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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1870

7 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Bunyan Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1870 · page 8

SATURDAY last will be long remembered as a redletter day at Bunyan, upwards of 250 holiday seekers having assembled at the Flats to witness the sports of New Year's Day, 1870. Host Cullen…

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Cooma Athletic Sports

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 4

ON Wednesday last the weather was very unpropitious to the celebration of the programme of the annual Athletic Sports Meeting. Tuesday was a very warm day, but at on early hour next morning…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1870 · page 4

WE may certainty oe allowed to congratulate the members of the Manaro Jockey Club for the success which his attended the March meeting for 1870. As anticipated by all, Wednesday and Thursday…

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Bombala Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 5

THE all absorbing topic of conversation during this week ban been, of course, the races, which were duly held on Tuesday and Wednesday. This weather was dull, but Dot unfavorable. The course, owing to the recent rains, was in…

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Sporting. Melbourne Races. Thursday, November 10, 1870

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1870 · page 3

THE course was in the order, and the weather fine. The attendance was very large. Excursion trains from Ballarat and Bendigo gave the city of Melbourne…

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Kiandra Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1870 · page 2

THESE races came off on Monday and Tuesday last, and were very well attended on both days. Mr. John Carmichael was judge and starter; Messrs. Rodwell,…

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District News. Nimitybelle Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1870 · page 2

TUESDAY, Wednesday and Thursday last were the days set apart by our friends at Nimitybelle for the celebration of their annual race meeting. The weather, we…

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