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Sport, 1885

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Barron Flat Races

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 2

A DAY'S racing was held at Barron Flat on Monday last. The weather was fine, though rather warm. There was a very good attendance of spectators; and the "sport" was good—the…

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Cricket Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1885 · page 2

WHEN the match with the Englishmen was made, I had it in my mind to write about the game practice, and the selection of our team Other matters provented, and us things seemed…

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Boolong Turf Club Races

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1885 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the club was held on New Years Day; and was a great success. The fore part of the day was a real Australian summer one, being bright and cloudless, with a…

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The Cricket Match

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 2

[?] [?] [?] District [?]…

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Bega Annual Races. First Day

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 2

Wr. approach the duty of reporting tho late races with the deepest regret that an institution formerly so popular as tho attraction to draw people from nil parts to a…

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Bega Annual Races

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1885 · page 2

A COUPLE of pelting hot days had to be endured at Bega Races this year. The course was dry and hard, but making allowance for this, the average fair time of…

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To the Great Cricket Match. (By Cricket Enthusiast.)

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

IN order to witness this event, I found it necessary to pack myself in one of Corrigan’s Improved Rockaways, crowded with passengers and a Saturday’s mail, so…

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Anniversary Day Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 2

HUMBLE RACE: Old Times, [?]; Poverty 2 i G[?]et, [?]. Flying Handicap: Ringwood, 1; Sorry, 2: Claudine,[?]…

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International Cricket Match. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 2

ENGLAND, 1st innings, 2[?]: [?]ales [?]s, Barnes [?], A. Howell 27. Sydney, two out for 21, SYDNEY. Jan. 26…

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Special Telegrams. Sydney Turf Club Races. Monday, Jan. 26

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 2

HURDLE RACE, 2 miles, won by Old Times (9st.); Poverty (9st. 9) 2; Garnet (9st. 3) 3. FLYING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs, won by…

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Cricket-Fighting

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 1

Cricketing—that is to say, the fighting of crickets—is a species of amusement pursued with as much zest by the Pekinese as quailfighting in the south or cock-fighting among…

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Moruya Annual Races

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

IN consequence of the heavy rain Which fell on Saturday and Sunday, the above races. were postponed from Monday last till the following Tuesday and Wednesday. The…

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Cricket Match at Pambula. (To the Editor of the Bega Standard.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 2

Sin.—In order to acquaint all these lovers of the noble game of cricket. who may not be in a position to know rightly the cause of tho somewhat [?]…

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Shoalhaven Annual Regatta

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1885 · page 2

THE advertised regatta of the Shoalhaven Regatta Club came off at the usual course, Numba, on Saturday last, the 31st ultimo. Probably every local render knows that the…

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A Lay or Lawn Tennis

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1885 · page 2

Where the level lawn is greenest, and the sunlight glistens sheenest, Le she stands; While the game is just beginning, there's the…

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Our Telegrams. Intercolonial Cricket Match Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 2

VICTORIA all out for 223; Sydney, one out for 10. SYDNEY, MONDAY. SYDNEY all out for 221; Massic 25 Garrett…

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Cricket

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 2

On Saturday last a return match was played at Eurobodalla between an eleven of that place and our local knights of the willow, which resulted in a somewhat easy win for…

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Cricket. Rambula V. Candelo

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 4

The first match of the season between the above clubs was contested on the formula cricket ground, and resulted in a elector for the based team by two runs and one wicket…

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Cricket. Eden v. TOWN[?]A

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1885 · page 2

A PLEASANT game of cri[?]ket was played on the Eden cricket [?] week between the Eden and Towamba cricketers, Although it was predicted by…

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Our Telegrams. International Cricket Matcil Sydney, March 14,6.50

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1885 · page 2

ENGLAND first innings, all out 2[?] Shrewsbury,-40 Ba[?] , 50; Bates, 64: Read , 41. Australians, one out for 12. SYDNEY , MONDAY, 6,43 P.M…

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