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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Football Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 3

THE fancy dress match at Bowral on Saturday was not the success that it was anticipated to be, although it succeeded in providing amusement for many, the old lady…

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A Racing Sweep Swindle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 3

The appeal of William Page, jun, against a conviction obtained before the Criminal Court wan argued in the Banco Court on Friday. The case 1 ad reference to an…

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Football Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 3

A MATCH, under British Association Rules, will be played at Bowral this afternoon between teams representing Bowral and Mittagoug. Play commences at 1.45. The…

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Football. Moss Vale v. BOWRAL

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 4

The fancy dress football match at Bowral on Saturday last was not the success it was anticipated. Only some half—dozen of the Mose Vase players turned up and a very one—sided game was witnessed…

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Football Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 August 1894 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a good attendance assembled on the Glebe to witness the match under British Association Rules, between Mittagong and Bowral. The…

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Football Notes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 2

THE Association were euchred from having their last match at Picton on Saturday by the rain, and they will now have to lay the leather aside and give the…

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An Extraordinary Cricket Incident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 4

ONE of the most extraordinary events ever happening on the cricket field took place at Ipswich in 1853. William Gaffyn fielding at long-off to William Clarke'B bowling threw…

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Racing Sweeps to be Stopped by the Queensland Government

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 2

The Government have decided to prohibit the delivery of letters to sweep promoters in Queensland after, the end of the present year. A notification, signed by the Postmaster…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 2

AT a meeting of the committee held at Bowral on Wednesday afternoon, arrangements were made in connection with the projected cricket match, English…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 3

THE match that was to have been played between the Association and Miltagong Recreation clubs on Saturday at Bowral did not come off owing to the nonappearance of the visitors. Much disappointment…

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A Lady's Swimming Feat

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 4

A REMARKABLE feat was performed in England on August 14 by Miss Minna Wookey, a young lady twenty-one years of age. She undertook to swim a mile in the river Avon…

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Cricket. Visit of the English Xi

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee appointed to arrange matters in connection with the promised visit of Stoddart's English team, was held in the Bowral School of…

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Sutton Forest Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 4

JUDGE: C. L. Nicholson, J.P,; STARTER: A. D. Badgery, J.P.; CLERK OF SCALES: T. Townsend; CLERK OF COURSE: T. Fahey HANDI-CAPPERS: T. Monk, H. Wiles, A. B. Young;…

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Oddfellows' Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 2

The Oddfellows' Anniversary races took place on the Wingecarribee racecourse on Friday last (Prince of Wales' Birthday). The weather was fine and there was a good…

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Racing for a Gold-mine Near Braidwood

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 November 1894 · page 2

THE Major's Creek correspondent to Braidwood Dispatch writes:—Mr. H. Hinchcliffe and Mr. C. Crandall, two of our miners, had been in court endeavouring to settle a…

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The Dangers of Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 2

A correspondent writes to the Westminster Gazette:—"During the season that has just closed there was an unusual number of fatalities and serious injuries…

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Cricket

Robertson Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 2

THE married and single members of the Sutton Forest Debating Society cricket club met again (for the third time this season) on Saturday last to settle the question of superiority, and after a close…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 3

TEN YEARS' RECORD. — The prosecutions against publicans in the colony of Victoria, for selling inferior, adulterated liquor for the ten years ended…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 3

THE Association will visit Hillview this afternoon, where they play the Government House team. Trap leaves Bowral at one o'clock sharp. Following are the Association players:—Messrs. Cope, J. Griffiths,…

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