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Southern Highlands · Sport

Sport, 1902

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Wingecarribbee Races

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

Races were held on the Bong Bong District Race Course on Boxing Day, under the auspices of the Wingecarribbee District Turf Club. The weather conditions…

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Cricket

The Mittagong Express · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

An interesting and closely contested match was played at Mittagong on New Year’s Day between the Roberton Park and Mittagong clubs, the result…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3
Also in Bowral Free Press

Moss Vale will meeet Wilde's Meadow on the Park to-day (Saturday.) A team will be chosen to represent Moss Vale from the following players:—McKenzie,…

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Bong Picnic Races

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

The subjoined entries have been made for the Bong Bong Picnic Race Club meeting to be held on the 16th and 17th ’inst:—…

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Cricket

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

Moss Vale will journey to Burrawang to-day (Saturday.) Coach leaves fountain at 1.30 p.m. sharp. The following will represent Moss Vale:—…

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Bong Picnic Races. Sixteenth Annual Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

The 16th annual meeting of the Bong Bong Picnic Race Club commenced on Thursday last under very favorable conditions on the Wingecarribee…

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Letters to the Editor. Juvenile Cricket-playing on the Sabbath

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

Sir,—I desire to bring under your notice the fact that while returning from church on Sunday morning, I saw about six boys of tender age playing cricket in a paddock…

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Bong Picnic Races. Sixteenth Annual Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

The Bong Bong Picnic Race Meeting was continued and concluded on Friday last in fine weather, though hot with a strong wind blowing up clouds of…

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Cricket

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2
Also in The Mittagong Express

A match will be played to-morrow afternoon between a team representing the Gib Quarries and Surveyors' Camp. The Gib Quarries team will be [?]…

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Cricket

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 1

The Bowral Association cricketers journeyed to Campbelltown on Sturday last and engaged in a match with that team. The result was a win for Campbelltown. The scores were Cnmpbelltown 237,…

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Cricket

The Mittagong Express · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

The following team will represent the Bowral Association in a match against Burrawang on the Glebe wicket to morrow (Saturday) play to…

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Friendly Societies’ Cricket Match

The Mittagong Express · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon teams selected from the delegates who represented Bowral and Mittagong Friendly Societies on the hospital…

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Cricket. MITTAGONG v. Bowral Friendly Societies

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 3

A very exciting game of cricket was played on the Glebe wicket on Wednesday afternoon last between teams picked from the delegates of the Bowral and Mittagong Friendly Societies who took, part…

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Cricket. Mittagong V. Bowral Friendly Societies Delegates

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 5

The Friendly Society Delegates of Bowral and Mittagong met on the Bowral Glebe Cricket Ground last Wednesday afternoon to play the…

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Cricket. Bowral Association v. Burra Wang

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 2

A much played on the Glebe wicket on Saturday last between the above clubs re suited in a win for the latter by 21 [?] Scores:—…

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Personalities. a Lady's Swimming Feat

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 5

LADY Agnes Townshend recently swam completely round St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall. The distance is over two miles, and…

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Cricket

The Mittagong Express · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

The following team will represent the Bowral Association in their match against Roberton Park on the latter’s wicket to morrow (Saturday), trap to…

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Lawn Tennis

The Mittagong Express · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

Quite an exciting afternoon was spent on the Mittagong tennis court on the 1st inst., when a match took place between the Austral Club. Mittagong, and a combined…

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