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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Intercolonial Cricket

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 2

In the match Victoria v South Australia, commenced on Saturday on tho Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Victorians…

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Tattersall's Club Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 2

The attendance at Randwick on Saturday was good, and the weather was fine. The results were: Hurdle Race,…

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Bendoc Annual Races

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the bendoo Race Club came off on Monday last, on the Bendoc Park, course, lower Bendoc (kindly placed at the disposal of the…

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Bega Annual Races. First Day—monday

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

The first day of the Bega Annual Races, held on Ritchie's racecourse, took place on Monday in the presence of about 1600 persons,…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Monday. Warwick Farm Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 2

The Warwick Form races were contested on Saturday with the following results:—Farm Stakes Idyl, 1 ; Colleen, 2 ; Minimus, 3…

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Intercolonial Cricket

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 2

The match South Australia v Queensland was opened on Saturday at the Brisbane Cricket ground. The home team took the wicket…

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Timberry Range Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 3

The Timberry Range rases took place on Friday last, 13th instant, and were a fair success. The weather was terribly cold and unpleasant,…

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A Cricket Performance

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 2

Laver, who played at Melbourne, scored 63 in an hour and twenty minutes on wet wicket, and dismissed of the University team for…

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Swimming at Wagga

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

The mile swimming championship was decided in the river at Wagg yesterday. Lave the former hold [?] was victorious. The local hundred…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

About 16000 people attended the intercolonial cricket match yesterday. New South Wales went first to the wickets and lost six for 345 ;…

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Cooma Racing Club. Meeting Decided On

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

A meeting of residents was held at Perkins' Hotel, Cooma, on Monday afternoon, at which there were present Messrs. J. H. Montague…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. SYDNEY, Monday Evening

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

In the first innings N.S.W. made 442. Donnan 60, Kelly 43 not out, Howell 20, McKibbin 6, Pye 20. Bowling Analysis:—McLeod 6 for…

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Delegate Jockey Club. Annual Races

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 4

THE Delegate Jockey Club annual races, which are now looked forward to as regularly as the seasons come round, eventuated on Thursday last…

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Cooma Racing Club. Meeting of Members

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

The members of the Cooma Racing Club hold a meeting at Perkins' Hotel (Tattersall's) on Monday afternoon, at which the…

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Swimming Record Broken

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 2

F. C. V. Lance broke the world's swimming record for shree hundred years, at Farmer's Domain swim ming baths, Sydney, on Saturday…

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Cricket. Cooma v. NIMITYBELLE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 2

A HATCH, which evoked an unusual amount of interest, was played on theCoomaSbowGroundon Saturday last, the contesting teams being…

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Cricket Match Delegate River v DELEGaTE

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 3

CRICKET in Delegate was looked upon as practically defunct. Up to Saturday last, when a match took place between teams representing the above places, none of…

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Cooma Racing Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Cooma Racing Club was held at perkins Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, at which he following were present: Nessrs…

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Cooma Racing Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Cooma Racing Club was held on Saturday afternoon at Perkins' Hotel (Tattersall's), when there…

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Cricket. Cooma v. BERRIDALE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 2

THE return match between these two teams was played on the Cooma Show Ground on Saturday last, resulting in a complete defeat of…

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