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Sport, 1911

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The Football Premiers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 5

The final meeting of the Nowra Warrior Football Club was held at the Albion Hotel on Tuesday night, when there was a good attendant of…

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Football

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

The Gym footballers motored to Nimitybelle on Saturday morning, and played a match there in the afternoon, Although the game was played in good…

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Football

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

Eden footballers visited Bega on Saturday to play the last match of the season for the Rodd and Cheg cup. The gate takings were over £4. Mr…

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Football

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 4

The Eden "Killers" viewed Bega on Saturday to have a go at the Gymnasium's bit of a cup. It was reported that the sea-siders…

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Greenwell Point Races

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 5

Gheenwell Point was the rendezvous of all the "sports" of this district on Monday last, when a race meeting was carried out by Mr Parkes and his committee, in aid of the…

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Cricket

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 5

A team will be picked from the following players to represent Nowra "B" Cricket Club against Cambewarra at Nowra on…

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Automatic Swimming Teacher

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 10

Would be swimmers need have no diffidence now in setting themselves to obtain mastery over the art. An apparatus has been devised…

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Boxing

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 5

Jack Johnson seems to be very fond of quoting the Scriptures. There is no reason why a boxer should not make use of them, but all the same it does…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 5

Minnett who "skyed" the leather high and often when flaying against the Shoalhaven district team last season is again exhibiting good form in Sydney…

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Bat and Ball. Country House Cricket

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 3

Some complaint is made nowadays that less interest in taken in cricket than formerly: cricket scores are less eagerly and scanned and thin "gates" strike…

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How to Make a Knitted Golf Coat

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 5

The knitted golf coat is now accepted as one of the most useful and comfortable wraps for every season of the the year, and is by no means limited to…

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Boxing Matches

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 4

The Inspector General of Police (Mr Day), referring to the boxing contests in the city, said that the reports received from his officers showed…

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Agricultural Societies' Committees at Play. NORTH v. South. Cricket by Old Timers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 6

Another of the pleasant reunions—an inter-society cricket match—promoted by Mr John M'Caffrey, the popular host of the Brighton Hotel, Kiama, was held on…

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Kangaroo Valley Races

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 8

The Kangaroo Valley Race Club was favored with fine weather for its meeting on Friday 1[?]st. Amongst the fairly large attendance, were visitors from…

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Kangaroo Valley Races

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 8

The Kangaroo Valley Race Club was [?] with fine weather for its meeting on October 13. Amongst the fairly large attendance, were visitors from…

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Boxing. Lang's Opinion of McVEA

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 6

[?]ve the three of them now --Johnson, Langiord, and McVea-- and I say McVea's the stiffest of the lot. I was in fine condition, yet look what…

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Cricket

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 1

As advertised, meetings were held on Saturday night to re-form Milton Cricket Club, and to establish a Junior Club. The former meeting was…

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Change in Yacht Racing

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 6

Although the Solent has for upwards of a century been regarded as the headquarters of yachting in this country (says the "Illustrated Sporting…

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Boxing

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 6

What next? Jack Lester and Bill Squires may meet in Brisbane shortly. This is the latest pugilistic sensation. It is not generally known yet,…

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New Year's Day Regatta

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 3

'A' meeting o' the committee carry out the aquatic carnival in connection with the Sho[?]lhaven Agricultural Society was held on Thursday night last…

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