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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1874

12 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Goulburn Races. Second Day—tuesday

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 3

FIRST RACE—Maiden Plate of 40 [?] with 3 sovs each added for s[?] mile; A.J.C. conditions; second horse [?] sovs. from the prize…

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CRICKET. All-England [?] New South Wales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1874 · page 4

The S.M. Herald describes the game during the first innings of the English men:— At 12 o'clock Messrs. W. G. Grace…

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Local Intelligence. Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1874 · page 5

I has been many [?] place the Annual Race Meeting at Cooma [?] looked forward [?] with an much interest by all an has been the [?] meeting which…

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Chinese New Year Races. Saturday, February 21

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1874 · page 3

THE Maiden Plate of 8 sovereigns, for all horses that had never won an advertised prize; [?] nule; weight for age. Mr. [?]…

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Bombala Annual RACES.—4th and 5th March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1874 · page 2

The following entrances were made on Thursday, at Mr. Curran's Imperial Hotel (Tattersall's):— Maide[?] Plate:…

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Randwick Races. Thursday, April 9

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1874 · page 2

THE following horses still remain in The Sydney Cup.—A handicap sweepstakes of 25 sovereigns each, 10 for[?] with 350 sovereigns added; second horse…

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District News. Seymour Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1874 · page 2

ADAMINA BY people are thoroughly sporting, and it is wonderful how well they come up on all matters pertaining to the turf: even the little four-year-olds and…

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Pine Valley Races. St. Patrick's Day

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1874 · page 2

WAS ushered in sparkling as an emerald by Old Sol on the 17th of 74, and the little bit of shamrock sported jauntily on the "head centre" of many a "boy"…

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Candelo Athletic Sports

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1874 · page 2

AT Candelo, the "United Athletic Club" celebrated her Majesty's Birthday. For the Yonths' Race, 150 yards, for…

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Cooma Cricket Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1874 · page 2

A MEETING of those favorable to teh re[?]tation of the Cooma Cricket Club was held at Mr. G. Cohen's Hotel on Thursday evening last; Mr. J. M. Pears…

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Leesville Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 2

Or Tuesday last, our races came off ac­cording to the time advertised. There was a charming attendance, and every thing went off happily. Leesville is a…

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Cricket Match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1874 · page 2

IN Cooma on Tuesday last, a very interesting contest between the scholars of the Public School and those of the R. C. Denominational School was decided. It…

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