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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1887

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Canterbury Park Races.—Monday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 2

UP till about three o'clock, when a few light showers fell, a glorious day favoured Canterbury Park on Monday, and the attendance was by far the most numerous that has yet been seen upon…

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A Racing Scandal in England. LONDON, Sept. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 4

The Jockey Club have warned the Marquis of Ailesbury and his trainer, John Tyler, off the turf for life, in consequence of the suspicious running of Everett in the Harewood Plate at…

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Cricket. Teachers' Cricket Club

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Goulburn district Teachers' Cricket club was held on Saturday last at the superior public school. There was a good muster of teachers. Mr. Knopp was voted to the…

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Athletic Sports

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 October 1887 · page 3

The programme of athletic sports to come off hero on the Prince of Wales' birthday (9th of November) appears in our advertising columns, and gives promise of providing a good day's…

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Lawn Tennis

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 2

THE deservedly popular game of lawn tennis, which was almost unknown in country towns a few years ago, and, in fact, is only a recent introduction, comparatively speaking, into the colonies, is…

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Burrangong Turf Club. Boxing Day Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of management of the above club was held at the Albion Hotel on Tuesday evening. Mr. A. Cohen occupied the chair, and the other members present were Messrs…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 11 October 1887 · page 3

ORIENTALS V. COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. —On Saturday last an eleven of the Oriental Club commenced a match at Eastgrove against thirteen picked from the college and schools An innings…

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Yass Cricket Club

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 October 1887 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the members of the Yass Cricket Club was held at Ward's Royal Hotel on Friday evening. There was a very good attendance, and the chair was occupied by Mr. E. A…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 3

LADIES' CRICKET MATCH.—The committee of the Friday day Half Holiday Association have arranged a ladies' cricket match, which will take place on the Olympic ground to-morrow, and from its novelty in this…

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County Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 4

THE cricket match County v. Goulburn C.C., which had been arranged to take place on Saturday next, has been postponed to the 22nd inst., to allow of the match being played on the…

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Ladies' Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 2

The ladies cricket match, to take place in the Olympic Ground to-morrow afternoon, will doubtless be attended by a large crowd. It has been promoted by the committee of the…

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The Racing Scandal in England. LONDON, Oct. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 2

The Marquis of Ailesbury, who was recently warned off the turf for life by the Jockey Club for suspicious running, has applied to the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice,…

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Crookwell Cricket Club

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 3

A MEETING of the above club was held at McGuiness's hotel on Saturday, 1st inst., the attendance being mengre. Mr. Geo. McDonald (president) occupied the chair,…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 5
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

LADIES' CRICKET MATCH.—A ladies' cricket match was played on the Olympic ground yesterday, under the suspices of the Friday Half-Holiday and Early Closing Association. The novelty of the game in…

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Cricket

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Goulburn Herald

A MATCH was played on the oval, on Saturday, between the Murrumbateman C. C. and the Yass Alberts, which resulted in another easy victory for the Alberts, in one innings and 43 runs to…

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Yass Albert Cricket Club

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the members of the Albert Cricket Club was held at Rooney's Builders' Arms on Friday night. Present-- Messrs. Holmes (in the chair), O'Brien (secretary), T. Yeo, W…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 4

GOULBURN CLUB V. COUNTY.—A match will be played on the Olympic Ground to-day, between an eleven from the Goulburn Cricket Club and an eleven representative of the county. Play will…

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