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Sport, 1879

17 stories in South Coast's papers

Shoalhaven Regatta Club

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1879 · page 2

ON the day of the last very successful annual regatta, held in connection with the Shoalhaven Regatta Club at Numba, one of the [?] races not having been sent [?]…

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Sydney Amateur Turf Club Races

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1879 · page 3

FLYING HANDICAP.—Knight-Errant, 1; Baronet, 2; Braidwood, 3. HURDLE RACE.—Glenearin, 1; Jupiter, 2; Kingfisher, 3…

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Cricket Match

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1879 · page 2

IN view of the approaching match with a Sydney team of players, at Easter, we believe the various clubs of the district joined in getting up a contest between two of the best teams the…

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Sweepstakes on Horse Races

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 4

SWEEPSTAKES on horse races seem to be illegal in New Zealand. At Dunedin, on the 17th ultimo, the Resident Magistrate, Mr. Watt, decided, in the case Queen against…

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Original Correspondence. The Recent Cricket Match. to the Editor of the Telegraph

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1879 · page 2

SIR,—The Rev. Dr. Jeffres, at a recent meeting Sydney, said "that his profound conviction had always been that a large number of things in themselves innocent pure and good, ought to…

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The Candlo Athletic Meet To the Editor of the Bega Standard

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 2

SIR,—In your last issue appears a letter, signed "Fair Play," in which the following passage occurs:" The correspondent is wrong in stating that racing rules specify that one…

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The Candleo Athletic Meet To the Editor of the Bega Standard

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 2

SIR,—In your last issue appears a letter, signed “Fair Play,” in which the following passage occurs: “The correspondent is wrong in stating that racing rules specify that one…

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Kangaroo Valley Turf Club Races

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1879 · page 2

THE annual race meeting of the Kangaroo Valley Turf Club, which had been postponed for a fortnight in consequence of the inclement weather, was held on Thursday and Friday last, The…

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Shoalhaven Regatta Club

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Shoalhaven Regatta Club was held at Host Weller's Numba Hotel on the night of Wednesday last the 22nd instant. Present—the President (F. W. Flatt, Esq.) in…

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The Wollongong Races

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 4

"In refraining from publishing a report of the Wollongon races in this instance, we deem it our duty to give our readers a short explanation of "the reason why." During the last two…

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Betting at Races

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 4

IN the Assembly of South Australia (the 'Register' reports) Mr. Bean moved,— "That a report be obtained from the Commissioner of Police and laid on the table of…

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Annual Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 2

THERE was a full meeting of the Bega District Jockey Club on Thursday evening at Tattersalls to receive nominations for the annual races. Considering the small number of local…

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Shoalhaven Regatta Club

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of the Committee of the above named Club was held at the Numba Hotel on Thursday night last. Present—The President Mr. F. Flatt (in the chair), and Messrs. R…

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Cricket. Jellat Jellat V. Panbula

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 2

THE match between these clubs came off on tho Bega ground on Saturday last, and was won by the Jellat mon. Tho winners went first to the wickets and were all disposed of…

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Cricket. Jellat Jellat V. Panbula

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 2

THE match between these clubs came off on the Bega ground on Saturday last, and was won by the Jellat men. The winners went first to the wickets and were all disposed of…

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Shoalhaven Turf Club Races. First Day.—thursday, Dec. 4. JUDGE: Mr. James Ryan.—Starter: Mr. W. Purdie, jun.—Clerk of the Course: Mr. J. Murray. Stewards: Messrs. J. Campbell, jun., C. Lovegrove, W. Purdie, jun., T.

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1879 · page 2

The above races, which were postponed from a previous date, came off on the Numba course on Thursday and Friday last. The attendance on both days, we understand, was not up to that…

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Cricket . Jellat Jellat V. Bega

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1879 · page 2

AGAIN fortune has favoured tho Jellat men. On Saturday last they met the Boga eleven, slipt of Abbott and Freeman, and managed to score a win. In order to equalise the absence…

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