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Sport, 1897

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Numba Pony Races. a Successful Meeting

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 2

On Wednesday the abovena[?]ed club held a lay's racing on the Numba racecourse. The attendance was not large. The funeral of Mrs. O'Connor, which took place the same…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 2

The junior competitions in the Southern Counties Cricket Association were concluded on Saturday, with the result that Bega has won the whole night matches…

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Cricket

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 8

At last the effort of yours truly has succeeded, through the medium of this column, in arousing a little interest and life among some of the followers of cricket; in…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 4

In the trophy match on Saturday, played at Pambula, between the Pambula and Candelo Clubs, the latter won easily on the first innings, making 117 against…

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Southern Counties Cricket Association. (To the Editor)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 2

SIR,—My attention has been called to a paragraph in the “Candelo and Eden Union” under the heading of “Southern Counties Cricket Association,” wherein it…

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Cricket

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 8

Last Saturday was a beautiful day in every respect. Both Milton clubs were out visiting, and both had their colors lowered…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 2

The anuual meeting of the South Coast Rugby. Unions was fixed for Wednesday afternoon at Kiama and lapsed for want of a quoram. Kiama and Boolong were…

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Cricket

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 8

When rogues fall out honest men got their due. When two members of a cricket club get at loggerheads the public are unconsciously let into the "know" of…

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Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

“Jim” McGarrigal, who showed his hand with the willow in Bega a few seasons back, put up 117 in a match up in Queensland recently…

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Cricket

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 8

Hip hip-hip-hooray! A glorious win for the Juniors! Won hands-down by 10 wickets. Saturdays' win makes fourth successive…

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Something Football

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 8

Captain Millard recently wrote a letter to the secretary of Milton Football Club, Jack Littlewood (through whose courtesy I am able to produce it), thus:…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

Extract from a letter by Mr. H. Baird to Bolong Football Club:—Just a line to ask you if the Boolong F. C. are playing football this season; if so I have young C…

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Cricket. Southern Counties v. Monaro District

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 2

THE local cricket season was fittingly wound up by a match between representatives of the Southern Counties’ Cricket Association and the Monaro…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

The annual meeting of the South Coast Rugby Union was called again for Wednesday last at Kiama. but once more the usual quarum was absent. Fact is, the Union,…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Union has been called for Wednesday next at Kiama. The Shoalhaven Club will only run a B. team this season. There are hardly three…

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Football Chatter

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 8

The first round of the Sydney senior badge competition will be played to-day. The A team in Nowra is dead: professionalism killed it. They can only run a B team this…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Shealhaven Football Club was hold at Stewart and Morton's on Thursday night. Mr. M. Hyam occupied the chair. The annual report was…

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The English-speaking Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 4

LORD SALISBURY, responding to the toast of “The English-speaking races.” at the farewell banquet to the Hon. T. F. Bayard, the retiring American…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 3

The Mercury asks:—Is Wollongong not to have a football club this season? Our young men should bestir themselves. There is plenty of good material here, and there is…

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South Coast Rugby Football Union. Annual Meeting

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

The annual meeting of the south Coast Rugby [?] Union was hold at Kinma on Wednesday evening. Dr. Read (President) occupied the chair and there was a large attendance…

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