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Sport, 1899

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Football Match. Cobargo defeats Dry River

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

It is pleasant to notice that as the season advances, the game of football is taking a firmer hold as a recreation, and also that the play, which at one…

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Cricket Notes

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 4

VICTOR TRUMPER'S name is now in scribed on the roll of cricket fame, and will so remain probably for years to come, until some future aspirant has…

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Racing For a Wife

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

IN Lapland the crime which is punished most severely next to murder is the marrying of a girl against the express wishes of her parents. When a suitor…

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A Dog Playing Football

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 3

A most amusing scene was witnessed on Sunday afternoon, in Moore-street, Dublin, where a number of gamins were playing football with a large bladder under their own special…

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The Coming Cricket Season

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

The game of football and the hoarse yell of the barracker will soon be out of season, and the less exciting, bat perbaps more popular Australian sport…

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A Weird Racing Story

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 4

THERE are many curious stories told about the turf, but one of the weirdest is connected with the Oaks. The favourite for the D[?]thy of the year 1844…

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Football Match. Dry River plays Bega a Draw

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

THE first match played on the Dry River Recreation Ground took place last Saturday, when the local team played Bega a draw. The ground was…

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Cricket

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 3

THE fourth annual meeting of the Far Meadow Cricket Club was held on Wednesday evening, 16th August, and in spite of the rain there was a very fair attendance. The Treasurer’-s…

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Candelo Coursing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

OFFICIALS—Patron. Mr B. L. Tooth ; president, Mr. W. W. Wren ; vice president. Messrs W. F. Darragh. W. J. Collins & J. J. Collins ; judge’s steward, Mr J. A…

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Athletic Women

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 1

If we may accept Dr. Arrabella Kenealy as an authority—and she has had a large and varied experience—there is, for a woman, danger in athletics. Of course we have been…

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FOOTBALL. Centrilba v. Cobargo

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 2

THE junior match between the above clubs was played at Centrilba on Saturday last, resulting in a win for the home team by 21 pts. to nil. Cobargo…

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Waratah Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Waratah Cricket Club was held in the Council Chamber, on Wednesday evening last, Mr. W. Riley presiding…

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Bega Cricket Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1899 · page 2

THE annual general meeting of members took place on Thursday evening at the School of Arts, when Mr A. L. Manning (president of the Club) occupied the chair,…

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Claudia’s Atonement. Chapter Ii. the Regatta

Moruya Examiner · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 4

REGATTA day, as it was called at Crainbridge, was always observed as a general holiday. There was a keen rivalry between the…

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Lawn Tennis

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 1

The match between the Nowra and Yatteyattah clubs eventuated on the. former's court, on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for Yatta by 28 games. The play…

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Milton Cricket Club

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 1

The annual meeting of the M.C.C. was held at the Star Hotel on Thursday evening. Present—Messrs. F. W. Cork (in the…

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Cricket club Meetings. Nowra Half Holiday

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Nowra Half-Holiday Cricket Club was held of the school of Arts on Friday, 1st inst. The report of the committee showed…

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Cricket

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 2

The following team has been chosen to represent Bamarang in a match against Burrier at Bamarang on Saturday next:—W. Jones, F. Emery, F…

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Berry Cricket Club

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Berry Cricket Club was held on Friday night, Mr. K. Howie in the chair. The treasurer’s report showed a small credit…

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Cricket

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 2

The following team has been chosen to represent Bamarang in a match against Burrier at Bamarang on Saturday next:—W. Jones, F. Emery, F…

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