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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1878

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Murrumburrah Annual Races

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1878 · page 2

ACCORDING to an annual custom, this little reunion came off on Friday and Saturday last with very fair success. A neat little programme was issued in the first instance, although several…

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Cricket. Burrowa V. Goulburn

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1878 · page 2

A NATCH between the above clubs took place at Burrowa on Saturday, the 20th instant. The Goulburn men arrived at Binalong by the mail-train on Friday night nod were met by three of the Burrowa…

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Athletic Sports at Murrumbateman

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 February 1878 · page 2

ACCORDING to advertisement, those sports came off in Mr. McClung's paddock on Saturday last. Of all the numerous gatherings that took place in New South Wales on Anniversary Day. I am…

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Cricket. Burrowa v. GOULBURN

The Burrowa News · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 2

A MATCH between the Burrowa and Goulburn clubs took place at Burrowa or Saturday, the 26th instant. The Goulburn men arrived at Binalong by the mail-train…

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Anniversary Races. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 7

SIR,— There are few better means of testing the prosperity of a town than by observing the non-success or success of its race meets. If a town is prosperous and money plentiful if its residents are…

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CRICKET.--GOULBURN v. YASS

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 February 1878 · page 2

THE return match between the Yass and Goulburn cricket clubs, took place on Payten's recreation ground, at Goulburn, on Saturday last. The Yass men left Yass by the nine o'clock…

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Cricket. Vass C, C. V. Goulburn C. C.

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1878 · page 4

ON Saturday last a match between the above clubs came off on the Victoria Recreation Ground. The weather was threatening, but the rain held off, and the first innings was played out. It being agreed…

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Cricket. Goulburn and Yass

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1878 · page 2

ON Saturday the return match between the Goulburn and Yass clubs took place at Goulburn on the Victoria recreation-ground. The Yass players arrived by the 11.15 train and the match commenced…

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Cricket. Goulburn V. Burrowa

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1878 · page 5

THE return match between the above clubs came off on the Victoria Recreation Ground on Saturday last; and as both teams were unusually strong, a considerable amount of interest was taken in the…

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Braidwood Turf-club Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1878 · page 4

THESE races came off on Wednesday and Thursday last on the Braidwood course. The attendance was good and everything passed off pleasantly. Following is an account of the racing:—…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1878 · page 5

THE twenty second intercolonial cricket match between the representatives of New South Wales and Victoria was commenced on the new ground of the Cricket Association on Friday. The attendance…

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Cricket. Public School V. Forest Lodge

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1878 · page 1

ON Saturday last a match came off on the new recreation ground between the Forest Lodge C. C. and the Goulburn Public School C. C., which resulted an easy victory for the boys in one innings…

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Victoria Racing-club Autumn Meeting

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 4

THURSDAY.—The attendance at the races to-day was small. The weather is cloudy and threatening. The following are the results of to-day's events:— HANDICAP HURDLE RACE…

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Burrowa Jockey Club Races

The Burrowa News · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 2

The most successful race event that has ever taken place under the control of the Burrowa Jockey Club terminated last evening, and every one concerned in the…

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Burrowa Jockey Club Races. (From Our Special Reporter.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 2

THIS meeting, which is to come off to-morrow and the next day, promises to be, if one may judge from the number of acceptances for the principal handicaps and the entries for the…

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Cricket. Young Australians V. Public School

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1878 · page 4

ON Saturday afternoon last a match was played on the municipal recreation ground between eleven of the Young Australian Cricket Club and a similar number of players connected with the Goulburn…

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Burrowa Jockey Club Races. (From Our Special Reporter.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1878 · page 3

ON the Thursday, after jotting down the result of the Publicans’ Purse under much discomfort from the rain, I started off to meet the Binalong coach and forward my budget. I rode some…

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Queanbeyan News. Gundaroo Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 1

ON Friday last I started with Mr. John Moran and a friend of his at 6 a.m. for the Gundaroo Races, the course being twenty-five miles from here. We proceeded at a rapid pace the first seventeen miles,…

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Cricket. Crookwell V. Goulburn

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 4

ON Saturday last a match was played on the Victoria Recreation Ground between an eleven belonging to the Crookwell Cricket Club and an equal number from the Goulburn Club; which proved to…

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Burrangong Races.—the Settling

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1878 · page 2

OWING to the lateness of of the hour at which the settling over the late meeting concluded on Friday, our publication night, we were unable to give the various speeches, which we now…

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