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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1888

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 2

THE Bowral Junior C.C. and the Burrawang C.C. play a match on the Upper Mittagong ground to-day (Saturday), commencing at 2.30 p.m. sharp. The following are the players…

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New South Wales Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 4

AMONGST the entries for the Derby and Oaks are the following:—Derby—Mr. W. Charker's Chantiileer, Mr. W. Charker's Chance Shot, Mr. H. Taylor, jun's, Mozart, Mr…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 1

A match was played on the Upper Mittagong wicket last Saturday afternoon, between the first eleven of Burrawang, and the Bowral Juniors. It was the third…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 1

THE inaugural meet for the present season of the above club will take place at Eridge Park to-day and to-morrow, and a good meeting is expected. First brace of dogs…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 1

THE weather last Saturday afternoon was bitterly cold, and unsuitable for cricket; consequently there was not much life in the match played in Mrs. Oxley's paddock…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 2

THE first football practice of the season will be held in Mrs. Oxley's paddock this (Saturday) afternoon, to prepare for the coining matches. All members and…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of members of the Bowral Junior C.C. will be held in the School of Arts, on Tuesday evening next, 15th inst., commencing at 7.30 p.m., for…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, May 12,1888. Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 2

THE above club hled its first meeting of the present season on Wednesday and Thursday last, on the Eridge Park ccuse. The weather was congenial on Wednesday, just…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 May 1888 · page 2

A FOOTBALL match will be played in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, Bowral, this (Saturday) afternoon, between the Bowral Football Club, and a club from St. George's College,…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 1

THE match played in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, Bowral, last Saturday afternoon, between Bowral and St. George's College (Moss Vale) attracted a considerable number of…

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Mittagong Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 2

RACES will take place to-day, on the Willow Vale course, at Mittagong, the first event being timed to start at half-past twelve. It is expected that there will be good sport, as…

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Mittagong Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 1

THE Mittagong Race Club carried out a first rate afternoon's sport, on the Willow Vale course, last Saturday, at which about 300 persons assembled. The old Willow…

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Bowral Junior Cricket Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 June 1888 · page 1

THE adjourned annual meeting of members of the Bowral Junior Cricket Club was held in the committee room of the school of arts on Monday evening last. Mr. H. C. Rose,…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 June 1888 · page 1

A GAME of football between teams representing Bowral and Moss Vale was played at Moss Vale last Saturday afternoon. The Bowral players state that they were unable…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 2

AT a meeting of the committee of the Berrima District Coursing Club held on Wednesday last, it was decided to hold a second meeting at Eridge Park on the 4th…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 June 1888 · page 2

A scratch match will be played in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, Bowral, this (Saturday) afternoon, between teams picked from the Bowral club. The teams will be under the…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 3

THE Bowral and Moss Vale footballers play a match in Mrs. Oxley's paddock, Bowral, this (Saturday) afternoon. Play commences at 3 o'clock sharp…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 1

A MATCH was played in Bowral last Saturday afternoon between the Bowral and Moss Vale clubs, which resulted in an easy win for the Bowral team by 32 points to nil…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 2

We have been informed that the match which was to have been played to-day between the Bowral and Granville tennis will not come off till next Saturday, July 6th,…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 4 July 1888 · page 1

The second meeting of the above club, season 1888, will be held on Mr. Tooth's plumpton ground at Eridge Park, between Bowral and MossVale, to-day and to-morrow…

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