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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1886

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Berrima District Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 3

THE second meeting of the above club will be held at Eridge Park in June. Mr. R. L. Tooth has forwarded a cheque for £25 to the secretary, Mr. Graham, for the purpose…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 4

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.—The distribution of prizes won at the Olympic Ground Company's sports on Easter Monday took place last evening in the committee room of the mechanics' institute…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 2

At the Hawkesbury coursing meeting on Saturday the Fairfield Cup was won by Clyde, the Purse by Mendacious, the Plate by Remo, and the All-comers' Plate was divided between Bonne Fortune and Lady…

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Cricket Match

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 2

A CRICKET match his played on the oval in Victoria Park, on Saturday, between an eleven of the Upper Yass River Club, and an eleven from Tangmangaroo. Play was not…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 2

NEWCASTLE SHEFFIELD HANDICAP.—The final heats of the above handicap were run off on Saturday. The weather was excellent and the attendance large. The following is the final…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 13 May 1886 · page 3

COOTAMUNDRA COURSING MEETING.—The Cootamundra Herald says—" There is now on view in Mr. C. Howell's window a very handsome lady's gold bracelet, to be competed for at the forthcoming…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 4

NEW SOUTH WALES COURSING CLUB.—The initial meeting of the season of the above club was commenced at the Woodstock Plumpton, Rooty Hill, on Wednesday. The attendance was fairly numerous,…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 4

AT a meeting of the committee of the above club hold last night it was decided that the coursing meeting, which it had been proposed should be held next month, should be abandoned, owing to the…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 3

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—A meeting of the committee of the above club was hold on Friday last for the purpose of considering the advisability of postponing the next meet of the club, It will be…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 4

In another column appears the programme of the Berrima District Coursing Club mooting at Eridge Park on Wednesday and Thursday 2nd and l rd June. The principal event is the Eridge Park Cup…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 4

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. NUTTINGRAM.—The match between the Australians and Nottingham was resumed on Wednesday. The weather wan fine, and the attendance, was consequently much better…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 3

GOULBURN V ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE.—A match was played at Eastgrove on Saturday afternoon between the Goulburn Football Club and St. Patrick's College Club. It resulted in an easy win for the collegians…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 3

THE AUSTRALIA ELEVEN commenced a match against the county of Surrey on the Kennington oval on Thursday. The attendance was good, although the weather was showery. Great interest…

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Goulburn Football Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 2

THE results of the first two matches of the above club clearly indicate that before again entering the arena the members should devote themselves assiduously to practice. There is no royal road to…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 27 May 1886 · page 2

The intercolonial football match beteen teams representing Victoria and New South Wales woo played on the Melbourne cricket ground on Saturday afternoon and was witnessed by about 12,000 people…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 4

ORANGE COURSING MEETING.—The opening meeting of the Orange Coursing Club was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday, on the club's Plumpton. The attendance was large, and the sport excellent. The…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 4

GOULBURN v. HURSTVLLE COLLEGE.—This afternoon a football match will take place at Eastgrove between the Goulburn Football Club and the Hurstville College Club…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 2

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN V. OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—The match between the Australian Eleven and the Oxford University was resumed and concluded on Friday. The attendance at the match was good ; the…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 3 June 1886 · page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.—The Australians commenced their sixth match at Manchester on Monday against an cloven of the North of England. Great interest was taken in the contest. The…

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