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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1888

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English Cricket Match

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 2

AT TWO-DAYS' match with Lillywhite's English Eleven will be commenced on the public park at Bowral next Tuesday. The players who will represent Bowral and district are…

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Mittagong Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 1

A DAY'S racing was held on the old Willow Vale course, kindly lent by the owner, Mr. B. Bush, on Saturday last. The weather was fine,, and from 250 to 300 persons were…

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The Bowral free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Wednesday, January 11, 1888. All-england Cricket Match at Bowbal. Shrewsbury's 11 v. 22 of Berrima District

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 1

A TWO days' match with Shrewsbury and Lillywhite's team of English professionals was commenced at Bowral, on the park, yesterday, Tuesday, against 22 representing…

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Bowral Cricket in Edinburgh

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 3

MR. C. BENNETT, of Bowral, has directed our attention to a paragraph in an Edin burgh newspaper having reference to the past season's performances of the…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 2

THE Bowral Junior C.C. play a match in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, Bowral, to-day (Saturday), against the Mittagong C.C. Play will commence at 2.30 sharp. The…

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Bong Picnic Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 2

A FULL report of yesterday's race meeting, held under the auspices of the Bong Bong Picnic Race Club, will appear in our issue of Wednesday next…

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The Bowral Free Press. Local adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Wednesday, February 8, 1888. Bono Bong Picnic Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 1

THE second annual meeting of the Bong Bong Picnic race club was held on the course at Bong Bong last Friday. There were about 800 visitors present, and during…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 1

A match will be played in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, Bowral, this afternoon, commenmencing at 2.30 p.m. between the Bowral Juniors and Bowral 1st eleven. The…

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VARIETIES. Ostrich-Racing in Africa

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

We were treated to an exhibition which was a novelty worth travelling miles to see—an ostrich race. Two little carts, the frames of which were made of bamboo, and the…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 1

A match was played at Upper Mittagong last Saturday between the Bowral Juniors and the Upper Mittagong C.C. The Juniors came off victorious by 27 runs…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 March 1888 · page 1

A MATCH was played in Bowral last Saturday afternoon between the Upper Mittagong and the Bowral Junior cricket clubs. The Juniors won the match by one wicket and…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 March 1888 · page 4

A VERY agreeable match was played is the Bowral Park last Saturday afternoon, between the Incognito team from Sydney, and an eleven representing Bowral. The…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 28 March 1888 · page 1

THE football season is approaching, and a general meeting of the Bowral Football Club is to be held this evening (Wednesday) at Rice's Commercial Hotel…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 2

A POSTPONED meeting of the Bowral Football Club will be held at Mr. Rice's Commercial Hotel next Wednesday evening at 7.80. The business of the meeting…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 2

A MATCH was played on Ens tor Monday between a club from Moss Vale and the Bowral Junior cricket club at which the latter came off victorious by 14 rims. The scores…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Bowral Football Club will be held at Rice's Commerical Hotel, to-morrom (Thursday) night, 12th instant, commencing at 7.30 p.m. The…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of the above club was held at Tattersall's Hotel, Moss Vale, last Wednesday afternoon, when the following office-bearers for the ensuing year were…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

A MATCH will be played in Bowral this Saturday afternoon between the Bowral Junior and Senior C.C. commencing at 2 p.m. sharp. The following are the Junior…

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Bowral Football Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Bowral Football Club was held last Thursday evening at Rice's Commercial Hotel. There were fifteen footballers present, and Mr. J. Ritter…

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Cricket. Goulburn Teachers v. Bundanoon Our Boys

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 1

On Saturday last a match was played at Bundanoon between the Goulburn Teachers Cricket Club and the local team (the Our Boys), and resulted in a win for the city…

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