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Sport, 1896

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

THE recent proposal of the South Coast Rugby Union to take a portion of the proceeds at gates as a means of augmenting its funds is not generally approved by the clubs. At a…

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Football

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 1

The football season now in. It seems doubtful whether Ulladulla will form a club this year. A district team will visit Moruya and…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 4

THE committee of the South Coast Rugby Union met at Berry on Wednesday last, Mr. T. F. Seage in the chair. Some discussion took place on the question of "gates," and…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 4

SEVERAL practice matches will be played this afternoon on different parts of the coast. boolong will journey to Berry for an exercise game; Gerringong invited…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 4

THE Union should call a meeting for Wednesday next to arrange the draw. Some members of the Shoalhaven and Boolong clubs indulged in a practice game…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

The practice fixtures for to-day are, [?] v. Gorringong, at Geriringong: [?] v. Berry, at Berry…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 3

THE Boolong Rangers Football Club, which is showing evidence of increased activity, will hold a ball in the Nowra School of Arts on Monday evening, 25th May. The…

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Football

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 1

The team which is to play Moruya next Saturday will be finally picked to-night. Milton plays the Rangers this afternoon at Yatteyattah…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the Shoalhaven Football Club B Team was held at Mr. W. H. Perry's last Wednesday Mr. Perry presiding It was decided to get a team composed…

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South Coast Rugby Union the Draw

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 4

A MEETING of the South Coast Rugby Football Union was hold at Kiama on Wednesday evening. Dr. Read (President) occupied the chair, and there were…

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The Cricket Supremacy. London, May 14

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 3

The " St. James's Gazette," commenting on the play in the match between Lord Sheffield's Eleven and the Australian team, said that the result shows…

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Cricket in England. Match Against the Essex Eleven. London, Thursday, 3 p.m

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 3

[?] Australians commenced a match to-day [?] Leyton against the Essex County Eleven The following eleven have been chosen…

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Football Votes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 4

THE opening of the football season on Saturday was somewhat marred by a lack of ont[?] on the part of individual clubs. The absence of the Kiama…

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Cricket in England. Match Against an English Eleven. the Home Team at the Wickets. Six Wickets for 95 Runs. London

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

THE following eleven have been chosen to play against the Australian cricket eleven to-day:—G. W. Hiliard, A. Mold. A. Briggs, A. D. Pougher, J. T. Rawlin,…

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Football

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 6

The first match this season was played on Saturday last between the Milton and Rangers clubs, and resulted in a draw. Rangers won the toss and elected to…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 3

The match arranged to take place between Redfern-Cambridge and Shoalhaven on Monday next will not take place owing to the inability of the former to come to Nowra…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 4

THE Union matches begin next Saturday. The local fixture is Berry v. Boolong, and both teams are sanguine of success…

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Shoalhaven Football Club

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 3

A LARGELY attended meeting of the Shoalhaven Football Club was held at Stewart and Morton's auction room on Thursday night. The president (Mr. H. D. Morton)…

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Cricket in England. Match Against the South of England. London

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 2

THE Australian cricketers commence a match to-day at Eastbourne against a South of England Eleven. The team is generally regarded as…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 2

The principal scores in the match played at the Crystal Palace between an English eleven and the Australian are as follows:— English Eleven, even innings…

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