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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1902

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Long distance Swimming. LONDON

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

The Long Distance Swimming Championship C[?] took place on Saturday, the course being in the Thomas from Kew to P[?]…

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Football

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 2

On the 15th ult., the following town left for down the mountain to play a series of football matches:—Messrs. L. Moran, R. Langley, F. Moran, H. Little, B…

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Bombala Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Bombala Tennis Club was held on Friday, 25th July, 1902. Present—Messrs. F. D. McDonald…

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Football at Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 2

ON Saturday last the return football match, Nimitybell. verses Cooma, was played at the Cooma Show ground. The Nimitybelle team…

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Canterbury Park Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 2

To-day's results at Canter-bury Park were:—Flying Handicap: Rock Harbor 1, Dunk 2, Kitty Sharpe 3…

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Advanced and Back Ward Races. Spectator

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 4

Mr Bryce delivered on June 7, in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, a remarkable lecture on the 'Advanced and Backward Races of Mankisd', who…

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Football Cooma v. QUEANBEYAN

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 2

We have to thank the Queansbeyan "Observer" for the following advance [?] of the football match played at Queansbeyan on Wednesday:—…

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Delegate Cricket Club

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Delegate Cricket Club was hold at the Commercial Hotel on Thursday evening, 20th inst. Mr. A. H. Jeffreys occupied the chair…

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Football. CATHCART V. DELEGATE

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 5

A HATCH between the above was played at Delegate on Saturday afternoon last. The teams were:— CATHCART—Full-back, C. M'Coy; three…

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Cricket Club Ball at Umeralla. a Large Gathering

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 2

On Friday evening last, a ball was held at Mr. J. Richmond's woolshed at the Umeralla Station, which is about twelve miles from Cooma. The function…

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Federal Tennis Ball

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 2

The members of the Federal Tennis Club held their annual ball in the School of Arts on Wednesday night. Owing to the great success of this ball last year, it…

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Bombala Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Bombala Cricket Club was held at Mr. Jonas' Office on Friday afternoon. Mr. Eman[?]el presided, and there were present—…

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General Cables, LONDON, Saturday. Swimming feats

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 2

The female Austrian swimmer Madame Ir[?]n, swam from Molk to Vienna, in the river Danube, a distance of about 45 miles, in 12 hours…

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Football at Cooma. Visit Queanbeyan Teams

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 2

According to arrangements two team of footballers arrived from Q[?]beyan on Wednesday last, to [?] in ma[?]hee with the Cooma Seniors and Juniors. The…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY Saturday Moorefield Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 2

To-day's results at the Moorefield Races were:—Kegarah Stakes; Fungus 1, Speculum 2, Jumbo 3. Flying Handicap: Saida 1 , Hello 2, Purser 3…

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A Complication of Races

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 3

FROM the "S.R. Mails" Melbourne letter we extract the following:—On the northern coast of Australia social relations are greatly complicated by the…

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The Golf Championship

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

MacNeil won the golf championship…

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Cricket. BOMBALA V. DELEGATE

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

This match was played on the Recreation Oval on Saturday last. Both teams were evenly matched and at the close of the day Bombala had the…

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A Golf Story

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 9

An amusing story is told of Mr. J. D. Rockefeller, the American millionaire. Mr. Rockefeller's favourite pastime outside of business house is playing quoits at which…

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Bega Spring Races

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 5

THE Bega Spring Races came off on Wednesday last, and were a success in every way. The afternoon was bright and clear, but a keen wind blowing made…

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