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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1886

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 4

MALONE V. O'BRIEN.—A match between these two noted pedestrians, three distances, for £200 a side, and the championship, will take place on the Agricultural Society's Grounds, Sydney, to-day…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—A meeting of the committee of this club was hold last evening at the Club House Hotel; present, nine of the committee and Mr. J. J. Roberts (secretary), also…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above was held last evening. Out of thirteen applications for the position of caretaker that of Mr. J. T. Lasham was accepted. Messrs. M'Donell, M'Innes, Moon,…

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Cricket Match. Yass V. Wagga

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

THE return match between the first eleven of the Wagga Wagga Cricket Association and the Yass "invincibles" took place on the oval on Saturday. The Wagga men arrived by the mail train on…

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CRICKET. To the Editor of the Evening Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—I notice that cricket has nearly died out in Goulburn this year. The cause of this I cannot exactly say, but I am inclined to think that a great deal of it lies in the fact that the two principal…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

SHEFFIRLD HANDICAP AT NARANDERA.—The attention of pedestrians is directed to an advertisement in another column having reference to the annual hospital fete at 1Narandora, on St. Patrick's Day,…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 February 1886 · page 2

A MATCH, Second Orientals v. Hurstville College Club, will take place on Friday afternoon at Eastgrove. The following players will represent the Ories., and are particularly requested to be punctual:…

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Cricket

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 26 February 1886 · page 2

A MATCH between an eleven of the Wheco and fifteen of Julong was played at Wheco on Saturday last, and resulted in another win for the invincible Wheco team by 3…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 4

THE COMMERCIAL, HOTEL v. Mas. CARROLL'S BOUNDING HOUSE.—This afternoon, at Garroringang and eleven chosen from the residence of the Commercial Hotel will meet an eleven chosen from Mrs…

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Burrangong Turf Club Annual Races

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 2

THE rain on Wednesday created apprehension of unfavourable weather for the B.T.C.’s annual meeting of 188[?], which were, however, allayed when Thursday morning broke fine and cool,…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 4

ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION.—Pedestrians are reminded that nominations for the St. Patrick's Day Shefield Handicap of 10 sovs., to be run in connection with Guild and Hibernian Societies'…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1886 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above club was held on Friday evening last. There were present—Messrs. Davis (in the chair), O'Halloran; Thorn, Moon, Bruton, McDonell, Pursehouse, Line,…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1886 · page 2
Also in The Yass Courier, Goulburn Evening Penny Post

ORIENTAL v. FIFTEEN OF THE TEACHERS OF THE DISTRICT.—This match, which commenced on the 20th February, was concluded on Saturday last. The teachers were one man short throughout the…

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Crookwell Annual Races. First Day—wednesday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1886 · page 4

WEDNESDAY morning started with rain, which continued till about 4 p.m. However, it did not prevent the racing going on, about 200 people being present. Just before the start the secretary, Mr. F…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1886 · page 2

THE MUDGEE SHEFFIELD HANDICAP.—The final division of the Sheffield Handicap was run on Thursday and resulted as follows :—Kissey 1; Rodgers 2, Morrissey 3, Wall 4. The handicap…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 4 March 1886 · page 2

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—The opening meeting of this club will be held on the 16th and 17th April, and the secretary of the club has communicated with his Excellency the Governor inviting him to be…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 4 March 1886 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

About 8000 persons were present on Monday night on the Melbourne Cricket Club's ground, at a farewell demonstration in honour of the departing Australian Eleven. Throughout the evening there was an…

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