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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1863

19 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

New Year's Day Races

The Yass Courier · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 2

ON Thursday last, in accordance with previous arrangements, a turf "meet" took place on the Waroo Course. Probably in no part of the colony are…

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Cricket—goulburn V. Berrima

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1863 · page 3

THE cricket loving portion of the above towns celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of the foundation of the colony, by playing a match at the last-named place, in which the visitors were the losers…

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The Inter-colonial Cricket Match

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1863 · page 3

AN old Goulburn cricketer now in Sydney, and present at the inter-colonial match, furnishes the following report:— The eighth inter-colonial cricket match has…

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The Picnic Races

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1863 · page 2

THE Picnic Races are got up annually among the local gentry of Argyle, and are run for for their amusement only, the prizes being of trifling pecuniary value. The meetings are held annually…

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Yass Annual Races. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Saturday 21 February 1863 · page 3

SIR, -- Perusing your publication of the 18th inst., I noticed a paragraph headed "Annual Races in Yass," in which an argument arose as to the postponement of the…

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Local and General Intelligence. St. Patrick's Day Races at Waroo

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 18 March 1863 · page 2

YESTERDAY(Tuesday) being St. Patricks's Day, Mr. Thos. Brassell, of Waroo, who is always on the alert to originate some amusement for the inhabitants on…

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Local and Provincial. Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1863 · page 2

ON Monday last (Easter Monday) a series of matches was commenced here, in which the Yass, Berrima, and Goulburn clubs were engaged, the first match between Yass and Goulburn, the second between…

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Local and General Intelligence. the Cricket Matches at Goulburn

The Yass Courier · Saturday 11 April 1863 · page 2

IN accordance with previous arrangement, three interesting cricket matches came off in Goulburn on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last. The first was Goulburn…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Races

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1863 · page 2

THE Goulburn races, revived and successfully carried out last year, after an interval of three season during which they lapsed, now promise to be permanently re-established. After settling the…

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Local and Provincial. Goulburn Races

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 18 April 1863 · page 2

ON Wednesday, the second day of these races, the weather was again as fine as could be wished. The attendance on the couse was scarcely so numerous as on the first day. Everything passed off well, and…

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CRICKET. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 April 1863 · page 2

SIR,--In your issue of the 8th appears a letter from Mr. Grovenor, relative to the concluding remarks of my report in your issue of the 1st ult…

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The Chances of Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1863 · page 4

Considering the wide sphere for skill in the game of cricket, it is remarkable how much it is a game of chance. When Mr. Ward made…

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Burrowa Annual Races

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 27 May 1863 · page 2

OUR annual turf meet came off on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and I regret to say the weather proved anything but favourable. Previous to the start on the…

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Local and General Intelligence Review of Cricket Matches.— the Gundaroo Club

The Yass Courier · Saturday 30 May 1863 · page 2

ACCORDING to promise, I now beg to hand you a report of the Gundaroo cricketers' piny, both in butting and howling, so that those who understand and take an interest…

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Local & General Intelligence Races at Waroo

The Yass Courier · Saturday 22 August 1863 · page 2

ON Wednesday last several races came off on the Wardo racecourse, near Mr Brassil's Harp of Erin Inn. The weather was unfavourable, and the course in a very unit state for racing over…

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Thames National Regatta

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 September 1863 · page 3

This great regattn, the fourth brought out under the excellent management of the Thames Subscription Club, came off on July 21, and in point of interest was in no respect behind any of its…

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Araluen Races. To the Editor of the Herald

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 28 November 1863 · page 2

SIR,—Some considerable misapprehension exists with respect to the decision of the district court in the case of Miss Dixon v. the stewards of the Aralaen races. It is in many quarters thought that if…

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Cootamundry Races

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 23 December 1863 · page 2

THE above races came off on the 10th and 11th inst. There was a numerous attendance of the sport-loving part of tho community of this and the surrounding neighbourhood, and I must…

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Braidwood Christmas Races

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 December 1863 · page 3

OUR Christmas annual races came off on Boxing-day, under the most favourable auspices. A fine cool morning tempted hundreds to the course; indeed there were more persons present than there generally…

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