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Sport, 1896

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Football

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Milton Football Club was held at the Commercial Hotel on Thursday night, Mr. W. Coulson presiding. The were some dozen members…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 2

Adelaide cricketers say tint as a batsman [?] is far superior to Darling this season. Candelo and Cobargo most at Candelo…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Intercolonial Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Monday.—The intercolonial cricket match between Victoria and South Australia was resumed at Melbourne this morning. The weather…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 2

G.U.O.O.F. play a match married versus single on Saturday, starting at 2 o’clock, The intercolonoial match, New South…

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Cricket

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 5

For scores of opening day's play in the big test match see page 8. The Milton Public v. Grammar School match, which was played last Saturday…

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The Big Cricket Match. AUSTRALIA v. Australian Eleven. How Ill It End. Its Bearing Upon the Australian Tour

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 2

Two hundred and six not out by Clement Hill! Six wickets for 35 by Turner! Forty-six runs in 25 minutes by Lyons! NO sundries in 400 runs by Kelly! Good gracious!…

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Junior Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the Nowra Warrior Football Club was hold on Wednesday evening. Mr. R. Graham was appointed chairman pro tem, and Mr. W. Thompson was elected to perform the…

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Behaviour of Cricket Crowds. Larrikinism and Blackguardism. Interview with Mr. A. E. JOHNS

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 2

MR. ALFRED E. JOHNS, who is going to England with the Australian Eleven, is a young Melbourne lawyer, and a gentlemen of refined feelings and disposition. His brilliant form…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1896 · page 2

BEGA and Auckland cricket club, met in the second [?] petition be [?] and Saturday 14th inst. [?] first and…

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Senior Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 2

THE Tonth Coast Rugby Union meet shortly, when last year's operations will be renewed. One of the itemss will be the pre-sentation of the cup to Berry, winners of the…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 2

Tathra played Tanja a return match on the latter’s wicket on Monday. Tathra made 32 in the first innings, and Tanja 88. In the second innings Tathra made…

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Bateman’s Bay Races

Moruya Examiner · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Bateman’s Bay Race Club was held on the Club’s nice little course on Tuesday last, St. Patrick’s Day. The weather was delightful, the track…

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Cricket. Bega v. COBARGO

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 2

THE trophy matches, held under the auspices of the Southern Cricket Association, were concluded on Saturday last, when Bega defeated Cobargo on the grounds of…

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Senior Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the South Coast Coast Rugby Union was convened for Tuesday week at Kiama Some of the delegates were present. A Kiama paper says that the meeting was hold,and goes…

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Cricket. EMERITI V. Ulladulla District

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 5

A team representing the Emeriti Club (Ashfield) and an Ulladulla district team commenced a match on the Milton wicket yesterday afternoon. The visitors are a…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 2

Bombala met the Wyndham club on Good Friday, resulting in a win for the former on the first innings. Bombala scored 93 and Wyodham 70…

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Mogo Races. From our Correspondent

Moruya Examiner · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 2

The Picnic Races on Easter Monday attracted a good crowd, notwithstanding the [?] match, [?] and other attractions offered elsewhere. The running was very…

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Wolumla Athletic Sports. [By Our Special Reporter.]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 2

THE annual carnival of sports at Wolumla was fully sustained last Monday, and was attended with fair success, notwithstanding the windy nature of the weather that…

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Shoalhaven Football Club

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Shoalhaven Football Club was held on Thursday evening. Mr. D. White presiding. There was a fair attendance…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

The match arranged between Auckland and G.U.O.O.F. second elevens for Saturday last did not take place. G.U.O.O.F. played Tathra in Bega…

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