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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1889

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£25 Athletic Handicap

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 April 1889 · page 1

THE Bowral Athletic Club announce a £25 handicap to be competed for on Queen's Birthday, besides which a liberal programms of prizes will also be offered…

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Athletic Ground

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 1

THE Athletic Club's ground, at the rear of the hospital, is now fenced and so far cleared that the contour of the site may be taken in at a glance. When we say that no piece of ground we have yet seen in…

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Coursing

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 May 1889 · page 1

THE Berrima District Coursing Club open their first meeting of the present season to-day, at Eridge Park. There are four stakes named on the card; and if convenient they will be run off on the one…

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Racing

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 May 1889 · page 1

ENTRIES for the Wingecarribee Turf Club races close with the secretary, Mr. A. B. Young, at Moss Vale, to-day, at 4 p.m…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 May 1889 · page 1

THE eleven to represent Sutton Forest, Bowral, and Bowral Association C. C's. against Robertson, Wild's Meadow, and Kangaloon C. C's. will probably he.—Messrs. Rotton, A. [?]more, O'Neil,…

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 2

THE above-named club held its first meeting of the present season at Eridge Park on Wednesday last. The weather was beautiful and the course was in good order. Mr. W. Grogin, as usual, filled the…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 1

A MEETING of the committee of the above club was held last Monday evening when it was decided that the next meeting, on the 24th May, conclude on the one day. A…

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Athletic Sports

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 1

FOR the Bowral Athletic Club's £25 handicap, as also for several other events, the nominations close with the hon. secretary, Mr. W. L. Howarth, to-day, Wednesday…

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Bowls

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the provisional committee is to held at 4 o'clock this afternoon, at the School Arts, when the question of a bowling green will be again discussed…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 2

THE match played last Saturday at Wild's Meadow, between elevens representing the eastern and western sides of the district, resulted in an easy win for the eastern side…

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Wingecarribee Turf Club Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 2

WEDNESDAY next, the 15th instant, is the date of the initial meeting of the Wingecarribee Turf Club; and, should the club be favoured with fine weather, it is expected that there will be a large attendance of…

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Bowral Athletic Club's Sports

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 2

The handicaps for the £25 handicap, also for the hurdle, race, bracelet, and walking match are published in out advertising columns to-day; Acceptances close with the hon, secretary, W. L. Howarth,…

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Wingecarribes Turf Club Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 1

TO-DAY, Wednesday, is the inaugural meeting of the Wingecarribee Turf Club; and a good deal of active interest is centred in it. The number of entries, as before stated, in large, and…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 2

REFERENCE was made in a previous issue to Mr. H. E. Jones's latest phase of liberality to encourage manly sport among "our boys." He has laid an excellent concrete wicket at "Annerley," his private…

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Wingearribee Turf Club Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 2

OFFICERS.—President: Mr J. A. Badgery, J.P; Stewards: Messrs. Sam Miller, F. A. Badgery, Thos. Ferg ison, H. E. Lord, Thos. Lackey, and Michael [?] Judge, Mr. P. H. Throsby;…

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Bowral Athletic Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above club was held at the Grand on Tuesday night last, when there were present Messrs. Stutchbury, Baylis, Martin, Ferguson, Bissaker, A Ellsmore, Warburton,…

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Bowral Athletic Club's Sports

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 1

THE Bowral Athletic Club will hold its first meeting on the new ground on Friday, Queen's Birthday, and, as we have stated in previous issues, it is attracting considerable attention. A cinder track has…

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Bowral Athletic Club's Sports

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 2

THE Bowral Athlotic Club formally opened its now grounds on Queen's Birthday. The weather was dull and cold, but there was a good attendance of visitors. The Bowral volunteers, in full dress,…

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The Bowral free Press. Do as adversaries do in [?], Strive mightily, but cat and drink as friends. Wednesday, May 29, 1889 Bowral Athletic Club's Sports. Opening of the New Ground

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 May 1889 · page 1

THE Bowral Athletic Club opened its new ground on Queen's Birthday. It is unfortunate that Queen's weather did not favour the occasion, for if it had there would have been one of the largest [?]…

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Bowral Athletic Clnb

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Bowral Athletic Club was called for Tuesday evening last, at the School of Arts, but there was some mistake made about it, and only a few members turned up. To…

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