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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1884

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Bombala Athletic Sports. BOMBALA, Monday night

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

Maiden Plate of 7 sovs.; 1st pri[?] 5 sovs.; 2nd, 30s.; 3rd, 10s.; for all comers that had never won a prize exceeding 30s.; 100 yards…

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Anglo-Australian Cricket

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 3

LONDON, June 3.—The match between the Australian Eleven and 11 of the county of Derby was continued to-day. The weather was splendid…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 3

LONDON, June 9.—The ninth match of the Australian Eleven began in Bradford to-day against eleven of Yorkshire. Heavy rain fell…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 3

LONDON, June 7.—The Australians began their 10th match in England to-day against an 11 of the County of Nottingham. The weather was…

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The New Cricket Laws. [?] by the Martleboke Cricket Clus, April 31, 1881

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 3

1. A match is played between wtwo sides of elevan players each, unless otherwise agreed to; each side has two innings, taken alternately, except in the case provided for…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 3

LONDON, June 16.—The Australian cricketers began their eleventh match to-day in Cambridge against the Cambridge University Eleven…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 3

London, June 10.—The Australian Eleven began a match to-day Manchester against an eleven of the North of England. The weather was…

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The Cricket Match. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] AUSTRALIA V. Liverpool. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 2

Australians, n their first innings, 145 runs. Palmer's score closed for 54. Steel made 20. The Australian won with one…

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Telegrams. Football Match. QUEANBEYAN

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

THE match was won by Queanbeyan by eight points to nil against Cooma. Mr. H. Edwards dislocated his ankle…

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Cablegrams. Cricket in England. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 2

THE cricket match between the Players of England and the Australian eleven resulted in a victory for the Australians by six wickets…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1884 · page 3

LONDON, July 3.—The Australian Eleven began a match in Hudderfield to-day against 11 of Hudderfield and district, composed as follows…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 4

LONDON, July 5—The watch between the Australian Eleven and 11 of the Huddersfield district was resumed to-day in the presence of a considerable concourse of…

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Dumor.. A Lesson in Boxing. Knocked Out of Time by the Great Unknown

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 2

JIMMTSON is very proud of his muscle, and yesterday he took the new boarder from St. Lousis to the gymnasium to show him something about the manly art…

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Cablegrams. Cricket in England. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

AUSTRALIANS v. LEICESTERSHIRE.—The Australians, in their first innings, made 175 runs, Midwinter scored 52; McDonnell, 26; and Spofforth,…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 3

LONDON, July 21.—The match between the Australians and 11 of England was continued after the despatch of our last message. The…

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Cricket in England. LONDON

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

The Australians, in their first innings, acored 309 runs. Midwinter made 07 runs; and Boyle, 48. In the second innings, the…

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Telegrams. Football at Nimitybelle. NIMITYBELLE

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

NIMITYBELLE won the match by a goal. It was raining during the match…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 3

LONDON, July 31.—The following have been selected to represent the Players of England in the match against the australian Eleven, which began on the Kenniunton…

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

LONDON, August 18.—The Australians commenced their 26th match to-day in Che[?] against, [?] of Glouc[?]torshire. The weather was…

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The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1884 · page 2

LONDON, August 28—The South of England team is composed as follows:—Lord Harris (captain), M. C. Kemp, H. Y. Page, J. Christopherson, A.P. Lucas,W…

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