket Matches

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 4

The following, taken form the R. R. Times,'' night be supposed as having some connection with the cricket match on the Church Point last Saturday…

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Cricket Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 2

A match was played on Saturday last at Brownsville between the Figtree and Brownsville clubs and resulted in a draw, the scores being: Brownsville, 81: Figtree…

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