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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1882

25 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Boxing Day Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1882 · page 4

THE most successful meeting that was ever held in Micalago took place near Mr. Edworthy's Pacific Hotel on the 26th of December. Mr. Michael Rayes gave every…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1882 · page 3

THERE was a lair attendance at the meeting held in Mr. D O'R[?]ke's Australia Hotel on Wednesday nigh. Mr. Hugh McKinnon…

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Bega Races. Friday, 13Th January

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 3

Maiden Plate of 50 [?]ovs.; 1¼ mile. Lily [?] 1 Gazelle [?] 2 Bega Cup of 150 [?]ovs.; swoop of 3[?]…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 3

THE adjourned meeting was held in Mr. E. Dodd's Free Selectors' Arms Hotel on Wednesday evening; the chair was taken by Alderman…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 3

The following nominations were received on Wednesday evening by Mr. H. Dawson, the hon secretary of Manaro Jockey Club:—…

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Cooma Races. THE M.J.C. HANDICAP

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 3

SEE the groups in the street how they gather, Hear the murmurs of voices within. Hear the bookmakers jargon and shouting. The [?], the row, and din…

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The Cricket Match. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY, Tuesday, 4.5 p.m

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 3

The Australians won the match against the English eleven by six wickets…

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Telegrams Randwick Races. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1882 · page 2

ROUSE HANDICAP.—Paul 1, somerset 2, kerolite 3. Randwick Stakes.—Cannamulla 1, Bathurst 2, rainbow 3…

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Grafton Regatta

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1882 · page 4

GRAFTON, Wednesday.—The weather to-day broke rather gloomy, but by the time the outer [?] race started about 2000 people line [?] the shores. The City of Grafton…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 2

AT the meeting held at Mr. Dodds' Free Selectors' Hotel, on Thursday night, there was a good attendance, Mr. H. Dawson being in the chair…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 3

A MEETING was held in the Free Selectors' Arms on Saturday afternoon, Mr. H. Dawson being in the chair…

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Serious Football Accident.—

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1882 · page 2

The Parramatta Evening Times reports that last Saturday a match was played between the second team of the Carlton local club and a team of…

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Football. QUEANBEYAN V. COOMA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1882 · page 2

ON Friday evening last, the Coom[?] Contingent of footballers arrived in Queanbeyan, where a large number of the opposing team and general public were ready to receive…

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Telegrams. Adaminaby Races. ADAMINABY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 3

THERE was good racing to-day. Roodce won the match easily…

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Football in Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1882 · page 3

MUCH interest was [?]inced in the football match, Cooma v. Snowy River, played on the Market-square, Cooma. on Saturday afternoon. The game commenced at 3…

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Bega Annual Races. [From Our Correspondent.] Bega

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1882 · page 3

The Bega Annual Races have been used for the 11th and 12th January next. The prizes will amount to over £600…

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Football in Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1882 · page 3

ON Saturday last, the long-ked-forward[?] to return match between Queanbeyan and Cooma came off on the Market-square, the visitors from Queanbeyan having arrived in…

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Football at Buckley's

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1882 · page 3

SATURDAY last was rather a festive day at Buckley's Crossing, being the time arranged for the contest between the town of C[?] and the Snowy River football teams, which was…

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Prince of Wales Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 3

A MEETING of members of the Manaro Jockey Club and general public was held at Tatter[?]l's (Mr. H. Th[?]'s Railway Hotel), Cooma, on Thursday night. Mr…

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Cooma Cricket Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1882 · page 3

AT Mr. George Rolfe's Prince of Wales Hotel, Cooma, the members held their first meeting for this season, on Monday night, Mr. H…

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