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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1887

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 2

The Græco-Roman wrestling match for £500 and the championship of the world between Connors and Cannon was decided in the exhibition-building, Melbourne, on Saturday night, resulting in favour of…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 4

STRANGE to say, the Goulburn Coursing Club were blessed with fine weather for their meeting on Queen's Birthday, though the bleak wind that blow penetrated the marrow of those who…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

GOULBURN v. ROSEDALE CLUB.—A match was played on the Olympic ground on Tuesday afternoon between Goulburn and the Rosedale Club (Sydney). The weather was well fitted for the game…

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Randwick Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 3

THE Queen's Birthday meeting of the Sydney Turf Club took place on Tuesday. The business of the day commenced punctually at 1 p.m., when a field of 24…

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Goulburn Coursing Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 3

THE coursing meeting at Goulburn on Tuesday last was fairly attended. The weather was fine, but cold. The results were as follows:--Ladies' Bracelet, won…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Herald

AT the coursing meeting on Tuesday Mr. J. Roberts disposed of the well-known bitch Daphne to Mr. Dempsey for £1 1s.—A match has been arranged between Mr. Macgraw's…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 3

A. H. C. GUILD SPORTS AT YASS. —The annual celebration in connection with the Yass branch of the A. H. C. Guild took place in the Euralie paddock at Yass on Tuesday last (Queen's Birthday). The…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 2

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—The committee of the Goulbourn Coursing Club have drawn up a programme for a day's sport on the 21st June—jubilee day. The programme which consists of five events…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 2

The committee appointed by the Victorian Cricketers' Association to consider the best means of receiving the public interest in cricket have compiled 3 report, which will be considered shortly by the…

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The Decline of Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 4

THE committee appointed by the Victorian Cricketers' Association to consider the best means of reviving the public interest in cricket have compiled a…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 3

ALTHOUGH we are now pretty well advanced into the coursing. season, nothing definite has been decided upon by the premier club of the colony relative to…

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The Decline of Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 4

AT a meeting of the Victorian Cricketers' Association in Melbourne, on Tuesday night, the report of the committee appointed to consider the best means of…

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Cricket

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 3

A MATCH took place recently at Oak Dale, between the Oak Dale Club and the Young Australian Club, Abercrombie River, and resulted in an easy victory for…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 4

A correspondent telegraphs to the Sydney Morning Herald as follows, from Orange:—"Much regret and surprise are expressed hero at the seeming determination on the part of the Goulburn Coursing…

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Athletic Sports at Peelwood

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

THE Queen's Birthday was commemorated at the Peelwood Hotel by handicap foot-racing, jumping, &c., organised by Mr. C. Stuart, the enterprising host, who must be congratulated on…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1887 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE V. GOULBURN.—SECOND FIFTEENS.—A football match was played on the Olympic ground on Saturday afternoon last between the second fifteens of St. Patrick's College and the…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 9 June 1887 · page 3

A match will be played on the Olympic ground on Saturday next, between teams from the Goulburn and St. Patrick's College Football Clubs. The following will represent Goulburn :—Tibbets, Sohofield,…

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