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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1886

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Crookwell Football Club

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 September 1886 · page 3

THE entertainment in connection With the Crookwoll Football Club, which took place in the Temperance Hall last evening, was a decided success in every…

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The A.j.c. Races

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 September 1886 · page 3

THE spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club commenced on Saturday at Randwick. His Excellency the Governor, the Hon. Lady Carrington, and suits were…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 4

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—The final meeting of the season has been fixed for Thursday nod Friday, 30th September and lot October. The programme will be found in our advertising columns…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 3

IN our advertising columns will be found the programme for the final meeting of the Goulburn Coursing Club, which will take place on Thursday and Friday next…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 4

THE first match of the season was played yesterday at Eastgrove between teams representing the Australian Stores and the Half-Holiday Association. The captain of the store team, Mr…

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Another Racing Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 4

The sport at Randwick on Thursday commenced with what looked like a fatal accident or two, no less than five horses falling at the home turn in the race for…

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Boxing Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 2

THE fact that Foley's extensive gymnasium was crowded on Saturday night with an audience who paid a guinea each to witness a glove encounter between Professor Jackson and J. T…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.—The Australian Eleven concluded a two days' match at Birmingham on Saturday against an eleven of England. The weather was dull, but the attendance…

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Cricket. Oriental Cricket Club

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 2

THE third annual meeting of the Oriental Cricket Club was held at O'Keefe's Bijou, Auburn-street, last Saturday evening. There were twenty-one members of the club present, and Mr. W. Kingsell…

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Oriental Cricket Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above club was held in Mr. C. O'Keefe's bijou club room, on Saturday evening last. There were about fifteen or twenty present, Mr. W. Ringsell…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 2

A boxing match took place at Foley's Athletic-hall, Sydney, on Saturday, between Tom Lees and Professor Jackson for £400 and the championship of Australia. The latter won easily after over two…

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Cricket. by Long Stop

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 September 1886 · page 2

GLORIOUS weather on Saturday afternoon Induced our cricketers to [?]ter in force on the cricket-ground, whereon it was arranged a match would be played between representative elevens of the…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 30 September 1886 · page 3

The Australian eleven commenced their final match (two days) at Harrowgate on Monday against a picked eleven. The Englishmen went first to the wickets,…

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Goulburn Cricket Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 September 1886 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Goulburn Cricket Club was held last evening in the Commercial Hotel, and was attended by about fifteen. Mr. T. F. Moyer occupied the chair as vice-president,…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 30 September 1886 · page 3

The entries for the two great events to be run at the Flemington grounds, near Molbourne—viz., the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup—were made on Monday and numbered more than 400. The…

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Cricket Club

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 October 1886 · page 2

IN accordance with advertisement, a public meeting was held at Harvey's Hotel on Monday evening. Twenty seven persons were present. Mr. W. H…

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The Football Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 October 1886 · page 2

Ox account of our going to press early lost Friday morning on could not publish our report of the entertainment which took place in the Temperance Hall on the…

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The Coursing Settling

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 4

THE settling in connection with the coursing meeting was held at the Royal Hotel last night, when the following cheques were paid over:—Messrs. H. Pember, £13; H. Pursehouse, £8;…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 3

THE final meeting of the season of the Goulburn Coursing was commenced on the Plumpton, Gundary, on Thursday last under rather discouraging…

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Cricket. Goulburn Cricket Club

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 4

THE twenty-second annual meeting of the Goulburn Cricket Club was held on Wednesday evening last at the Commercial Hotel. Mr. T. F. Meyer, one of the vice-presidents, occupied the chair, and there…

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