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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1876

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Burrowa Jockey Club Races

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 2

The following nominations have been received for the two handicaps at these races to take place on Monday and Tuesday next :— PUBLICANS’ PURSE HANDICAP…

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Intercolonial Cricket-match. Sydney, February 25, 1876

The Burrowa News · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 2

The match between "Victoria and New South Wales commenced to-day. The Sydney team went in first, and obtained 99. runs, Evans contributing 10, Thompson 8, D. Gregory…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales V. VICTORIA (Abridged from the S. M. Herald)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1876 · page 4

ON Friday the twentieth contest with Victoria commenced. Of the former matches Victoria has won twelve and New South Wales seven. Long before the hour appointed for the commencement of the…

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Grenfell Races. (Aridged from the Mining Record.)FIRST DAY

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 2

ON reaching the course we found that Mr. Morris, who had entered the three to fill it up, had scratched Cardinal for the Maiden Plate, and had declared to win with Forbes, a roan…

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Intercolonial Cricket-match

The Burrowa News · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 4

The following account of the seventeenth match between Victoria and New South Wales we take from the Sydney Herald:—FIRST DAY…

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Intercolonial Cricket-match

The Burrowa News · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 2

THE following account of the seventeenth watch between Victoria and New South Wales we take from the Sydney Herald:— THIRD DAY…

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Burrowa Jockey Club Races

The Burrowa News · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 2

FROM an early hoar on Monday morning the unwonted excitement in Burrowa showed that something unusual had roused our quiet population, and before noon the township had become…

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Cricket. Gunning V. Collector

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 4

THE return-match between the two elevens of the above clubs was played on the Gunning ground last Saturday, and resulted in another win for the local knights of the willow…

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Intercolonial Cricket-match. Sydney, February 26, 1876

The Burrowa News · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 2

The game was resumed to-day, the Sydney representatives going to the wickets for their second innings, and scored, with a loss of 6 wickets, 208 runs, Thompson obtaining 10…

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Yass Racing Club Races

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 March 1876 · page 2

THE first annual races under the auspices of the Yass Racing Club commences to-day, and will be continued to-morrow. Tho club has gone to considerable expense in forming a new course…

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The Yass Racing Club Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 March 1876 · page 2

THE first races under the auspices of the above club came off on Tuesday and Wednesday last. The course selected by the club is in Sampson's paddock, and close to the town. The…

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Marengo Races

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 2

THESE races were run yesterday, on a very pretty course in Mr. Haddon’s paddock, which had been kindly lent for the purpose. There was a pretty numerous attendance, with a good…

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The Yass Racing Club Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1876 · page 3

THE first races under the auspices of the above club came off on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. The course is in Simpson's paddock, close to the town. Then arrangements made by the office-bearers…

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Forbes Jockey Club Races. (Abridged from -Forbes Times. First Day—wednesday

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 March 1876 · page 3

SHORTLY, after. one o’clock the bell rang for the first race, and then the, business of the day set in in good earnest. ; The first event was, The Maiden-Plate of £210s each, with £50…

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Gundaroo Annual Races

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 March 1876 · page 2

THESE races came off last Friday, and created a good deal of excitement in the neighbourhood. A full report has not yet reached as, but meantime we publish the names of the winners:--…

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Berrima Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 3

THE above races came off on Friday last (St. Patrick's Day). The attendance was small, but this was probably owing to the continued dry season, which has a depressing influence on sports of any…

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Extraordinary Scores at Cricket

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 4

The Standard, in an article discussing the cricket season of 1875, says:—"I Large, and" it might be added small, scores by an eleven, and large scores by individual…

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Yass Grammar School Foot Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 April 1876 · page 2

AFTER the Easter examination the following races came off on the Grammar School Cricket Ground, on Wednesday last. Judge--Rev. J. Osborne; handicapper--Mr. J. Shaw…

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Local and General. a Cricket Match at Yass on Good Friday!

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 April 1876 · page 2

THE following report of a cricket match, which was actually played within a short distance of the principal street of Yass on Good Friday--the day also solemnly set apart by proclamation as…

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Cricket. Parramatta V. Gunning

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 4

THE chief attraction in Gunning on Easter Monday was the cricket ground, where our local knights were engaged in a friendly contest with the representatives of Parramatta…

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