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Sport, 1908

132 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 7

Tathra Racing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Ocean View Hotel, Tathra, on Thursday night, when a club, to be known as the Tathra Racing Club, was formed…

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Southern Racing Fixtures. Annual Meetings

The Bega Budget · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 3

March 25th—Pumbula Autumn Meeting. June 8th—Bega Winter Meeting…

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Southern Racing Fixtures. Annual Meetings

The Bega Budget · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

March 25th—Pambula Autumn Meeting. June 8th—Bega Winter Meeting…

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Cricket

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 1

This district is in for a good time at Easter, from a cricket point of view. Five Sydney teams are coming down. The final in the senior competition will be…

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Cobargo Rugby Union

The Bega Budget · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

The annual delegates' meeting of the Cobargo district branch of the New South Wales Rugby Union was held in Cobargo on…

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Cricket

The Bega Budget · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 1

On Wednesday afternoon eight Candelo cricketers visited Bega to play a match with St. John's team. The visitors won the toss and…

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Lawn Tennis

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

On Friday afternoon last a party of six tennis players left Nowra for a trip to Milton, to meet the Yatteyattah Club in a friendly match on Saturday. The run down…

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Football. Warrior Club

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Warrior Football Club was held at the School of Arts, Nowra, on Friday evening. There was a large attendance, and considerable…

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Bega Tennis Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Bega Tennis Club was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon. There were present : Messrs E. C. Bingemann…

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Rovers’ Football Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 3

The committee of the above club mot at Coffey’s Hotel on Wednesday night, there being present Messrs. S. U[?]-chill (chair), H. Higgins, C…

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No. 2 Football Club. a Splendid Meeting. Reported by “Full Back”

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 8

A meeting was held at Coffey’s Hotel on Saturday night to consider the advisability of forming another club, to be entirely distinct from the Bega team…

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Tennis

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 8

The Yattah court was the scene of some nice tennis play on Saturday last when the team representing that club, played a team from Nowra…

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Golf Club

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

The annual meeting of the Nowra Golf Club was held at the School of Arts on Saturday last. Dr. Hull was elected President, Mr. Marks…

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King Edward as a Racing Man

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 7

According to good many critics, the English turf is having an undue and unfortunate number of evil moments just now; and three supporters of it are…

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King Edward as a Racing Man

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 3

According to a good many critics, the English turf is having an undue and unfortunate number of evil moments just now: and three supporters of it are…

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Nowra Golf Club

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

The club opened the season on Wednesday afternoon. A mixed foursome was played and won by Mrs. Elder and Mr. J. Dudgeon. A number of…

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Tathra Easter Monday RACES

The Bega Budget · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 3

Following are the handicaps for the above club's races on Easter Monday: Tathra Handicap—Elouera 10.0,…

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Candelo Rugby Football Union. a Four-club Competition

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Candelo Rugby Union was held at Manns' Hotel, Candelo, on Saturday, the president, Mr. H. P…

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Australian Golf

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

We have received from Mr. T. C. Lothian, 266 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, a copy of the first number of "Australian Golf," with which is…

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Cricket

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 8

A meeting of the Shoalhaven District Cricket Association was held at the Prince of Wales' Hotel on Friday evening. The President (Mr P. Havenhand) occupied the…

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