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Sport, 1888

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Football. NOWRA V. Broughton Creek

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 1

THE team that beat our local representatives of the stirring game in Shoalhaven a week or two ago, came over to Broughton Creek on Saturday afternoon last, to play a return match…

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Nerrigundah Athletic sports

Moruya Examiner · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 2

THE Athletic Sports, held at Nerrigundah on Monday last, Were fairly successful The day being fine, a large number of persons, many from a considerable distance,…

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Football

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 2

A MATCH between town and country players was played on the Show-ground, on [?] afternoon last, in aid of the fund to assist William Way,…

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Football. Nowra V. Kiama

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 2

On Saturday morning last the Nowra Football Team left Nowra for Kiama at 8.30 a.m., to play a match against the club there, and after a most enjoyable trip…

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Football. Broughton Creek V. [?]

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 1

THE Kiama team came over to the ground or the Broughton Creek club to play a return match. From a spectator’s point of view the teams seemed to he fairly matched, the visitors…

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Tennis Costumes

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 3

Her costume is important, but more as an assistance-to her play than as an adjunct to her beauty. The champion player of the United States — I mean among ladies —wears…

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Football. KIAMA v. NOWRA

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 August 1888 · page 2

ON Saturday last the return match between the Kiama and Nowra clubs was played on the arrived at Nowra by coach at about 1.30 p.m.,…

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Candelo Coursing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 2

THE Candelo Cup meeting commenced yesterday. The weather was fine, and the attendance consequently was very large. Hares were plentiful and without…

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Football

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 2

ON Saturday last the Nowra Football club played a match at Kiama against the club at that place; when for the first time they suffered a defeat. The Nowra team played with…

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Candelo Coursing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 2

CANDELO PLATE : for an unlimited number of [?]of all ages that have not won or ran up in any [?]during the present season, at £1 each…

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Danger of Boxing the Ears

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 4

DR. SAMUEL, SEXTON has contributed an article to the Medical Record on the subject of boxing the cars. He has upon his record fifty-one cases in which the car has been injured by…

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Our Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Tattersall’s Turf Club Races. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 2

HURDLE RACE: Bellringer, 1; Arrow, 2 Sterling[?] Tramway Handicap : Lady Marion, 1; [?] 2; [?] 3…

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Football. Broughton Creek v. NOWRA

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 1

THESE tennis met for the final struggle of the season on Saturday last, in the [?] field. It is much in he regretted that the visitors played two men short, as this fact detracts somewhat…

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Extraordinary Cricket Match

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 4

AN American paper states that a tramp in Illinois recently backed himself and his cattle dog to paly eleven of the best cricketers in Fairfield, a village in those…

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Our Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Hawkesbury Races. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 2

[?] RACE : Last [?] Columnar, 2; Society, [?] Hawkesbury Guineas: Melos, 1; Lamond, 2; Bonnie Spec, 3…

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Our Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Hawkesbury Races. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1888 · page 2

MEMBERS’ HANDICAP : Faith, 1 Newmarket, 2; Albion, 8. Produce Stakes: Brown Alice walked over…

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Nowra Cricket Club Concert

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 September 1888 · page 2

AFTER several unsuccessful attempts, the above entertainment took place in the Public Hall, Nowra, on Thursday evening last, but owing to the inclement weather the attendance…

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Candelo Spring Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

[?] Mr. W. W. Wren [?] Mr. J. [?] of So[?] Mr. C. [?] [?] of the Cou[?] Mr. W. [?] Stewards: Messrs [?]…

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Our Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic [?] Caulfield Races. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1888 · page 2

CAULFIELD STAKES : Mentor, 1 ; Cyclops, 2 ; Ensign, 3. Hurdle Race : Incident, 1 ; Blue Mountain, 2; Victim, 3…

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Candelo Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 2

THE October meeting of the Candelo Turf Club was held yesterday, and probed very successful, There were about 300 people on the course including a number from…

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