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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1879

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Goulburn Spring Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 August 1879 · page 5

WE take the opportunity of reminding owners of race-horses that are intended to appear on the Goulburn turf on the 17th and 18th of next month, that the nominations for the…

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Goulburn Spring Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 August 1879 · page 3

THE nominations for the two principal handicaps that are to be contested in Brooke’s paddock on Wednesday and Thursday, the 17th and 18th of next month, closed at the…

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Randwick Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 September 1879 · page 4

THE SHORTS. — Chorister, Baroness, Ghinni Ghinni. Won by half a length ; eleven started. MAIDEN STAKES.—Falmouth, Moonbeam,…

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Football

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 3

On Saturday a football match took place at Parramatta between King's School and the Wallaroo Club, the former winning. A match also took place between the Parramatta and Redfern clubs, the…

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Sporting. Randwick Races. Second Day, Tuesday, September 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1879 · page 3

THE following are the results:— The Shorts, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 sovs. added, for three-years-olds and upwards. Second horse 10 sovs. from the prize…

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Randwick Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 September 1879 · page 5

PRESIDENTS’ HANDICAP.—Braidwood 1, Sweetmeat 2, Colima 3. CRAVEN PLATE.—Baronet, 1; Falmouth, 2 ; Chester, 3…

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Australian Jockey Club Spring Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 September 1879 · page 1

The following is a continuation of Tuesday's racing:— The Selling Plate of 100 sovs. Weight for age. 1¼ mile…

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Randwick Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 September 1879 · page 6

FOR the Member’s Handicap there was a dead heat between Pontiff, Caractacus, and Belladrum : time, 2 min. 4 sec. In the run off Pontiff won by a neck, Caractacus second,…

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Football—goulburn V. Yass

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 8 September 1879 · page 2

THE match at football arranged to be played between the Yass and Goulburn clubs took place in Sampson's paddock, Yass, on Saturday last. It had been arranged for the previous Saturday; but owing to the…

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Goulburn Spring Races

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 September 1879 · page 4

THE weights for the two principal handicaps to be run in Goulburn on Wednesday and Thursday of next week have been declared, and are now posted at the Royal Hotel…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. (Through Greville’s Telegram Company.) Sydney. Saturday, September 6th. Randwick Races.—spring Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 September 1879 · page 2

Member’s Handicap.—Dead heat between Pontiff Beladrum and Caractacus for first place. In the ran off Pontiff won by a neck…

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Sporting. Goulburn Spring Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 15 September 1879 · page 2

ON this occasion it is to notice that many of our leading business people have agreed to close their establishments at one o'clock on each day of the races. This is step in the right direction, and…

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Cricket

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 2

At a meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association hold on Monday night in Tattersall's hotel, Sydney, it was agreed that the association should, inconjunction with the Victorian Association,…

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Wagga Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 2

Excursion trains have been granted by the commissioner for railways to the above races, particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns. The following are the acceptances for the Wagga…

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The Wagga Races

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 22 September 1879 · page 2

A telegram received this morning states "the water is falling rapidly and the course is in fine condition. The races have been postponed one day, and will take place on Wednesday instead of…

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Sporting. Football. Goulburn V. Yass

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 22 September 1879 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon a return match was played between representative teams from Goulburn and Yass on the vacant piece of ground immediately in year of Mr. C. S. Alexander's residence. Fortunately…

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Goulburn Cricket Club

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 September 1879 · page 3

THE annual meeting in connection with the above was held last evening at the Commercial Hotel, Mr. S. H. Belcher being voted to the chair. There were also in attendance…

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Football. -- Yass V. Goulburn

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 September 1879 · page 2

ON Saturday last, the return football match between Yass and Goulburn came off on the Goulburn ground. The following players represented Yass, viz.: -- Fitzgerald and…

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Wagga Spring Races

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 September 1879 · page 3

THE Murrumbidgee Turf Club Spring Mooting commences to-morrow (Wednesday). The general entry closed on Thursday last in the most satisfactory manner. The racing is likely to be…

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Murrumbidgee Turf Club Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 September 1879 · page 2

THESE races commenced on Wednesday. The weather was very favourable, and the attendance large. The following were the winners: -- SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES,…

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