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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1899

178 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 9

Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 5

A cricket match of rather an interesting nature will take place on the Moss Vale Park on Saturday next, when the past and present Moss Vale…

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Cricket

The Mittagong Express · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 3

Owing to the rain on Saturday last no matches were played in the district. The second round of the Wingecarribee cricket union is rapidly drawing to a close…

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cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

A match will be played on the Moss Vale Park to-day (Saturday), com-mencing at 2.30. sharp, between the Moss Vale club and Surveyor s Camp…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 5

The final selection of an elevon to represent the Wingecarribe Cricket Union at Goulburn, next Saturday, the 25th. inst.w as made on Monday by…

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Cricket

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 2

A cricket match was played on Saturday last between a team from the Surveyor’s Camp and a team representing the Goulburn Ambulance…

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Cricket. WINGECARRIBER v. Goulburn. Match Drawn in Favor of Visitors

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

A team of cricketers representing the Wingecarribee Cricket Union journeyed to Goulburn by the paper train last Saturday morning. They were…

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Cricket

The Mittagong Express · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 2

On Saturday last the Winge[?]cantbeo Union and Goulburn Association teams met on the Eastgrove wicket, Goulburn. The weather was inclement and showers of rain…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

The Association will play a team from the Kent Brewery on Monday. The match between the Surveyors' Camp married and single players, yesterday, resulted in a draw…

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Cricket

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

Bowral Association and Ferndale (Sydney) played a draw on the former’s wicket on Good Friday. The Association team [?] first, the innings…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 4

On Good Friday a cricket match was played on the M.V. Park between a Marrickville eleven and the Moss Vile team, Mr, McMullen captained…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 5

The Mrrickville local newspaper gives a long account of the visit of the Marrickville. Cricket Club to our district during the Easter holidays…

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Football

The Mittagong Express · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

A meeting, was held on Monday evening last by those interested in the formation of a Rugby Football Club at Mittagong. There was a good number…

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Local and District. Lawn Tennis

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

A match will take place this (Saturday) afternoon between the Moss Vale and Goulburn tennis teims, on the former's…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

Football reason fast approaching. Most of the district clubs have made a start. Four new teams expected in the competition for trophies…

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Ferndale Cricket Club

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 3

We have been asked to publish the following letter: To the Members of the Bowral Association C.C. Surveyors' Camp C.C., and Hoberton Park C.C. Dear Sirs,—On behalf of the Ferndale C.C., I…

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Bowral Pony Races

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

Pony races will be held at “Gordon Vale,” near Bowral, on Queen’s Birthay, 24th May. This ought to be good news to the sporting and general…

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Ferndale Cricket Club

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

The following letter has been received from the secretary of the Ferndale cricket club, a team from which made a tour of this district at…

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Sandow's First Boxing Lesson

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 2

Here is a good story of Sandow, the "Strong Man." It seems that, in spite of his many wonderful feats of strength, he had never studied the art of scientific…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 5

The annual general meeting of the Berrima Camden District Rugby Football Union was held at Moss Vale on Saturday last, there being a good attendance present. Mr. E…

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Football

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 5

The first practice match of the [?]son takes place to-day. Moss Vale v. Myra Vale. Mittagong Club, with the interests…

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