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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1872

9 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Bunyan Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 2

THE New Year was commemorated by the usual races at the Flats. The Attendance, though not so large as on previous occassions, was good. Every…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

TUESDAY and Wednesday las, the days set apart for the celebration of the Cooma Annual Race Meeting, were duly observed as holidays. Tuesday was ushered in…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 3

THE match commenced at Melbourne on Saturday. The weather was fine and the attendance good. E. Gregory is Captain of the Sydney team, and wills is Captain…

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Braidwood Turf Club Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 3

THE entrances for the Maiden Plate closed on Monday, and although hardly so numerous as might have been expected, they contain the names of some good…

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Colonial Items. Bungendore Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 2

THESE old-established and well-conducted races came off on Tuesday and Wednesday as usual, on the splendid racecourse [?] for the occasion to the stewards by…

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Braidwood Races. Second Day

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 6

FIRST RACE.—The Farmers' Purse, of £10, with a sweepstake of, £2 2s. each added, for all horses, to be handicapped; once round, heats…

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Moruya Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 3

THE second annual meeting, under the auspices of the M[?] Turf Club, came off on Thursday and Friday, the 2[?] and 25th ultimo, on the Shannon View Ra[?]. The weather was…

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Goulburn Spring Races. Town Plate Handicap

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1872 · page 3

Mr. Gilson's b h The Heir Millor's h d Uahha Allright's oh h Lottery Chaffe's o g Cheiftain Riley's of Gauntict…

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Randwick Races. Thursday, September 12

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1872 · page 2

FROM RACE.— The Shorts; [?] mile:—The [?] not very good, the first to show Loop Garon, Johnny Smoker, and [?] At the distance the…

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