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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1862

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Local and General Intelligence. New Years' Day Races

The Yass Courier · Saturday 4 January 1862 · page 2

The intense leat of Wednesday last, did not prevent alarge concourse of people from gathering together on the course near the Carriers Home inn, to witness…

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Cricket—all England v. VICTORIA. Melbourne, Wednesday, 7 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 4 January 1862 · page 3

T[?]cording the weather was magnificent—cloudy [?]therly wind [?] at 12 o'clock the cricketers came on the [?]—the All-England eleven, having the…

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Cricket—all England v. VICTORIA

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1862 · page 3

IN Marshall's score as given in our last, an error occurred, which it is desirable should be corrected. [?]it score should have been 27-not 17. (From the special correspondent of the S. M. Herald.)…

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The Great Cricket Match. All England Eleven v. New South Wales Twenty-two

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 5 February 1862 · page 2

THE cricket match between the All-England Eleven and twenty-two of New South Wales commenced in the Domain on Wednesday last. The toss for choice…

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Races at Mr. F. Ross's

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 February 1862 · page 2

ON Wednesday last races were held at Mr. F. Ross's Edinburgh Castle, Tarlo road, when the following prizes were contested:— FIRST RACE.—FARMERS' PURSE of £10, for all…

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The Annual Races. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Saturday 8 March 1862 · page 3

SIR,—I am glad to learn that there is a prospect of our having some races next month, and if those who are interested in the matter will only exert themselves a…

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The Late Cricket Match—collector and Gundaroo. To the Editor of the Herald

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1862 · page 3

[?]—Allow me, through the columns of your [?]hable journal, to contradict a few remarks made [?] your Collector correspondent, wherein he states [?] I ought to have been given out after scoring…

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The Late Cricket Insanity

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 March 1862 · page 4

Under the above beading the following letter from Mr. Buchanan, M.P., appears in the Maitland Mercury:— Gentlmen,—1 bardly think the people of…

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Waroo Races

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 19 March 1862 · page 2

The festival of St. Patrick was not allowed to pass over in the neighbourhood of Waroo without the popular sport of horse racing. The weather was specially fine,…

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The Cricket Match

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 19 March 1862 · page 2

Shortly before eleven o'clock, the members of the Union Cricket Club assembled on the town reserve, North Yass, and the wickets were at once Ditched. Mr…

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Cooma Races

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1862 · page 3

These races took place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last, The account of the first day's running is extracted from the Monaro Mercury. For the report of the second and third days we are…

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The Late Cricket Match. To the Editor of the Herald

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1862 · page 3

MR. EDITOR,—Notwithstanding "One of the District's" letter in last Chronicle I contend that Mr. Mandelson was not out at the late match between the United Clubs and the District Club; and that rule…

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Gundaroo. Cricket Match Between Yass and Gundaroo

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 23 April 1862 · page 2

MONDAY, APRIL, 21.--This being Easter Monday, it was made a holiday, and a cricket match was played on the…

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Local and General Intelligence. Burrowa Annual Races

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 30 April 1862 · page 2

THESE annual races took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd aud 23rd inst., and afford another proof that where unanimity, good management, and an…

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Randwick Metropolitan Races

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1862 · page 2

In our telegraphic report in last issue the second place in the first year of the Second New South Wales Biennial Stakes was erroneously assigned to Zenobis instead of to Lady Mary. We now give the…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Races

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 24 May 1862 · page 2

MOST assuredly Goulburn is not a sporting district To say that it is just four years since the regular races (it would be a bull to say "annual ") is to say quite enough to prove the truth of this assertion. It…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Races. Third Day—saturday, May 24

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1862 · page 2

SATURDAY being the Queen's birthday, and the weather being beautiful, the attendance on the course was much larger than on either of the previous days, numbering probably about a thousand persons…

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Braidwood Annual Races. First Day—tuesday

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 June 1862 · page 3

THE town is full of visitors, and there are plenty of horses. There was a large attendance on the course Seven publicans' booths, with numerous fruit and cyster stalls…

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Braidwood Annual Races

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 14 June 1862 · page 3

[?]gram from our correspondent in last issue [?]cous with respect to the Hack Race, which [?] by Mr. Davoren's Peter Fi[?], instead of by [?] Wild. For the following more extended…

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Local and General Intelligence Cricket Match

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 18 June 1862 · page 2

THE cricketing season in this district, now nearly at a close, has not been marked by any striking event, and that may probably be attributed to a want of…

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