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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1884

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Candelo Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 3

THE most important race meeting yet held under the auspices of our local club was brought to a successful termination on 2nd January…

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Bega Races BEGA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 3

The weather is fine, but the attendance is poor. Maiden Plate—Lady Pitsford. lst; Kameruka. 2nd ; Barn, 3rd. This…

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Cooma Athletic Club. (Contributed.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 3

A VERY successful meeting of the above was held on Thursday night at Mr. Thornton's Railway Hotel. Mr. H. McKinnon was in the chair…

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Bega Races. [From Martisdale]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 3

BEGA, Saturday.—The weather for the second day of the Bega meeting was very hot, but fine. The attendance was somewhat less than that…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 3

A MEETING of the club was held on Thursday evening at Mr. Thornton''s Railway Hotel, Mr. H. Mc Kinnon being in the chair…

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Jindabyne Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 3

THE weather broke fine, and brought a very large attendance There being a large number of the fair sox present, also a good many visitors…

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Moruya Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 3

MAIDEN PLATE won by Lady Fleetwood; Tomakin 2, Secret 3. Selling Race won by Labourer; Queen of Hearts 2, The Arrow 3…

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The Cricket Match. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 2

Australian Eleven.—First innings, 273 runs. Murdoch was the highest scorer with 52 runs when the stamps were drawn…

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Cooma Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the above club was held on Saturday last, Anniversary Day, under somewhat unfavorable circumstances. The…

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

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 2

In the Australian eleven's second innings to-day, six were out for 350 runs. Bannerman made the best score, 61. The game was drawn…

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

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 2

THE match of the Australian eleven against the combined team commenced to day. All of the Australian eleven are out for 318 runs;…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1884 · page 3

THE annual meeting commenced on Wednesday last at Teatree, when upwards of 500 people were present, a smaller number than usual. We…

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Little Plain Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 3

THE usual decent annual [?] off on Tuesday, the 4th of [?] A good crowd of people from the [?] neighborhood came to see the sport. Mr. and Mrs…

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Suckley's Crossing Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1884 · page 4

O[?] St. Patrick's Day, a really successful meeting was held. the racecourse is situated in a paddock belonging to Mr. Richard Barnes, of Longfield, and is about two…

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Adaminaby Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 4

SEYMOUR sporting folk have issued a creditable programme for Easter Monday, 14th instant, and we hope the Secretary (Mr.J. W. Berrigan) will have a busy time of it…

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Adaminaby Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 3

THESE races, to which we give a passing notice on our fourth page, have been postponed for a fortnight, till the 28th instant. because Micalago…

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Telegrams. Hawkesbury Races. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 2

HAWKESBURY HANDICAP.—Empress, 1st; Phyllis, 2nd ; Sardonyx, 3rd…

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Adaminaby Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 3

THE above races came off on Monday last, and were a great success, The day was dull and cloudy, the evening being bitterly cold…

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Anglo-Australian Cricket

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 3

London, May 19,—The Australian team commenced a match against eleven of Surrey to-day at Kennington Oval in the Presence of a very…

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Sydney Races and Sports. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 2

Heavy rain commenced last night, and it continues. The races and sports have been postponed…

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