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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1884

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 4

A meeting of the commites of the [?] Goulburn [?] club was held on Wednesday evening [?] at the Royal Hotel. There was a fail [?] of members. A [?] was…

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Queensland Football Team

Southern Argus · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 2

The following comprise the Queensland team of footballers who play against Goulburn on Tuesday next, which has been proclaimed a public holiday:—A. J. Hickson (captain), P. Roberts, H. Pritchard,…

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The Football Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 3

AT the close of the Council meeting on Thursday night the Mayor mentioned that he had expected a communication with reference to proclaiming Tuesday—the day…

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The Coming Football Match. (To the Editor of the Southern Argus.)

Southern Argus · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 2

SIR,—Those interested in the coming football match are naturally desirous that the team picked will be the best it is possible for Goulburn to turn out. I have heard with regret that probably…

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Football

Southern Argus · Tuesday 15 July 1884 · page 2

The match, Queensland v. New South W ales wa played on the Association Ground, Sydney, las Saturday, and was witnessed by a large concourse of people. The play throughout was of a most…

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Football Match

Southern Argus · Tuesday 15 July 1884 · page 2

The football match against the Queensland team which comes off to-day in the deanery paddock will not, we fear, be so pleasant either for the players or the publc, as would have been the…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of members of the above was held last evening at the Royal Hotel for the purpose of considering the offer of the Goulburn Turf Club to grant the use of the race-course for…

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Football. [?]T. G[?]

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 2

T[?]match, [?]came off on Tuesday[?]of [?]. As [?] the [?]by [?] Monday [?]. They [?]…

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The Football Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 4

FOR the first time in the history of Goulburn an intercolonial football team has visited it and played a match with a local team. On Tuesday afternoon a fifteen representing Queensland did battle in the…

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FOOTBALL. Queensland versus Goulburn

Southern Argus · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon the great football match of the season—Queensland versus Goulburn, took place in the Deanery paddock, on the Braidwood road. It was thought, that, the rain being so heavy…

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The Coursing Club

Southern Argus · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

Arrangements are proceeding satisfactorily in connection with the above club. At the committee meeting held on Wednesday evening the offer of the Turf Club committee for the use of the…

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Football

Southern Argus · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

A match between the Queenslanders and the Sydney Juniors played on Thursday, resulted in the visitors winning by three tries to nil. The Sydney Municipal Council have resolved…

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Football

Southern Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 2

The return match Queensland v New South Wales was played in the Association Ground, Sydney on Saturday. The visitors sustained a very decided defeat New South Wales scoring 4 goals…

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Intercolonial Football Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 2

SPLENDID weather favoured the return match between the chosen Rugby players of New South Wales and those of Queensland, which took place in Sydney on Saturday, but the attendance was not…

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Fugitive Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1884 · page 2

DURING Saturday night (the Wagga Express states) a well-bred greyhound managed to get into the saddling paddock at the racecourse, and the tracks show that, although the fence is 9 feet in…

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Football Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1884 · page 2

A MATCH has been arranged for next Saturday between the Goulburn Club and the Combined Schools. The following will represent Goulburn:— C.Baker, Belcher, Charles, De Lauret, Payten,…

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Football

Southern Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

The following players will represent the combined schools in a match with Goulburn this afternoon at Eastgrove;—Baker, Bowdan, Clarke, Devlin, Daly, Downing Dwyer, Hannon, Mackins, Page, Pierce,…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 4

H[?]bury, August 21, 23. T[?], August 9. A.J.C. Spring, Aug. [?]; Sep. 2, 4, 6. Murrambidgee Turt Club, November 19, 10 and 21…

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Athletics in the Old Country

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 7

THE greatest distance run in one hour is 11 miles 970 years, by Deerfoot, at old Brompton, in 1863—Deerfoot's real name and address being L. Bennett, Cattaraugus county, State of New York, America…

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