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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1887

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Football. CROOKWELL V. WHEEO

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 10 June 1887 · page 2

THIS match, the first of the season, took place on Saturday in Crookwell, and after a well-contested game, resulted in a draw in favour of Crookwell, owing to…

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Centenary Cricket Festival. London, June 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 4

The Centenary Cricket Festival has commenced. An important match began on Lord's ground on Saturday…

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News by Cable. the Jubillee Cricket Festival. London, June 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 2

THE match on Lord's Ground between a Marylebone team and an All-England team was continued yesterday. The former made 175 in their first innings. The latter had scored 196…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 3

MILITARY SPORTS AT MITTAGONG.—Military sports were held in connection with the volunteer reserve corps at Mlittagong on Saturday last. Although the weather was very unfavourable, slight showers…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 4

OWNERS of dogs who intend to nominate for the jubilee meeting of the Goulburn Coursing Club should remember that the draw takes place on Monday afternoon at a quarter-past four…

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The Jubilee Cricket Festival. London, June 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 4

The match at Lord's between the Marylebone and All England was continued yesterday. The latter concluded their first innings for 514 runs or 339 more than the score of the other side…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 2

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—The jubilee meeting of the season 1887 of the Goulburn Coursing Club will be held at Gundary to-day. The club have now a good supply of strong hares, and four out of the…

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Coursing. Goulburn Coursing Club Jubilee Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 2

THE Jubilee Meeting of the Goulburn Coursing Club took place on the club's Plumpton at Gundary on Tuesday last. The weather, though fine, was bleak and cold, a…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 4

THIS club held a jubilee meeting on Tuesday, and provided a good day's sport for those who attended, numbering about 350. A goodly cluster of ladies occupied the members' portion…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

MOONEY VALLEY JUBILEE COURSING MEETING.— The second day's sport of the jubilee meeting of the Mooney Valley Coursing Club (Victoria) was bold on Thursday last. Among the list of dogs left in the…

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Football Casualties

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 4

The match between the Parramatta Nomads and Imperials at Parramatta on Saturday last was a chapter of accidents from start to finish. Byrnes, Houison, and Simpson were each laid…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 2

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—The committee of the Goulburn Coursing Club met on Tuesday evening last and arranged for the next meeting to be held on Friday and Saturday, the 5th and 6th…

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Mooney Valley Jubilee Coursing Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 2

THE above meeting was concluded on Wednesday, in the presence of a large number of spectators. In the Queen's Jubilee Stakes Victoria and New South Wales were left for the…

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Moonee Valley Jubilee Coursing Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 4

A CONSIDERABLE crowd of coursers went to Moonee Valley on Tuesday , though the weather was anything but inviting. On the ground a thick mist overspread the enclosure, and rendered…

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The Next Cricket Team. London, June 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 2

It is understood that Peat, Bates, and Bowley will join Vernon's Eleven for a visit to Australia next season. It is probable that Attewell will also be a member…

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Horse Racing

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 2

A RACE for £5 a-side will be run at the Wayo Inn, Goulburn road, to-morrow afternoon, between Mr. A. L. McInnes' grey horse Tambaroora and Mr. George…

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The Next English Cricket Team. London, June 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 4

The team of cricketers organised by Shaw for Australia next season will sail on September 18. The team include Ulyett and Preston…

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The Henley Regatta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 4

The Cambridge University crows won every event at the Henley regatta…

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The Future of Lawn Tennis

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 4

THAT LAWN TENNIS has a long future, no one can reasonably doubt. It is not the fancy of a few seasons, which mere love of novelty has allowed for a brief, space to deprive better…

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