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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1885

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Buckley's Crossing Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 3

NEARLY four hundred people assembled on the racecourse on Monday last to witness the sport which took place in a paddock generously placed by Mr. R. Barnes at the…

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Ber[?]dale Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 3

ON New Year[?] Day, the usual annual sports came off in front of Mr. O'Brien's Berridale Hotel in the presence of about three hundred porsons. Mr. H. Dawson…

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Telegrams. Intercolonial Cricket Match. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 2

THE Victorians first innings closed for our hundred and eighty-two. In the Sydney second innings all are out for seventy-four, Victoria thus winning by…

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Jindabyne Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1885 · page 3

A VERY presentable programme in issued by the residents of Jindabyne to the sporting men of the district, the meeting being fixed for Anniversary Day. There are five races,…

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Cricket at Candelo. English [?] District 22

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1885 · page 4

THE names of the 22are as follows:—Bombals: F. Hydo; J. Whittaker, Delegate: S. M. Haigh. Nimitybelle: J. Jardine. Cooma: Wm. Edwards. F. Welch…

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Bega Annual Races. January 14Th and 15Th

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1885 · page 3

THE following acceptances have been received by the Secretary, says the Boga Gazette:— MIDEN PLATE…

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Telegrams. The Cricket Match. Rev. Dr. Wazer Begg Dead. Great Increase in Revenue. More Small-Pox Quick Trip from Brisbane. Suicide of a Wesleyan Minister. The New Guinea Craze. Sale of Racehorses. Deaths of Victorian Celebrities. Cricket. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1885 · page 2

COMBINED TEAM.—First innings, 279 runs. Second innings, two out for 66 when the stumps were drawn…

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Cricket at Adaminaby

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1885 · page 3

A cricket match was played here on 2nd January between a Kiandra team and Adminaby :-Kiandra, 1st innings 29; Adaminaby, 1st innings 37;Kiandra, second;…

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Late Telegrams. Hugh Taylor, M.P., Kicked. The Coffee Palace Fire. Anniversary Races at Randwick. SYDNEY, Monday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1885 · page 3

MR. HUGH TAYLOR, M.P., was severely kicked in the abdomen this morning by a horse in bis yard at Parramatta, and the injuries are considered very serious…

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Latest Telegrams. Fat Stock Markets. the Cricket Squabble. Attempted Suicide by Tram. Earthquakes at Waverley. Death of Jerilderie Journalist. Anniversary Handicap. Sir Joe Banks' Foot Race. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1885 · page 3

THE fat cattle market is unaltered, best beef bringing 24s. per 100 lbs. The fat sheep market is glutted, 30,000 sheep having been yarded; 50lb…

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Telegrams. More Small-poxers in Sydney. Two Deaths from Sunstroke. Melbourne Bootmakers' Strike. Mass Meeting in Sydney. Burial of Bishop Quinn. Cricket at Shoalhaven. Wm. Berkshire's Body Found. a Monster Stingaree. Sporting News. Intercolonial News. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1885 · page 3

LATE last night three fresh cases of small pox, the patients residing at Surry Hills, were reported to the Government Health Officer, but particulars…

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

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 3

THE Englishmen, in their first innings, made 2[?]5 runs. Sydney.—Two out for 21 runs, when the stumps were drawn…

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Queanbeyan Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 4

THE Queanbeyan Age reports the following entries:— FIRST DAY— MONDAY, 2ND FEBRUARY. Maiden Plate of 25 soves., with a sweep…

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Bombala Athletic Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 3

ON Anniversary Day the events were well contest. During the day, W. Bungel was matched against Brindle for a "fiver" (200 yards). Brindle took the lead and…

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Telegrams. The Cricket Match. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY won the Intercolonial Cricket Match by three wickets. A. Dannerman made 96 runs, not out…

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Telegrams. The Cricket Match. SYDNEY, Friday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 2

IN the match, England v. the Combined Team, play was stopped for over two hours owing to a heavy hailstorm. In the first innings of the Combined…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 3

[President, Mr. D. Ryrie, M.p. Vice-presidents, Messrs. A. Montague and C. Solomon, J.P's. Judge. Mr. J. H. Montague, M.A. Starter, Mr…

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A[?] Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 3

WE cannot help congratulating the people of Seymour upon the really nice programme they hare drown up for the meeting of Easter Monday. The fun is to open with…

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Cricket. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1885 · page 3

AUSTRALIANS.—First innings, all out for 309 runs. Appointments of teachers gazetted:—Mr. Peter Gibbon, Craigie Public School;…

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Cricket at Jindabyne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1885 · page 4

A MATCH was played here on Saturday last between an eleven of Wollondibby and an eleven form Traquair, this having been the second…

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