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Sport, 1897

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1897 · page 2

The match between Shoalhaven and Boolong on Saturday was one of the most sorrowful exhibitions of the game it has been our[?] to see. We have seen football under all its varying…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 2

The referee in the Shoalhaven-Boolong match has stooped to the indignity of personal abuse to support a course which the press regretted he took, and he has accused the writer of cowardice…

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Football Chatter

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 6

Milton versus Rangers this afternoon at Yatteyattah. Will this [?] be characterised by another gentlemanly exhibition? Will…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1897 · page 3

Thus the Milton Times re Shonlhaven-Beelong match :-As regards the tonicking part of the business, at any rate, Nowra folk can't give our…

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Football Chatter

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 4

Rovers v. Rangers to-day, at Yatt[?]-yattah. Last Saturday broke forth upon us [?] glorious day for football. (We have been…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 2

Gerringong's improved display must be credited to the play of their back men, Harding Kiley, and M'Inerney playing exceptionally well, while the back division of the kiama team…

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Candelo Coursing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 2

THE above club held an open coursing stake—the Kameruka Stakes—open to all dogs at 5s each, on Friday last. The stake tried to 16 dogs, and prizes were…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 3

The water in the Milton Times who servos up a chatty column of football every week is worthy of all praise for his exposure of rough play. The press is the most powerful weapon to use against…

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Football

Moruya Examiner · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 3

THE match Mogo v Moruya came off on the Park on Saturday last. P[?]to time the visitation were on the [?]uniform costume nut the lords with bad [?]…

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Football Chatter

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 8

Milton v. Rovers this afternoon, at Ulladulla. The Rovers reckon on putting Milton down without any trouble. Maybe they…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 2

The weak knee of the South Coast Rugby Union, which consists of a lot of narrow-minded football enthusiasts, all with an eye on No. 1, is again protruding through, its knickorbockers, for…

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Tennis

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1897 · page 2

BOMBALA tennis players travelled to Candelo and met representatives of the local club on Saturday last. The day was a perfect one for tennis, and a very pleasant…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 2

Mr. H. D. Morton has resigned the Presidency of the South Coast Rugby Union. The reason is that Mr. Morton feels that the Union has slighted coast referees by sending to Sydney for…

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Row at a Football Match. a Fine for Assault

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., Peter Sheehan, ju[?] was charged with unlawfully assaulting William Griffiths at a football match on July 10…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

Berry plays Kiama to-day for the premiership It is difficult to say which team will win. Mach will depend upon the character of the game. If it be open Berry ought to got home…

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Football Chatter

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 8

Milton v. Hangers this afternoon, on the Milton ground. The Boolong player, Sheehan, who struck Griffiths, of the Nowra team, in a…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

Kiama-defeated Borry on Saturday by 11 points to [?] and won the premiership Gerringong are at present second, with Berry third. The game was an exciting one. Kiama led at first…

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Boxing

Moruya Examiner · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 2

THE following incident will be of interest to many:—A Tonga correspondent writes the Referee :—I take the liberty of forwarding to you the following item of news for insertion in…

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Football Notes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

Our Cambewarra correspondent writes:—Nowra mid Cambewarra Public Schools played an exciting match on Saturday, when Nowra won by 3 to nil. Cambewarra won the toss…

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Football Chatter. Rangers v. Rovers to day, at Ulladulla

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 8

It is said that the Rovers have send for Arch. Millard. And Arch has been watching the Maori test matches, too. May be introduce a wrinkle or two. The…

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