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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Cricket in the Sixties. (Contributed by the Skipper of the Mittagong Eleven.)

Robertson Advocate · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 1

The English eleven under Mr. Stoddart have played their last test match on. this large island called Australia, and it is now a matter of…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

A MEETING of the Rugby Football team was held in Mr. W. Wallace's rooms Bowral, on Tuesday evening, about 18 members being present. The following…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 4

A meeting was held at Aland's Central Hotel, Moss Vale, on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of forming a football club, Mr. A. Salmon in the chair. It was decided that the club should be…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 4

During the Easter holidays cricket was kept going in Bowral, the Bowral teams winning Hourly overy time. On Good Friday the Association team played Wottle Hill, the former winning; on Saturday…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 4

Saturday (2nd instant) saw the completion of the second round of the Wingecanibbeo Cricket Union with the result that Robertson and Bundanoon tie for first place with an equal score of 40 points each,…

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Cricket

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

A match was played at Bowral on Saturday between Surveys' Camp and Berrima, the result being an easy win for the former, who scored 114 for…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 5

A match will be played next Saturday on the Moss Vale park between the Alberta and Surveyors Camp club. Play will start at 2 p.m. sharp. A team…

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Football

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

Yes, football is coming on now, just the identical game for these wintry days. A Bowral Football team, has been got together, but what about the Association?…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

The Cricket season is pretty well done for now. A really splendid year it has been too, our home teams have been very lucky in winning a good number of…

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Cricket

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1898 · page 2

The Moss Vale Alberts defested Surveyors' Camp Club in a cricket match played on the Park on Saturday last, by 10 runs. Walter C[?]llen's…

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Lawn Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

A match was played at Roberton Park on Saturday last between Belmore I and Roberton Park, and resulted in a win for lager. Scores:—…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 5

The Bundanoon and Robertson Clubs met on the Moss Vale Park on Saturday last in the final of the Winge-carribee Cricket Union Competition…

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Football. Moss Vale Juniors v. O.B.I.

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 4

A MATCH was played at Bowral on Saturday last between the above teams, and resulted in a win for Moss Vale. The match was Started a few minutes after 3…

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Lawn Tennis

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

THE Bowral Lawn Tennis Club past and present, play a team from Goulburn on Tuesday, Queen's birthday, play to begin 10.30 a.m. The following represent the…

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Joadja. FOOTBALL

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 3

THE opening game for this season took place here on Saturday, 14th inst., the game was a match between the married men versus single, and was very evenly…

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Lawn Tennis

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 2

The Bowral Lawn Tennis Club, past and present, play a team from Goulburn to-day (Tuesday). The following will represent the teams:—Goulburn:…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 2

It is a long time since cricket team from Moss visited Sydney. However, the Moss Vale Alberts journeyed to St. Peters on Tuesday last (Queen's…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 5

Saturday last, May 28th, was the opening of the Berrima-Camden District Union, and the members of the different clubs connected therewith…

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Football

Robertson Advocate · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 2

The following will represent the Bowral Football Club in a. match against Moss Vale F. C. to morrow, (Saturday), 11th inst at Bowral:—…

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Football. Mcss Vale v. ROBERTSON

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

The above clubs tried conclusions on the latter's ground on Saturday last, resulting in a win for Moss Vale by 6 points to nil. S. Whyte captained the…

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