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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1887

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 2

THE second meeting of the 1887 season of the above club was held at Eridge Park on Thursday last. The day was one of the most congenial the club has been favoured…

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Football Match

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 3

THE Bowral Footballers play a match today in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, Bowral, against the Goulburn team, who are to arrive by the midday train. The following…

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Football.—Bowral v. Mittagong

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 2

A FOOTBALL match was played on Oaklands grounds, at Mittagong, last Saturday afternoon, between the Bowral and Mittagong teams. It resulted in a decided victory for Bowral by nine points to nil. The…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 3

THE August meeting of the above club has been postponed till 2nd and 3rd of September, so as to avoid clashing with the Goulburn meeting. It was decided to run at the meeting—Eridge Park Cup,…

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Football Match. Bowral v. GOULBURN

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 2

ON Saturday last a very exciting game was played in Mrs. Oxley's paddock between the above clubs, There were over 150 spectatore on the ground, and all seemed to…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 3

THE Bowral and Mittagong clubs play a match in Mrs. Oxley's paddeck, Bowral, this Saturday afternoon. The following are the local players, who arw requested to be on the ground by a quarter to 3, the…

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Cricket Meeting

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of the Junior Cricket Club will be held on Tuesday next, 23rd of August, at Mr. H. L. Davis's premises, for the purpose of forming a new club for the ensuing season, and also for electing…

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Coursing at Eridge Park

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 2

THE Berrima District Coursing Club held their third meeting of the present season at Eridge Park on Friday and Saturday last. The heavy rain in the early part of the week…

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Junior Cricket Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 2

A MEETING was held in the committee room of the Bowral School of Arts last Tuesday night for the purpose of organising a junior cricket club on a sound basis, Mr. H. C…

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Bowral Cricket Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Bowral club was held at the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening, the 8th instant. Mr. J. J. Campbell was voted to the chair, and there were…

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The English Cricket Match

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 September 1887 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting was held at Rice's hotel last Wednesday evening, to meet Mr. S. H. Fairland, secretary to the trustees of the New South Wales Cricket Ground, and…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 September 1887 · page 2

THE annual general meeting of the Bowral cricket club which was to have been held last Thursday evening fell through—there was no one present. The bachelors' ball was the reputed cause…

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Athletic Sports

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 September 1887 · page 2

THE Upper Mittagong Athletic sports take place to day, and some well-contested events are expected. The club was very unfortunate last time in having a very bleak day, and a running track nearly…

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Coursing

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 3

THE Berrima District Coursing club's meeting which was to have taken place on Wednesday last 5th instant, was abandoned. One of the gates on the ground was broken, and nearly all the hares…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 2

ALL the members and intending members of the Bowral Junior Cricket Club will, have a practice, in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, below the station, this afternoon. All playersare requested to be on the…

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Bowral Junior Cricket Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of the above club was held in the Committee room of the School of Arts, last Saturday night. The president (Rev. J. W. Debenham), occupied the chair…

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The All England v. N. S. W. Cricket Match. (By Electric Telegraph) Sydney, Friday, 5.45 p.m

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 2

THE cricket match between Shrewsbury's Eleven and N. S. Wales commenced today. McDonnell won the toss and sent the Englishmen in. They were all put…

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English Cricket at Bowral

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 1

A MEETING was to have been held at Ric[?]s Hotel on Saturday night last, to con[?]ider a letter from Mr. Lillywhite re the above, but inclement weather prevented anyone putting…

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Cricket. English Cricket Match

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 4

AT a meeting of the committee held at Rice's hotel, Bowral, last Friday, Mr. H. E. Lord in the chair, the following letter was read:—The "Oxford," Sydney, Nov. 10,…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 2

THE Bowral Junior C. C. and the Burra wang C. C. play a match in Mrs. Oxley's paddock this afternoon. The following players will compete for the Juniors:—G…

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