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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1885

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 15 July 1885 · page 1

ON Friday afternoon last a football match was played at Bowral between the Goulburn Mercantile Football Club, captained by O. Furner, and the Bowral Football Club,…

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Suggested Southern Cricket Association

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 July 1885 · page 1

ONE of the curses of this colony is the tendency to decentralize. Everying tends to Sydney. What is wanted is independent action on the part of the country districts…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 August 1885 · page 2

THE return match was played yesterday week at Goulburn between the Goulburn Mercantile and Bowral Football Clubs, and resulted in an easy win for the former team. The visitors were four men…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above club was held at Hanrahan's Hotel, Moss Vale, last Thursday afternoon, when Messrs. W. Morriee chairman), H. Wiles, J. Wade, D. L. Beer, and T…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 August 1885 · page 2

THE second meeting of the Goulburn Coursing Club was commenced on Friday at Gundary, and despite the unfavourable weather, the day being windy and dusty, there was an attendance of about 500,…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 August 1885 · page 2

THE last meeting of the season under the auspices of the above club will be held at Bridge Park next Thursday and Friday. The meeting will be a complimentary one to R. L. Tooth Esq., and it is…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Berrima District Coursing Club was held at Hanrahan's Hotel, Moss. Vale, on Tuesday last, when it was decided to postpone the meeting to the 9th and l0th September,…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 2

THE postponed complimentary meeting to R. L. Tooth, Esq., tendered by the Berrima District Coursing Club, will take place at Eridge Park, between Bowral and Moss Vale, next Wednesday and…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 September 1885 · page 2

A COMPLIMENTARY meeting to R. L. Tooth, Esq., the popular president of the above club, took place at Bridge Park on Tuesday and Wednesday last, 9th and 10th instant. The weather was beautifully…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 2

THE settling in connection with the recent meeting of this club took place at Bruton's Hotel on Friday evening last. The following amounts were paid over to the winners:—Mr. Bladon, £39; Mr. Chalker,…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 3

A MATCH will be played at Bowral this afternoon —the first one this season—between the New Sheffield and Bowral clubs. The following team has been chosen to do battle for the local club, viz.:—…

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Public Exhibitions of Boxing. to the Editor of the Bowral Free Press

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 3

SIR,—It seems a capital idea that the West Camden Cavalry should hold athletic sports, but there is one item in the programme that many people will consider a mistake—a gri[?]vous…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 3

A MATCH will be played at Bowral this (Saturday) afternoon, to commence at 2 o'clock sharp between the Bowral and Upper Mittagong clubs. The folwill do service for the local club.—E. Bridges, W…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 2

A MATCH was played at Bundanoon on Saturday last between the Bundanoon boys and the Wingello boys which resulted after a good game in a victory for the Bundanoon boy by 77 runs. The Wingello…

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Berrima District Cricket Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 2

T[?]s long projected club has at last been successfully formed. A meeting was held on Monday last at Hanrahan's hotel, Moss Vale, when thirteen members joined, the…

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