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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1882

211 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 11

Cricket. the Comins Challenge Cup

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 May 1882 · page 2

THE Tangmangaroo Cricket Club sent a representative team to Cootamundra on last Saturday to test their cricketing powers, and to win from Cootamundra, if possible, the…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 4 May 1882 · page 2

Parramatta, May 24. Hay Jockey Club Races, 5th and 7th July. YASS RACING CLUB.—At a meeting of the committee hold on Friday afternoon a bonus of £15 was granted…

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Correspondence. the Late Cricket Match at Murrumbateman. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 May 1882 · page 3

SIR, -- In reading a report of a cricket match from one of your Murrumbateman correspondents, I regretted to see the ill-feeling shown by the writer towards the Gininderra Club -- a…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Marengo Races. Friday, 7.25 p.m

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 May 1882 · page 2

Maiden Plate—Middleton’s Rapid, 1. Three entries. Handicap—Minnie Warren, 1. Four started. Publicans' Parse—O[?]ffe Black Jack, Five…

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Yass Football Club

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 May 1882 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above club was held at the Royal Hotel, on last Saturday night There were present--Messrs. Captain Fisher, Godfrey, Conroy, Gammage, Carter, Leseberg,…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1882 · page 3

Parramatta, May 24. Hay Jocky Club Races, 5th and 7th July. GREAT TROTTING-MATCH.—Nearly two thousand persons assembled at Randwick on Saturday…

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Burrowa Football Club

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 May 1882 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above club was held at Mrs. Young's Royal Hotel, on Thursday, 2nd May. The attendance was small, owing to the fact that a…

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Yass Football Club

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 May 1882 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of the members of the Yass Football Club was held at Dodds's Commercial Motel, on Saturday night. There were present Messrs. R. W. Pearson…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 4

Parramatta, May 24. Hay Jockey Club Races, 5th and 7th July. INTERCOLONIAL BOWLING MATCH. The annual intercolonial bowling contest between New South…

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The Turf. Burrawang Races

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 4

On Wednesday last, Queen's birthday, the Burrawang races took place at Shipley's racecourse and were fairly successful. The damp state of the weather materially interfered with the attendance, which…

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Yass Football Club

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 3

LAST night a most influential meeting of the members of the above club was held at Mr. J. F. Mote's Yass Hotel, Mr. T. Colls, J.P., in the chair. The other members present were…

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Cricket.—Cootamundra v. Young

Southern Argus · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 2

The match between the two teams, respectively of Cootamundra and Young, which was commenced 22nd April at the former place, was resumed and concluded on Wednesday last. When the stumps…

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Cricket.—Yass River v. Gundaroo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 June 1882 · page 4

A CHALLENGE was received from the secretary of the Yass River Cricket Club to play a game at this place on the 27th instant. Our respresentatives (in spite of the fact that, a…

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Pigeon-shooting and Athletic Sports at Tarago

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 1 June 1882 · page 3

THESE events came off at Tarago, as advertised, on Queen's birthday; but owing to the rain it was late before the knights of the trigger made their appearance on the ground. In consequence of the…

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Dalton Athletic Sports and Pigeon Match

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 2

ON Saturday last athletic sports and a pigeon match came off at Dalton, under the auspices of the local sporting committee. The former were held on the cricketing ground, opposite…

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Football

Southern Argus · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 2

A match takes place to-day between the combined schools of Goulburn and the Goulburn football club, Being the first match of the season, it is likely that a large number of spectators will be prarent…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.—The match between the Australian Eleven and Eleven of Cambridge University was continued at Cambridge on Tuesday, in the presence of an enormous number…

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Football Match

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 2

A SCRATCH match was played on the new ground in the recreation reserve on Saturday last, between sides chosen by Messrs. Godfrey and Campbell. The following were the…

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Football

Southern Argus · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 2

Mr. D. D. Moon has received a telegram from the Campbelltown football club intimating that it was not possible for the members to be got together for next Saturday, so that the match between them and…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN ELVEN IN ENGLAND.—The match, Australian Eleven against Eleven of Nottingham, was commenced on Thursday. There was, a very large attendance, and groat interest was…

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