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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1902

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Jerangle Races and Social

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

THE people of Jerangle and the surrounding district were favoured with glorious weather for their annual face meeting which eventuated…

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Adamina by Races. Monday, I7th March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 3

On Monday last the Adamina by Jockey Club held its Annual Races at the course, which is about a mile and a half from the town. The track is…

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IntercoloniaL News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Rawkesbury Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 2

To-day's results were: Park Slakes : Trencherman 1, Olivia 2 Brest ing 3. Clarendon. Handicap; Acctine 1…

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V.R.C. Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 2

The following are the results of the Victoria Racing Club's April meeting held at Flemington to-day:— April Hurdle Race: Cynicd, Seaman…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Canterbury Park Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1902 · page 2

The following are the results of to-day's racing at Canetrbury Park:— Flying Handicap: Thea 1, plain Tom 11 2, T.M.S. 3. Park…

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Cricket Stories

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 9

One of our readers suggests a method of getting out a stone-wall cricketer. He writes:—The method I would suggest is strictly lawful, but not exactly…

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Mentone Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1902 · page 2

The following are the results of the Mentone Races run at Melbourne to-day:— Maiden Plate: War Chief [?] Kotaishi…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Rosehill Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1902 · page 2

To-day's Rosehill races resulted as follows:—Granville Stakes: The Jester [?], Hazel Lad 2, Neptunus 3. Steeple…

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Cricket in England

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

In the match Australia v. E[?]ex the latter team lost two wickets for 25…

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Coursing Club

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

A well-attended meeting was hold at Mr. Little's Hotel on Tuesday with the object of forming a Coursing Club. Mr. Fell was voted to the Chair…

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Cooma Racing Club Annual Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the Cooma Racing Club was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel on Tuesday last at which there were present:—Messrs D C [?]…

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Football injury

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1902 · page 2

A football player named Stewart fel during a match at Waterloo park, and was taken to the Sydney Hospital suffering from injury to the spine…

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A Cricket Story

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 9

When Surrey and Yorkshire [?]rt, [?] years ago, at [?]ford, the wet condition of the ground provented [?] being made at the proper dine, and it was decided to…

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Southern Manaro Coursing Club. Wednesday's Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

The Southern Manaro Coursing Club held a small in[?] meeting on Wednesday afternoon, when an eight-dog [?]take was run…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Warwick Farm races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

The following are the results of the races run at Warwick Farm to-day: Hurdle Race: Benedick 1, Tom Fool 2, Wager 3 Stewards'…

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Coursing

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

The second meeting under the auspices of the Southern Monaro Coursing Club was held on Thursday last and proved very successful. The Club has had and…

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Tennis Match. Queanbeyan v COOMA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

The match between the Queanbeyan and Cooma Tennis Clubs took place at the Cooma courts on Thursday. The Queanbeyan [?]…

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Croquet vice Tennis

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 2

It there to be a "boom" in are quet this year is a question forced upon us by the correspondence in a contemporary which is headed…

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Mr. Balfour and Golf

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 9

A rather amusing story is going the rounds of Mr. A. J. Balfour and the Cassiobery Golf Club. The other day Mr. Balfour and Lord George Hamilton wet down to…

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Canterbury Park Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 2

To-day's results were:—Flying Handicap: Abington 1, Velocity 2, Kohine 3, Park Stakes: Westvil 1, Codal 2, Bullaws 3, Two-year…

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