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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1885

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 2

GOULBURN v. ORIENTAL.—Teams from these football clubs had a match on Saturday at Eastgrove. The play of the following men on behalf of the Goulburn club was good: Tibbits, Belcher, Maher,…

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Sporting News. Football

Southern Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 3

A match was played on Saturday, afternoon, at Eastgrove between the first fifteens of the Goulburn and Oriental Clubs, which resulted in a victory for the former by fifteen points to two. The contest…

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Lake Bathurst Regatta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 June 1885 · page 4

TO-MORROW (Friday) is the date fixed for the holding of a regatta at Lake Bathurst. As it will be the first event of the kind that has ever taken place in this part of the colony there should, if the…

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Sporting News. Athletic

Southern Argus · Thursday 25 June 1885 · page 3

The great footrace for £200 between Ted Sutton of Miumi and R. Power of Adamstown over a distance of 200 yards, came off at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. Great interest was taken in…

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Regatta at Lake Bathrust

Southern Argus · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 5

A regatta is an innovation upon the sporting routine of Goulburn and district so great and so welcome that no one will be surprised to learn that large numbers of people, despite the hardships of…

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Lake Bathurst Regatta. Tarago

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 3

THE Regatta held at Lake Bathurst yesterday proved highly successful, considering the raw, cold weather prevailing. William Beach, champion of the world, patronised…

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Sporting News. Athletic

Southern Argus · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 2

The long-talked of match between Stove Smith, the well-known athlete, and B. McCarthy, a member of the local police force, will take place to-day at Eastgrove. The match—throwing the hammer—…

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Coursing

Southern Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Herald

A match has been arranged between Mr. J. Cuzner's Snowden and Mr. J. Kigston's Minnie, best two out of three courses, to be decided at Cootamundra on the same date—the 25th July—as that…

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Lake Bathurst Regatta

Southern Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 2

The settling-up of the first Lake Bathurst regatta took place at Mr. Phelps' Tarago Hotel on Friday night at 8 o'clock in the presence of a large gathering. On the motion of Mr. Pheips,' Mr. Beach was…

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Lake Bathurst Regatta. Tarago

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 4

THE long-looked for regatta, promoted by the residents of this district, took place on the lake yesterday, and for a first effort was an encouraging success. Unfortunately the weather was most…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 2

HAMMER-THROWING.—The match arranged some time age between S. Smith, the champion of New Zealand, and G. McHardy of the local police force, was decided at Eastgrove on Saturday afternoon…

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Athletic

Southern Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 2

Donald Dinnie, the Scottish athlete, put his Strength and agility to good, service the other day at Melbourne. It appears that while walking along Swanston-street, he observed, when near…

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Boxing Match

Southern Argus · Thursday 2 July 1885 · page 2

Sydney, July 1.—A match was made to-day between Foley and Farnan, to box under the Marquis of Queensberry rules, the former laying £150 to the latter's £100, the…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 4
Also in Southern Argus

THE BERRIMA DISTRICT COURSING CLUB commenced its second meeting of the season at Eridge Park on Wednesday last. A Considerable number of visitors from Sydney, Goulburn, and the outlying…

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Rugby Township

Southern Argus · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 2

Au advertisement in our issue of to-day brings the above under the notice of our readers. The township referred to is situated in the Hawkesbury district, the beauty and richness of which are too…

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University Cricket Match

Southern Argus · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 2

London, July 1.—The annual cricket match between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, played at Lord's Ground was concluded to-day, Cambridge winning by seven wickets…

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Oriental Cricket Club

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

A SUB-COMMITTEE, consisting of Messrs. Caldwell, Lynch, and Thompson, has been appointed by the committee of the above club to compile the bowling and batting…

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Berrima Coursing Club

Southern Argus · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 2

The Berrima Coursing Club meeting was brought to a close on Thursday at Eridge Park, Bowral, under, the most favourable circumstances as to weather, but the attendance was not up to…

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