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Sport, 1912

189 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 10

Football

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 2

The Australian Rugby team defeated Warwington by 84 points to 6…

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Boxing

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2

McVea and Lagford have been matched to box at the stadium on Anniversary Day…

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Interest in Cricket

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2

During the four days of the test match in Melbourne, there were 96,268 spectators, and the takings, a record amount to £4335…

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Bega D. Jockey Club. Annual Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 5

The anti[?]pations of a return to hotter days in respect to the above big fixture were realised this week. Through the last day of the old year…

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Carnegie Funds for Swimming

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 3

The Carnegie Dunfermline Trustees have under consideration several projects in connection with the encouragement of swimming by both sexes. With…

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Swimming

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

The State swimming championships were continued last night. In the 440 yards race, W. Longworth was first, H. Hardwick second, and Boardman…

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Swimming Champion

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Longworth, by winning the 220 yards swimming championship, swept the board for all distances from 100 yards to a mile…

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A Parson-Priezt's Boxing Bout

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

At Longreach, the capital of the pastoral country in Central Queensland, the Rev. Father Lane and Rev. Holton-Sams are organising a big boxing tournament in…

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Swimming

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

Longworth won the mile swimming championship of Adelaide…

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Football

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

Australian Rugby League defeated Barrow by 22 points to 5,…

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Cricket Control

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

The mimes of six players who sent ultimatum to the Board of Control are Hall Trumper, Armstrong Rans-ford ca[?]ter and Cotter…

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A Parson- Priest’s Boxing Boat

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 6

At Longreach, the capital of the pa[?] country in Central Queensland, the Father Lane and Rev. Hulton-Sams organising a big boxing tournament…

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CRICKET

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

Victoria 129. Armstrong [?] N. S. Wales 7 for 201, Gregory 48, Minnett 61 not out. Saturday…

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Telegrams SYDNEY, Monday. Racing Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

A serious accident occurred in the Hack Race at the Marengo races. Two horsses came down, and a jockey named George Brown was killed…

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Greenwell Point Races

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 1

The Anniversary Day meeting of the Greenwell Point Racing Club took place on Friday last, under ideal weather conditions. The attendance…

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Science in Play. the Paper Swimming Fish

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 8

Cut out of ordinary note-paper a fish like the one represented below, say of life size. In the centre cut a circular opening a communicating…

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Cricket. Fixtures. First Grade

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 11

Jan. 20 and Feb. 3. Cambewarra v Berry, at Cambewarra. Tomerong v Pyree, at Pyree. Nowra, a bye…

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Greenwell Point Races

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 8

Greenwell Point races attracted a fair attendance considering other counter attractions on Monday last (Anniversary Day.) The course was in good…

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Milton Annual Races

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 1

The annual races under the auspices of the Milton Race Club took place on Narrawallee course on Friday of last week, Jan 26th. The weather was all that could be…

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Sir William M'Millan on Federal Changes. Mr. M'gowen As a Football

The Bega Budget · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 4

Mr. Holman's proposal that the States should transfer additional industrial and other powers to the Commonwealth, and Mr. Beeby's…

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