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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1878

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Queanbeyan News. Football Club

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 1

AT a numerously-attended meeting held on Saturday night in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Queanbeyan, for the purpose of re-organizing the football club known as the Queanbeyan…

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Goulburn Races

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 4

THE autumn meeting of the Goulburn races commenced yesterday (Wednesday). The day was bright and genial, an autumnal day just suited to the events. Few ladies were…

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Goulburn Autumn Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 4

THIS meeting, which has been looked forward to for some time to decide as to the merits of different horses, both local and from other parts, commenced on Wednesday last. The day was beautifully fine,…

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Goulburn Autumn Races. Second Day

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 7

ON Thursday the COURSE was not so well patronised as on the previous day, there not being over four hundred persons present. All the faces which had in many instances made themselves painfully…

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[?] Races

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 2

[?].—Black Eagle, Nor[?] [?] [?] Handicap.—Emily, Lord [?]llian…

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The Races. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 7

SIR,—I think, if you will kindly allow me space in your paper, that perhaps the remarks I have to make on the last race meet, may rouse some sportsmen to a sense of, if not their duty, at all events…

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Bathurst Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 4

On the morning of the second day, Friday, there came a great change in the weather, with a prospect of rain, and overcoats were brought out in all directions, for the cold was intense. In the morning…

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Yass Football Club

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 May 1878 · page 2

ON last Tuesday evening a meeting was held at the Royal Hotel (Mr. W. Comins's), for the purpose of establishing a football club in Yass. The meeting was pretty numerously attended,…

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"The Yass Races. -- This Day

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 May 1878 · page 2

[?] the entries for the different [?] no run for to-day in Sampson's pad[?] Plate of D sovs., with a sweep of 10s…

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Queen’s Birthday Races

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 2

THE success of the Burrangong Turf Club’s meeting of the same season last year, which had been made as an adjunct to the annual one, led to the hope that the events on the programme…

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The Gunning Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1878 · page 6

IT was with much pleasure and surprise we found such a large crowd of spectators collected on that Piece of ground which Gunning honors with the dignified name of race course. It is merely a track…

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Local and General. Queen's Birthday Races at Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 May 1878 · page 2

THE attendance on the course in Mr. Sampson's paddock on last Friday was quite as large, if not larger than at any previous race meeting that has taken place on the same ground. The…

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Queanbeyan News. Athletic Sports

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1878 · page 2

THE sports on the recreation ground on Queen’s birthday was a success; the rain the day before putting the ground for running in first-class condition. In the morning it…

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Gunning Autumn Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1878 · page 2

ON Monday last the Gunning people had a day's pleasure in the shape of races. A very fair programme had been provided, and with seven events to run-off, the various officials were kept busy darling…

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Races at One-tree Hill

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 June 1878 · page 2

THESE races took place lost Friday. The following is the result of the various races: -- The first was a private match between Mr. Gillespie's grey horse Peril, and Mr. Jones's…

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The Waratah Football Club v. Carlton Football Club. Melbourne

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1878 · page 6

THE match Carlton v. Waratah, twenty aside, at the Victorian. game, took place to-day. The weather was beautifully fine, and about 5000 persons were present when the game…

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Swimming

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1878 · page 7

SWIMMING.—The Melbourne Argus says:—The fact that Mr. George Gall has left £100 in trust to the mayor of Melbourne for the purpose of encouraging children to…

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Queanbeyan News. Football

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1878 · page 1

THE match between our local team and the Yass club, took place at the latter town on Saturday last. The Queanbeyan representatives (ten in number) left home on Friday…

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General Intelligence. Goulburn Spring Races

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 4

THE following are the entries for the principal events : Spring Handicap of 100 sovs.. with a sweep of 6 sovs 1[?] mile…

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Football. -- Yass V. Queanbeyan

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 August 1878 · page 2

ABOUT six weeks ago a match was played between the abovenamed clubs on the Yass ground. Last Saturday the return match came off in Queanbeyan. The usual difficulty of…

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