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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1878

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Bungendore Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1878 · page 2

HAVING had a trip to Bungendore yesterday on the coach, the Maiden Plate was finished as I arrived. The number on the course was hardly as large as usual ; still the attendance was very good…

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Races at Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 March 1878 · page 2

As soon as it became known that a private match for £20 was to take place on the Y'ass racecourse yesterday, between Mr. W. Best's Ida and Mr. J. Nash's Spy, the spirited…

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Cricket. Goulburn V. Union Club

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1878 · page 1

THE long-talked-of deciding match between the above clubs commenced on the Victoria Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon last; upon which occasion a considerable number of our fellow…

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Cricket.--yass V. Burrowa at Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 March 1878 · page 2

ON Saturday week the Yass cricketers went to Burrowa to play a match there, and so effective was their play that they put the eleven of the Burrowa men out in their first innings for nine runs and won the match in one innings with eight runs to…

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Yass Cricket Club. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 March 1878 · page 3

SIR,--Kindly grant me space in your valuable columns to point out the great injustice that has been done to several of the Yass cricketers who visited Burrowa on Saturday, the 16th instant,…

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Bungendore Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1878 · page 4

THE annual races came off as advertised on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and although the number of horses was not so great as I had expected, the racing throughout was good. The number of visitors…

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Cricket. Goulburn C. C. Against Union Club

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1878 · page 2

A match came off on Saturday on the Victoria Recreation-Ground between two elevens of the above clubs. Two or three matches have been played between these clubs, and this match in consequence…

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Goulburn Autumn Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1878 · page 1

THE nominations for the two principal handicaps Which are to come off in this city on the 1st and 2nd of May next, took place at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday night; and it must be highly satisfactory…

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Cricket. Goulburn C. C. Against Unions

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 April 1878 · page 4

THE match between the above clubs which was commenced on Saturday week was concluded on Saturday, resulting in a victory for the Goulburn Club. It will be remembered that at the end of the…

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Cricket.--yass Versus Bowning and Bogolong

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 2

A MATCH at cricket was played on Saturday in Sampson's paddock, between an eleven of the Yass Union Cricket Club and a like number of players from Bogolong and Bowning combined,…

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Cricket. High School V. Public School

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 3

ON Saturday last a match was played in Mr. Brooke’s paddock between the Public and High School Cricket Clubs, which resulted in an easy win for the Public School side. The High School…

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The A. J. C. Autumn Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1878 · page 4

THIS meeting commenced to-day, under the best of auspices, the weather being all that could be desired, and the attendance, both of strangers and Sydney “cits,” unusually large. It was no small…

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Cricket. the Clyde V. Union Club

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1878 · page 2

ON Saturday last the above match, came off on the Victoria Recreation Ground ; and proved to be an easy victory for the local club, although it was generally expected before the play commenced that…

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The A. J. C. Autumn Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1878 · page 6

The following is the finish of the first day’s racing, the first two races were in our last. The Champagne Stakes.—Sweepstakes of 20 sovereigns each, for two years old ; Five…

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Special Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday, 6 p.m. Randwick Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 April 1878 · page 2

THE FLYING HANDICAP.--6 furlongs. Sir H. Robinson's bl. f. Emily, 2 yrs., 7 st. 6 lbs. Time, 1 minute 15 -4-10 seconds…

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Boro Annual Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 3

THE race meeting got up annually by the good people of Boro and its neighbourhood came off on Easter Monday on the course at the rear of Mr. J. V. Williams' Sportsman's Arms Hotel, and passed off…

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Athletic Sports at Farmer‘s Home Hotel

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 2

A VERY good gathering of people took place at host King’s Farmer’s Home Hotel, which is situated oil the back road from Young to Murrumburrah, to witness the day’s athletic sports he…

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Randwick Races. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 April 1878 · page 2

The third day's races took place to-day, and resulted as follows: -- THE ALL-AGED STAKES. -- 1 mile. Mr. H. Power's are Bosworth, 6st 3lbs…

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Binda Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 4

THE annual Jockey Club laces came off on Easter Monday under the most favorable circumstances—large fields, good racing, and fine weather. Each race was started punctually to the advertised…

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Goulburn Autumn Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 2

THESE races commence to-day in the race-course paddock and from the quality and number of the horses engaged to very enjoyable days sport may le anticipated. On Sunday night and Monday we…

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