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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1904

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Cricket at Michelago. Married v. SINGLE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

A Cricket match took place at Michalago on Saturday between [?] of married and Single players. The latter won by 8 wicket and four runs. Play [?]…

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Suicide of a Racing Club secretary

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 2

Mr O'Mara secretary of the Kensington Racing Club committed suicide at Watson's bay, by talking arsenic…

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Twins at Cricket

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 3

One peculiarity about twin schoolboys is that very often they cannot be induced to dress differently. The young rascals realise that their striking resemblance to each…

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Little Plain Annual Races. Wednesday, 2Nd March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 2

The annual race meeting held at Little Plain on Wednesday was attended by abcub 300 residents and passed off more successfully. Mr…

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The Racing. The following are the results:—POLO Ball Race

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 2

H. Ryrie's blg Zulu 1 S. H. Harnett's bl g Souvenir 2 W. Willmott's Creamey 3 Also competed: J. C. Ryrie Midge, C…

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Cricket at Cooma. Cooma C.c. District Teachers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 2

A match tool place at the Cooma Showground on Saturday between an eleven of the Cooma Cricket Club and a tram of the district Public School…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Canterbury Park Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 2

The Canterbury Park races were held to-day and resulted as follows:- Hurdle Race: Mite 1, Jacobin 2,Tattoo 3. Flying…

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Cooma Racing Club. General Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

A general meeting of the members of the Cooma Racing Club was held at Tatt[?]lls, mcDonald's Australian Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. Present:—Messrs J. A. bellay…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Moorefield Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1904 · page 2

The Moorefield Racing Club held its May meeting at Kogarah to-day, results:—Hurdle Race, Bugler, 1, Antique 2, P.D.Q., 3…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Rosehill Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1904 · page 2

The Rosehill Races were held to-day. Results:—Apprentices Handicap; Bono 1, Parting Glass 2, Bernie Notion 3, Steeplechase:…

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Cooma Cycling and Athletic Club. Sports, Monday, 6Th June

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1904 · page 2

The following are the nominations for the three principal races in connection with the above club…

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Athletic Sports. at Cathcart

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 2

When the members of the Star of Cathcaft Lodge, G.U.O.O.F., decided to postpone their sports last week, owing to the inclement weather, for another week,…

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Athletic Sports at Catheart

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 5

WHEN the members of the Star of Catheart Lodge, G.U.O.O.F., decided to postpone their sports, for a week, owing to the inclemency of the weather, they no doubt expected that…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Canterbury Park Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1904 · page 2

The Canterbury Park races were held to-day. Results:—Hurdle Race: Neglect 1, Galtee Boy 2, Merry Jest 3. Flying Handicap :…

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Cooma Racing Club. Adjourned Annual Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of members of the Cooma Racing Club was held at Tatter[?] (McDonald's Australian Hotel) on Wednesday…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday A racing mare stolen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 2

The rasing mare Noble Lady has been stolen from a stable at Carrington, near Molong. She is supposed to have been taken in the…

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The English football team

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1904 · page 2

The Englishmen gave a most brilliant display of football on Saturday in Sydney, and greatly outcloseed the local men. The ground…

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Football. Cooma V. Nimitybelle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 2

A team of the Cooma [?] footballers journeyed to Nimitybelle on Wednesday last, to take part in a [?] with a local team. The…

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Better Than a Public Swimming Bath

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 4

The Brussels Municipality is about to confer a particularly the working of the population of the city, particularly the working classes, by erecting at the street corners kiesks or…

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Physical Culture among the Arabs. Why They Are Athletic

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 4

The Arabs have a style quite their own for developing their bodies, which gives them many Mr. (says Mr. Alex J. Syobods, in "Sandow's Magazine") a power…

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