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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1883

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Bega Annual Races. BEGA, Thursday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 3

The racing to-day was the most successful ever held in Bega. Two thousand persons were present. The weather was splendid, and the course in good order,…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting was held in Mr. Dodds' Free Selectors' Hotel on Thursday night, Mr. Hugh McKinnon presiding. Mr. Llewellyn acted…

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Telegrams. The Cricket Match [Through Greille's Telegram Co.] Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 2

THE Englishmen won the match against the Australian eleven by one innings and 27 runs. The Australians only made 267 runs in both…

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Telegrams. The Cricket Match. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1883 · page 2

IN the return match, England v. Australia. the latter are in. Giffen was run out, 42. Bannerman, not out, 67. Murdock, not out, 17. One…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 3

THE nomination received by the Secretary of M.J.C (Mr. H. Dawson) on Wednesday, with the weight declared by him for the Mayor's Cup…

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Braidwood Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 2

THE races commenced on Thursday. The weather was fine, and the attendance moderate. Maiden Plate—Bayard 1…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 3

A MEETING of the Cooma Athletic Club was held at Mr. Thornton's Railway Hotel on Monday night for the purpose of settling all accounts…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1883 · page 3

For the Maiden Plato, Mr. H. Dawson (the hon. secretary) has received the following nominations:—Mr. H. M[?]Klnnon's [?] in [?], 6years…

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Telegrams. The Cricket Match. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY, Monday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1883 · page 2

THE Englishmen are all out for 263 runs. In the Australians' first innings, nine are out for 248 runs. Bonnor…

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Cooma Annual Races First Day—

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 3

MAGNIFICENT weather favoured the meeting that opened on Wednesday, and Cooma looked very lively in the early part of the day. From 11…

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Telegrams. Victorian Races. [Throught Greville's Telegram Co.] MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE LEGER.—Navigator, 1st; Guesswork, 2nd; Frvingpan, 3rd. SYDNEY, Tuesday. The Cup.—Navigator, 1st;…

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Micalago Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 2

The programme (published in another column) of the annual races to he held at Micalago on Monday, the 26th instant, is very creditable, and…

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Seymour Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 2

For Monday, 26th March, Seymour Jockey Club have issued a really sporting bill of fare. Among the various events, are:—Maiden Plate…

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Grafton Regatta

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 4

MATCH for the Championship of Australia and £1000, between M. Rush and E. C. Laycock. Distance, 3½ miles. Laycock 1 Rush 2…

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Telegrams. The Cricket Match. [Though Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY. Tuesday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 3

VICTORIANS v. ENGLISHMEN.—The Victorians won the match in one inning and 73 runs…

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Buckley's Crossing Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 3

MONDAY morning broke one and warm, the temperature being glorious. This is a fine part of the country, but grass is rather bare. When the…

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Seymour Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 3

QUEEN'S weather favored the Adaminaby folk, who turned out two or three hundred strong on Easter Monday for the races. The Officials of…

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Rocky Hall Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 1

THE above came off on Saturday last, and the club was favored with lovely weather. There was a fair muster of the public in attendance, a…

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The First Australian Racing Song

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1883 · page 4

[THE following song, believed to the first of its king published in Australia, appeared on the occasion of the Sydney Races, in 1810.] MURTOCH DELANY'S DESCRIPTION OF THE RACES…

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Micalago Cricket Match. MICALAGO, Monday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1883 · page 3

Micalago won the match. In the first innings, Micalago scored 100 runs. Braidwood got 57 in their first innings. A severe…

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