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Sport, 1872

12 stories in South Coast's papers

Shoalhaven New Year’s Day Races

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 2

THE above races came off on the Numba Course, on Monday last. The weather did not look very promising first thing in the morning, but towards 11 o’clock the a.m. it…

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Bega Jockey Club Annual Races. to Come Off on Thursday and Friday, 22nd and 23rd February, 1872. Treasures—W. ELLIS. First Day—Thursday, Feb. 22. First Race

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1872 · page 1

THE MAIDEN PLATE, £20, for all horses that have never won an advertised prize exceeding £10; weight for age; 1½ miles, one event. SECOND RACE…

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Cricket

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 4

BOOLONG P. A. v. GREENWELL POINT CLUB. ON Saturday, last, the above clubs met in Mr James Monaghan’s paddock at Greenhills, to decide which was entitled to the…

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Cricket

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 2

A MATCH was played on Saturday last, in Mr James Monaghan’s paddock, at Greenhills, between the married and single cricketers of the district. An will be seen by the annexed score,…

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Cricket.—Married v. Single

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 2

ON Saturday last the return match was played between the married and single, but owing to the lateness of the hour of commencement, the game was not concluded at sundown, when the…

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Bega Annual Races

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 2

THE Annual Races under the auspices of the Bega Jockey Club were held on the usual coarse, on Thursday and Friday, 22nd and 23rd February…

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Cooma Annual Races

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1872 · page 2

Tuesday and Wednesday last, 19th and 20th instant, the days set apart for the celebration of the Cooma Annual Race Meeting, were duly observed as holidays…

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Easter-Monday Regatta

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 2

THE third, anniversary of the Crystal Spring Division of tho Sons of Temperance, of Shoalhaven, was celebrated at Numba on Easter-Monday last, the 1st day of April,…

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Cobargo Races. Communicated

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 2

The Cobargo races came off on the 7th April, Easter Monday, as advertised, and gave us a fine day's sport. The attendance was good, and there was a fair muster of…

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Moruya Annual Races. First Day, Thursday, April 25Th

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1872 · page 2

The Moruya Examiner thus discourses:—A wedge of horseflesh on board the punt. Slowly the heavy-timbered, by no means clipper-built, conveyance glides to…

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Cricket. NORTH V. SOUTH

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 2

The long-talked of match between the players of the North and South sides of the river took place yesterday (Queen’s Birthday), in Mr. James Monaghan’s meadow, and, as was…

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Illawarra Turf Club Races

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1872 · page 3

THESE Races cane off on the Jamberop Course last week. The attendance being estimated at from 800 to 1000 persons. The Maiden Plate of £30 was won by Mr…

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