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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1881

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Science. Dangers of Athletic Training

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1881 · page 2

ASSOL[?]E health is attained only by the [?]ymmetrieal development of all parts of the body. The man with mus[?]les of steel and a diseased heart cannot be said to be in good…

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Colombo Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 3

12TH November, 1881.—The programme for the Colombo athletics for Prince of Wales Birthday was a grand success. Maiden Plate was won by G.Irwin;…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 November 1881 · page 3

THREE was a fair attendance at [?] meeting held at the Prime of Wales Hots on Friday night, Mr. Cool, Brenman being in the chair…

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Bega Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 3

Mr. Wm. Neilly, editor of the Bega Standard, has courteously forwarded us a list of the nominations for Bega Races:—…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 3

THERE was a fair attendance at the meeting held at Mr. D[?] From Selectors' Arms on Wednesday night Mr. George Spring being in the…

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Bunyan Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 6

[?] sports here greatly deteriorated during the past few years, and the gathering on Wednesday was very por, the being not [?] than eighty persons,…

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Bobundarah Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 3

There was a large attendance on Boxing Day. Just before the hack race, there was a tremendous than-derstorm, flooding the course, but it…

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Bega Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 3

The Editor of the Bega Gazette courteously wires us a message, BEGA, Friday. The following are the acceptance:…

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Buckley's Crossing Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 3

THERE was a very fair attendance the races held on Tuesday. The sports were thoroughly enjoyed, and there was not a complaint from either, and there was not a…

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