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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1883

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Foot Races in Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1883 · page 3

A LARGE number of people assembled on Curti[?]'s Flat, near Cooma School of Arts at 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, to witness the contests…

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Telegrams. Candelo Coursing. CANDELO

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 3

OUR first coursing meeting commenced on Saturday, when the Puppy Stakes were disposed of, and were won by Mr. H. E. Wren's imported…

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Candelo. Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 3

THE [?] annual annual gathering under the auspices of the above club, took place on the Cand[?]io Recreation ground, on thursday last, Queen's…

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Bombala Athletic Sports

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 3

We clip the results of the sports on Queen's Birthday from the Times, They are follows :— Maiden Plate of b[?]ove. First prize…

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The Boxing Match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 4

THE long-talked of glove contest between Foley and Miller took place yesterday, at the Academy of Music, Castlereagh-street. The fight was for trophy of £500. NO…

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Telegrams. Candelo Coursing. CANDELO, Monday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 June 1883 · page 3

THE running for the Candelo Coursing Plate commenced on Saturday. There was magnificent weather, and a good attendance of the public…

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Football

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1883 · page 3

ONE of the most interesting matches played this season came off on the Market Square on Saturday afternoon between the Cooma Union…

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The Football Match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1883 · page 3

THERE was great excitement in Cooma on Saturday afternoon attent the game of football played between the Queanbeyan and Cooma teams…

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Football at Jimenbuen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1883 · page 3

I WENT down from the town of [?] to see the football match between the J[?] and Buckley's C[?]. We had wet weather on Friday, when it [?]…

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Football at Buckley's

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1883 · page 3

WE had the pleasure of witnessing the football natch between the Buckley's Crossing and Jimenbuen teams on Saturday last. About…

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Football. Cooma Union v. Prahran Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1883 · page 3

ON Saturday at 10 o'clock the Unions met at Mr. W. Runnings, whence they were conveyed to Prahran in his couch and three. The day was…

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Cooma Cricket Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1883 · page 3

THE annual meeting was held in the Club Rooms. Mr. W. T. Cohen's Cooma Hotel, on the night of Friday, the 21st instant, at 8 o'clock. There…

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Bega Spring Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1883 · page 3

FOR the 1883 Spring Meeting, the Bega Jockey Club was favoured by the weather. [?] estimated that between four and five hundred people…

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The M.G.C and the Law of Cricket

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1883 · page 3

THE following is the circular together with the draft [?] rules, sent by the [?] of the[?]bone Cricket Club to the [?] of New South Wales, Victoria,…

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Kiandra Races

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

OUR [?] are to be commended for [?] programme they have advertised in the local paper for the races to be [?] the 20th December…

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M.J.C. Spring Races

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

THE races that the members of the Ma[?] Jockey Club designed to celebrate the [?] day of his Royal [?] the Prince of Wales come off yesterday, when about…

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Cricket. COOMA. V. NIMITYBELLE

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

THE first match of the season between these clubs came off on Saturday at Nimitybelle, and resulted in an easy victory for the latter club,…

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Telegrams. Wagga Wagga Races. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney

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

WAGGA WAGGA CUP.—The Drummer, 1st; Eva, 2nd; Robert the Devil, 3rd SYDNEY, THURSDAY. Grandstand Handicap.—Yoolatah, 1st;…

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Candelo Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1883 · page 5

Mr. W. E. Colo, hon. secretary, sends the message:— CANDELO, Thursday. Kindly draw attention to the closing of…

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Cooma Cricket Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1883 · page 3

AT the meeting Monday evening there Were present Messrs. Joseph Ch[?]ntler, R. Glennie, Louis Shannon, Pennefather, Salwey, T. W. Cohen,…

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