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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Lawn Tennis

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 2

QUITE a large gathering assembled at the Bowral courts last Monday to witness the match between Strathfield and Bowral Lawn Tennis Clubs. The day was a…

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Wingecarribee T.C. Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 2

Glorious weather favoured our local race meeting and enticed me to the Wingecarribee Course on Monday last. Mounting one of John Haddin's…

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Cricket. ASSOCIATION v. Callan Park

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 2

THE Association are in for another jolly time to-day (New Year's Day). The Callan Park team from Sydney are going to see what they can do against the…

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Tennis Club Ball

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 4

THE members of the Bowral Lawn Tennis Club held their annual ball in the School of Arts last Friday night. The hall (which was comfortably filled), was…

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Cricket Notes

Robertson Advocate · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 2

On New Year's Day a match was played at Bundancon between the Sutton Forest and local teams, resulting in an easy victory for the visitors…

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Cricket Notes

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 2

On Saturday last teams representing Roberton Park and Bowral Association met on the latter's wicket in a…

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Cricket Notes

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 2

Tomorrow, Saturday, Bowral Association CC. meet Burrawang on the latter's wicket. Association will be represented by J. Griffiths, W. Burg,…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

A match will be played to-day (Saturday) on the Moss Vale Park between the Alberto and Bundanoon Clubs, this match will conclude the…

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Lawn Tennis

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

THE following will represent Bowral in their match versus Burra loo on Saturday next 2.30 p.m at Bor[?]:—Messrs, D'Arey Garling, S. F. Jones, Dr. Wellford, Whyte, Hamilton. Argnimbau; reserve…

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Cricket. Surveyors' Camp v. ROBERTSON

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 3

A match will be played between these two teams this (Saturday) afternoon on the Robertson wicket. The trap will leave the Grand Hotel at 12 o'clock sharp. The following will represent the Camp…

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Lawn Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

A match was played between teams respectively representing [?] Bowral and Moss Vale clubs on Saturday, at B[?] It was won by the Bowral…

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Bong Picnic Races

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

Following are the entries for the [?] events and the weights for the leading fixture in connection with the Bong Bong Picnic races, which take…

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Choked while Swimming

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

A lad usmed Broadway, son of Mr. Henry Broadway, of Broad-meadow; Newcastle, was drowned while swim-ming in a waterhole at Charlestown…

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Song Bong Picnic Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 4

FOLLOWING are the entries for the minor events and the weights for the leading fixture in connection with the Bong Bong Picnic races, which take place on…

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Tirranna Picnic Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

The annual race-meeting of the Tirranna Picnic Race Club was com-menced to-day. The weather yesterday was delightfully fine, a cool breeze…

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Cricket Notes

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

The following will represent the Bowral Association against Robertson Park on the Glebe wicket to-morrow (Saturday), at 2 o'clock:—J G[?]…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

On Wednesday last the match between the Alberts aud Sutton Forest resulted in a victory for the former by 32 runs. M. Martin and J. Lewis…

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Bong Pienic Races

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

A PERFECT day attracted a large and fashionable company at the first day's meeting of the Bong Bong Pienic Race Club last-Thursday. Not only was the district well represented, but…

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Bong Picnic Races

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 5

The racing event of the year, so far as Moss Vale is concerned, is the annual meeting of the Bong Bong Picnic Race Club. They are held on…

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Cricket. ASSOCIATION v. Roberton Park

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 3

A MATCH will be played to-day on the Association wicket between the above teams. The Roberton Park team are coming on aplendid, when they can score 380 against a crack team, they must be pretty…

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