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Sport, 1908

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Cablegrams. London, Sunday, Football in England

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 2

Rugby Union team debated Yorkshire by 24 points to nil. Hull, Kingston, defeated the League team by 21 to 16…

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Hambledon. Cradle of Cricket

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 6

"Blue Mantle" writes in the "Daily Mail" of September 10:— To-day on Broad Halfpenny Down the cricket memorial will be unvelled to mark the…

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Cricket

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

On Saturday afternoon last Bega and St. John’s cricketers tried conclusions on the Showground. St. John’s winning the toss, elected to bat, Boot and…

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Cablegrams. London, Sunday. FOOTBALL

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 2

“Wahabies" defeated the Anglo-Welsh team by 24 points to nil. Halifax defeated the “Kangaroos” by 12 points to 8…

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Tennis

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 4

Perfect weather prevailed for the tennis match between Bega Methodist Club and a team from Candelo on Wednesday afternoon, on the former’s…

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Notes on Last Saturday’s Cricket Match

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

It would be wise for the local cricketers to toss the ball about “some” to get used to catching. The ground fielding was far better…

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Tennis

The Bega Budget · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

On Wednesday evening last a team of tennis players from Candelo journeyed to Bega to play a match against the Bega Methodist Tennis…

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Cablegrams. London, Sunday. FOOTBALL

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

The Rugby Union team were defeated in the international match at Cardiff by 9 to 6. Thirty thousand people were present. The game was…

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Greenwell Point Regatta

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 4

The committee has prepared on attractive programme for the regatta and other sports to be held at Green-well Point on Saturday next (Boxing…

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The World's best Tennis Players

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 1

It was a great battle that was fought for the Davis Cup, the pride of the lawn tennis world during the last week in November, when the…

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District and General Pambula Races

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1908 · page 2

OUR wire on Saturday, referring to Pambula's first day of its annual race carnival, said that there was a fair attendance of the public, and…

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Bills canes in a motor car on boxing day

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1908 · page 2

It is difficult for a young girl who is pretty and lively to refrain from flirting, but if her flirtations are innocent and consist merey of an aroh…

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