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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Moonee Valley Coursing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 3

The Goodwood Cup at the Moonee Valley coursing meeting was won by Keighrey and Wilcox's Dandenoug Ranger. The same…

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Referees Football Association

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 1

The N.S.W.R.F.U. has adopted the following rulings of the Referees' Association:—In the event of the ball being thrown in not straight from…

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Manaro Coursing Club. Queen's Birthday, Opening Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 2

Officials:—Patron: Mr.G.T.C. Miller, M.L.A. Presidents: Messrs J.C. Martin and H. Dawson. Judge: Mr. Keuny. Slip…

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Berridale Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 3

The attendance was good at the Queen's birthday meeting at Berridale on Wednesday. The weather was fine but cold. Everything passed…

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The English football team

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

The English team of Rugby footballers arrived at Albany yesterday…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. The International football match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 3

In the football match between England and New South Wale, played on the cricket ground today, the Englishman won by one…

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Junior Football. BIBBENLUKE v. BOMBALA

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

The return football match between the Bombala and Bibbenluke juniors was played on the Bombala ground last Saturday. There was a big crowd of…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. The football match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 3

Over 30,000 attended the football match between England and Australia, at the Sydney cricket ground today. Splendid weather…

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Football in the snow

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 2

It was snowing at Orange on Saturday during the football match with Bathurst. The home team won by 19 to 3…

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The Queensland English football match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 2

The football match Queensland team v. Englishmen, was played at Brisbane on Saturday in the presence of a good gathering. The…

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Intercolonial football

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1899 · page 2

A football match was played on the Exhibition ground at Brisbane, on Saturday, between ten[?]ns of New South Wales and Queensland…

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Football in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1899 · page 2

The Randwick club met the Marrickville at the Sydney Cricket ground, the match resulting in a draw, the teams gaining 3 points…

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Intercolonial football match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 3

The fourth football match between teams of New South Wales and Queensland was played at the Exhibition Grounds,…

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A Critical Cricket Critic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 4

Aunt Jane: 'I think it's so clever, you know, of that man with the ball to hit the bat nearly every time.'—Punch…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Cricket fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 July 1899 · page 3

George Webb, aged 27, has died at North Sydney. He was struck on the nose with a ball while playing cricket a week ago, and the…

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Intercolonial News. KIANDRA, Monday. The coming snow shoe races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 July 1899 · page 3

At a committee meeting of the Kiandra Snow-shoe Club held on Saturday, it was decided that an the snow on the course was…

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Cooma Racing Club

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Cooma Racing Club was held at Perkins' Hotel (Tatteraalle) on Tuesday afternoon last. There were present:—Messrs. J. A…

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Swimming in the Seine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 2

Lane, of Sydney, won the furlong swimming championship in a race on the Seine. Greasley beat Percy Cavill by a…

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International football match

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 2

There was an attendance of nearly 20,000 to witness the third Rugby match at the Sydney Cricket Ground between teams of…

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Tennis Match at Queanbeyan. Local Players Victorious

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 2

Considerable interest was taken in the tennis match played in the Queanbeyan park on Tuesday last, between six members of the local…

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