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Sport, 1908

132 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 7

Football

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 2

A Union team will play an Illawarra team at Berry on May 30th. The football competition will start on Saturday afternoon. Nowra meets Roseby…

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Half-holiday Cricket

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 4

The District team which played the Gordon (Sydney) Club here Easter had a " second" eleven pitted against it on Wednesday…

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Football. Bega v. BEMBOKA

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

Bega footballers journeyed to Bemboka on Saturday to play the opening match of this season’s competition. The weather conditions were all that could…

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Football

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 4
Also in The Shoalhaven Telegraph

A match was played on Saturday last between Merimbula and Wolumla teams on the latter's' ground. Wolumla kicked off but the ball…

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Formation of Worlds for the Creation of Human Races. Lecture by Dr. Murray Gibbes

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 7

Dr. Murray Gibbes delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture in the long room of the Nowra School of Arts, on Friday evening, on " The Formation of Worlds…

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Nowra Races

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

The race meeting of the Shoalhaven Turf Club on the Nowra course on Wednesday last was poorly patronised, the public…

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Football

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 3

Dry River and Tilba Tilba Clubs met on the latter's ground last Saturday, and although the Riverites were strengthened since…

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Football. GERRINGONG V. Roseby Park

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 1

The above teams played a competition match on the Berry showground on Saturday last, which resulted in a win for the Park by 11 points to 3. For the first ten minutes…

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Cobargo Coursing Club

The Bega Budget · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

The Cobargo Coursing Club opened the season this week with a two-day's meeting on Thursday and Friday. The rain interfered…

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Football

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 1

Gerringong defeated Kiama on Saturday last by 6 points to 3. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds, never fails 1s 6d…

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Union Football. Match Between No. 1 AND 2 TEAMS

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 4

On Saturday the two teams of Candelo Union selected to play a trial match met on the Bega showground. Mr. H. P. Williams, sole…

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Southern Border Football Union. Fixtures for 1908. First Round

The Bega Budget · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 6

May 30th—Eden V. Merimbula, at Eden; Pipeclay v. Wyndham, at Pipeclay; Pamblua a bye. June 6th—Merimbula v. Wyndham…

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Football

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 11

The football match between teams representing the South Coast and Illawarra Unions was played on the Berry show-ground on Saturday afternoon last, the…

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Lawn Tennis

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 1

The return match between teams representing Nowra and Yatteyattah took place on the Shoalhaven Club's courts on Saturday last, and re[?]ed in an easy win for the…

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Tennis

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 8

On Saturday last the return match was played at Nowra between representatives of the Nowra and Yattah teams. It will be remembered that when the former team visited Yatta…

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Football

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 11
Also in The Bega Budget

E. Mison was picked in the second country team this year. He should be good enough for the first fifteen, if what Referee Morgan and other authorities say is correct…

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Visit of the Far South Football Team. TO 1908 Country Week 'Carnival, Sydney

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 4

ON alighting from the coach on Friday night at Candelo, a friend who met me said, "Mr. Williams, you look tired of travelling." I…

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Candelo Coursing Club

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 4

OFFICIALS—Patron, Sir R[?]hert Lucas-Tooth: President. Mr W. W. Wren; Vice-Presidents, Messrs J T. Collins. W. J. Collins and J. A. Gordon ;…

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