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Sport, 1896

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Cricket in England. Match Against Surrey

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 3

LONDON, Monday, 2.30 p.m.—-The Australian Eleven commenced a match to-day at the Kennington Oval against Surrey…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 3

The next important local fixture in Schoalhaven v. Berry at Berry. Then Gerringong plays Shoalhaven at Nowra, and the season very likely will end with that match…

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Football on Sundays

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 4

There was much excitement at Narrabri on Tuesday at the police court over the football cases, when a number of footballers— 30 in all—from Wee Was and Narrabri…

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Tennis. Bega Against Cooma

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 2

THE Bega tennis players made their annual trip to Cooma in try conclusions with the mountaineers on Saturday last. The journey no Friday from the top of the…

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South Coast Cricket Suggestions for Its Improvement

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 4

Recently we wrote:— "When first class players come together cricket is as strong and attraction as any other sport, but mediocre cricket is a dull…

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Cricket in England. the Match Against Warwickshire. the Austrlaians Batting. London, Monday, 2.30 p.m

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 2

The Australian Eleven commenced a match at Birmingham to-day against Warwickshire. The following is the Warwickshire…

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Football. GUNDARY v. BODALLA

Moruya Examiner · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 3

THE above match came off on the Park on Saturday last, August 1st. The Bodalla team was captured by Mr. J. Carter and Gundary by Mr. R. S. Davis, Certer, who won the…

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Cricket in England. Match Against the County of Kent. London, Aug. 6

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 2

The Australian Eleven commenced a match at Canterbury to-day against the County of Kent. The following is the Kent eleven:—…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2

The football match at Berry on Wednesday added in a declared win for Berry by 6 points to nil, but as a protest comes up for decision to-day it is premature to announce Berry the…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 2

The committee of the Rugby Union met at Berry on Wednesday to consider the protest entered by Shoalhaven against Berry in connection with the match played on Saturday last…

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Football. RANGERS v. ROVERS

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 4

The above teams met on Saturday last, and, after a hard battle, the Rovers reversed the defeat of a fortnight previous. Both sides were confident of winning, and…

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Candelo Coursing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 2

OFFICIALS:— Patron, Mr. R. L. Tooth; president. Mr. W. W. Wren; vice—president, Messrs W. F. Darragh, W. J. Collins and J. J. Collins; judge, Mr G…

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Tennis

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 2

A TENNIS match took place between Beinboks and Tantawanglo Clubs, on the former’s court, on Saturday, 15th August, and resulted in an easy win for…

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Bega Coursing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 2

OFFICIALS: Patron, Mr D Gowing, J. P.; President, Mr. J. T. Murphy; Vice-president, Mr. Josbu[?] Britten ; Hon. Tressures, Mr. J. M. Leo: Judge. [?]…

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Football

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

Milton v. Ulladulla Rovers this afternoon on the Milton ground. A collection will be taken up during the game. A match between the Yatteyattah…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 4

The Sh[?] B team went to Gerringong on Saturday and, defeating the home team by 8 points to 3, won the junior premiership of the South Coast. It is much to…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 4

The Yalwal Club visited Nowra for the first time on Saturday and secured a moritorious win against the Warriors by 12 points to 5. The defeat of the Warriors…

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Cricket Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 3

A suggestion made in those columns a few weeks ago that the cricketers of the South Coast Should arrange inter-district matches is being received with favour bore amongst those…

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South Coast Football Premiership

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 2

At the meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Union on Monday night An appeal by the Shoalhaven Club against the decision of the South Coast Branch Union was…

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Cricket

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

The final match in the English county championship was concluded on Saturday, when Lancashire beat Surrey. This has left Yorkshire as the champion county of…

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