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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1885

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 2

SUPPLEMENTARY to the paragraph in another column we may state that the following will be the officials at the meeting of the above club:—Judge, Mr. Munday; slip steward, Mr. C. C. Skarratt; flag…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 4

IT is gratifying to be able to state that very numerous nominations and entries have been received for the opening meeting of the above club. For the St. Leger 17, which is one too many, have…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 2
Also in Southern Argus

TO-MORROW (Friday) afternoon a football match will be played at Eastgrove between fifteen of the Mercantile Club and the second fifteen of St. Patrick's College. The Orientals and Goulburn…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 2

Tattersall's Club, June 6. Hawkesbury Spring, September 10 an d12 A. J. C. Spring, September 19, 23, 24, 26. 'GREAT interest in being taken in the Winter Meeting…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 4

Yesterday morning the committee received from Melbourne a consignment of twenty hares, strong and in good condition. They were run out yesterday afternoon on the…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 4

A VERY close and exciting game resulted from the meeting of the Mercantile Club and the second fifteen of St. Patrick's College Club, yesterday afternoon, the sides being very evenly matched…

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Goulburn Racing Club

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon eight cyclists met for the opening run and went a few miles' ride along the Braidwood road. This afternoon another run will take place, to start from…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 4

A match has been arranged between W. Bunker of Mittagong, and Stephen Smith of Goulburn, to wrestle Cumberland style, best of five falls; and to scratch pull for ten pound aside, on…

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Athletic

Southern Argus · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 8

Fifty miles in 6 hours 18min. 20 l-5secs. Such is the latest running performance, and it is, as may well be believed, the best on record. J. E. Dixon, of the South London Harriers, is the hero of this…

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Coursing

Southern Argus · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 2

The sale of the booths in connection with the coursiug, which comes off on Friday and Saturday next, was conducted by Mr. J. J. Roberts on Saturday last. The grand-stand booth and No. 1…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, at Bruton's hotel, Mr. J. J. Roberts submitted for competition the properties for the forthcoming opening meeting of this club. The prices realized…

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Athletic

Southern Argus · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 2

The wrestling arid scratch-pulling match between Steve Smith and W. Bunker came off in Canterbury Hall, Mittagong, on Saturday evening. The match was decided by points. The wrestling, which was…

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Sheffield Handicap & Athletic Sports

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee who had charge of the arrangements in connection with the Sheffield handicap and athletic sports, competed for at Yass on the 25th and 26th May…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 2

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—The first meeting of this club will commence to-morrow. The committee have made all the arrangements within their power to secure success. Excursion tickets will be…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 4

TO-MORROW and Saturday will witness the first meeting of the Goulburn Coursing Club. Should the weather be fine there ought to be a splendid attendance of the public; otherwise the conclusion…

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Football

Southern Argus · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 2

The match arranged between Goulburn and the Orientals for Saturday next has been postponed till Saturday week, owing to the coursing meeting, to be held on Friday and Saturday…

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A Novel Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 4

A NOVEL cricket match was played on the Asylum grounds, Newcastle, on Thursday afternoon between the hairdressers and tailors of Newcastle. The competitors appeared in fancy dress costume…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 2

SHEFFIELD HANDICAT AT GOLSPIE.—A Sheffield handicap of £10, for a distance of 150 yards, will be run at Golspie on Saturday, 11th July. Entrances must be lodged with the secretary, Mr. J. A. Cuneen,…

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Athletic

Southern Argus · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 2

On Saturday week Sutton and Power will decide their 200 yards "flutter" on the Wallasend convincing ground. Nothing to speak of his yet been done. but as the day approaches the interest taken…

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