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Sport, 1908

132 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 7

Wallaga Regatta

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 3

The traveler and indeed very few of the residents of the Cobargo district are aware that Wallaga Lake is such a magnificent sheet of…

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Nowra Races

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

The Summer meeting of the Shoalhaven Turf Club on the Nowra course on Wednesday last was only moderately attended…

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A Football Premier

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 8

Rughy football triumphs in the a session of the Hon. Charles Gregory Wade, K.C., to the Premiership of New South Wales. For Wade,…

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Nowra Races

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 11

The Summer meeting of the Shoalhaven Turf Club eventuated on New Year's Day in delightful weather. The attendance was only moderate. The fields were small, but…

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High Testimonial by an Auditor. Councilors at Cricket

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

The Canbewarra Shire Councillors and officials defeated a team of local cricketers and visitors at a game of cricket at Kangaroo Valley on…

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Cricket

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 11

Barrier look like winning the senior competition this year, Ben. Walsh came, out of his shell on Wednesday, He took 5 wickets, and then…

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Some Cricket Incidents. Told at the Sydney Test

The Bega Budget · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 5

"I remember," said a cricket enthusiast, as he dug into the side of the hill upon which he uncomfortably crouched in search of a…

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Proposed Cricket Match

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

A meeting of business people, presided over by Mr. Bingemann, was held in the School of Arts on Friday night, in connection with arranging a cricket…

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Moruya Annual Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2

Following are the nominations for Moruya annual races to be run on 10th and 11th February :— OPENING HANDICAP, 6 fur.: Icicle,…

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Visit of the Sydney Cricket Team

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 3

The tour of the Sydney cricket team which left for the south on Monday commences with the match at Bega to-day and…

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Cricket Items

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

Each guest at the dinner was presented with an interesting booklet—a history of the Northern Suburbs Cricket Association —as a memento of the occasion…

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Bega Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Bega [?] Club was held on Friday evening at the School of Arts Mr. E. J. [?] occupying the chair…

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Bega Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above club was held on Friday night, there being a particularly large attendance. Present: Messrs. E. I…

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Is Cricket Going Back?

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 6

While the Test matches were being played, the Editor of “Life” hit upon the happy idea of asking a number of old-time cricketers to explain the…

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Circus Cricket

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 6

What a fine thing it would be for those cicket-lovers who do not love cricket, but merely want to be amused at a cricket match in much the same…

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Southern Racing Fixtures. Annual Meetings

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 4

March 14th.—Bermagui District Jockey Club…

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V.r.c. Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

Hopeful—Martin,[?] Brew, Alleged—Antemi, Ebullition, North Head. A[?]ma Handicap—Jack Smith, Tulterua[?] . Loch Plate…

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Southern Racing Fixtures. Annual Meetings

The Bega Budget · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

March 14th.—Bermagui District Jockey Club…

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The Game of Golf. a Nature Exponent. Principally Human

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 3

"Anthony Spaiding" writes in the London "Daily Mail" of 26th December:— Golf has more of human nature in…

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Cricket In Fancy Dress. Commercial Travellers at Play

The Bega Budget · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

A SUGGESTION which emanated on the one side from Mr. Harold Menser and Messrs. A. F. Ritchie and J. J. Ritchie on the other, that the…

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