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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1874

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Murrumburrah Races. [Contributed.]

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1874 · page 2

JUDGE, Mr J. A. Murphy ; Stewards, Messrs J. A. M’Kenzie, F. Murphy, A Aiken, James Evans, J. J. Robertson, T. Dwyer, W. Gardiner, J. H. Welman, and W. Welman ;…

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The Woodhouselee Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1874 · page 4

CAME off on Thursday. There were about two hundred and fifty persons present, and everything passed off satisfactorily. The first race, the Maiden Plate of £5, one mile,…

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Cricket—yass V. Gunning

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1874 · page 3

THIS match took place on the Yass cricket-ground on Saturday last, the 14th instant, between eleven of the Young Australian Cricket Club of Gunning and a like number of the Union Cricket Club of Yass…

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Bowning Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 February 1874 · page 2

THE annual races came off at Bowing on Wednesday last. The attendance was largo and the programme gave great satisfaction. There were no less than seven refreshment booths on the…

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Cricket Match. Yass v. BURROWA

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 March 1874 · page 2

THIS match was played on the Burrown cricket ground on Saturday last, the 23th instant. The Yass eleven was, with one or two exceptions, about the best that could be obtained, and the…

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Forbes Races. (From the Forbes Times.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1874 · page 2

THE Forbus Jockey Club Races for 1874, are now amongst the things of the past, and although the meeting was not altogether an unsatisfactory one, there was an absence of public…

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Cricket, Second Eleven Goulburn Cricket Club V, West Eleven High School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1874 · page 2

A MATCH between the above elevens took place at the Victoria Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon last. The Goulburn team Were piloted by Mr. H. Gannon, and that of the High School by…

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Bungendore Annual Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1874 · page 4

THESE races came off last Tuesday and Wednesday in a paddock of Mr. Rutledge's, near the Queanbeyan road, about two miles from Bungendore. Everything passed off in a very satisfactory manner, the officials…

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The Burrangong Turf Club Annual Races, 1874

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 March 1874 · page 2

WE subjoin tho details of the second days racing:-- The Burrangong Turf Club Handicap of 6 sovs. each, with 150 sovs. added; second horse to…

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Cricket. Goulburn V. Currawang

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 2

A MATCH was played on Saturday last at the Victoria Recreation (wound between eleven of the Goulburn Cricket Club and a like number from Currawang…

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Binalong Annual Races. March 25Th and 26Th

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 2

THESE races had to be postponed on account of the inclemency of the weather, and, in consequence, were not so numerously attended as could be wished, or the holders of the two booths would…

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CRICKET.—GOULBURN v. CURRAWANG

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1874 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the unpromising aspect of the morning of Saturday, the Currawang cricketers with praiseworthy pluck put in an appearance, and the match as arranged between them and Goulburn came…

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Edinburgh Castle Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 4

EDINBURGH CASTLE RACES.—These races took place on last Thursday. These course was very boggy, and two or three of the horses came to grief, but with no serious results. The following in an account…

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The Yass Jockey Club Races

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 2

THE races promise to be most successful. The committee are to be congratulated upon the liberal responses which owners of first rate horses have made to their programme. The undermentioned…

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Cricket. Golden Boot V. Tagrag Clubs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 2

ON Friday last (Good Friday) a match was played on the vacant piece of ground near Mr. Allman’s residence between eleven members of the Golden Boot Cricket Club and a like number of the…

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Renwick Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1874 · page 4

THE following is a continuation of the first day’s racing. Champagne Stakes.—A sweepstakes of 20 sovs each for two-years-olds; five furlongs Sir Hercules…

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Cricket. Albert Club V. Combined

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1874 · page 2

A RATHER exciting match was played in Blacksbaw’s paddock on Easter Monday, between an eleven from the Albert Club and a Combined Eleven. It was originally arranged by the Alberts…

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Local and General. Yass Jockey Club Annual Races, 1874. Wednesday, April 8, and Thursday, April 9

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 April 1874 · page 2

THE annual races for the year commenced on Wednesday last, and a more delightful day for the occasion could not possibly have bean desired. The weather indeed would appear to have been…

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Cricket

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 6

To the question, "has English cricket improved much since Parr's team were here?' we reply in the negative. Mr. W. G. Grace we look upon as an exceptional…

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Randwick Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 4

NOTWITHSTANDING rain of the previous day, the weather was fine and the course in good order. Mr. Gannon’s starting could hardly have been improved upon, and the racing was splendid. The…

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