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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1888

403 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 21

Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1888 · page 3

A cablegram from London to the Daily Telegraph states that a team of English footballers is being organised for a tour through Australia. They will probably sail in March…

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Special Telegrams. [Greville's Telegram Company.] Cricket Match.--vernon's Team V. Combined Australian. Melbourne

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 January 1888 · page 2

The cricket match combined Australia v Vernon's Team was commenced to-day. The Englishmen in their first innings made 292 and the Australians…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1888 · page 3

GLOVE CONTEST.—About a hundred persons assembled in the academy of music last Saturday evening to witness a glove contest between Professor James Nolan and W. G. Gategood for £25 aside, the…

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Marengo Jockey Club Races. (By Our Reporter.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 2

lT has now Become proverbial that races at Marcugo are run under unfavourable conditions. On last Easter Monday a day’s racing was arranged to take place on the above club’s course, and the beautifully…

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Canterbury Park Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 2

THESE races took place on Wednesday. Business opened with the Hurdle Race, for which at first Mawollock and Speculation were in most request; but ere…

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Sydney Races

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 2

The annual race meeting of Tattersall s Club was commenced at Randwick on Saturday. Racing opened with the Hurdle Race of seven runners and society won Society won easily from Turonville…

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Boxing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 4

NOLAN'S boxing saloon was well attended last evening by lovers of the amusement. The principal event was a set-to between Maber and Broadhurst for £5 aside. It was to be fought…

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The Proposed Football Team for Australia. LONDON, Jan. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 3

The football journals deprecate the proposal to send an English football team to play a series of matches in the colonies. They consider that the project is certain…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 4

BOXING.—There was a very good attendance at Nolan's boxing saloon last evening, when some lively bouts with the gloves came off. The principal contest was a fight to a finish between Maber and…

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International Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 2

THE third and final match between the English team of cricketers, captained by Mr. C. A. Smith, and an Eleven of New South Wales has been fixed for Friday upon the Association…

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Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 2

TUENA SPORTS.—The athletic sports came off on the 2nd instant and were, all things considered, fairly successful. The several events were well contested, and resulted so far as we can gather as…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 2

A RETURN MATCH will be played Eastgrove on Friday, the 13th instant (to-morrow), at 2.30 p.m. sharp, between Messrs. C. Rogers and Co.'s Cricket Club, and Messrs. Butler and Martyn's Cricket…

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Goulburn Turf Club.—racing to Be Revived

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 2

A MEETING Of guarantors of the Goulburn Turf Club was held yesterday afternoon, there being present Messrs. R. C. Cooper, W. J. Bartlett, W. Gale, A. F. Gibson, H. Chishelm, W…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 4

Tenders for Tattersall's and other privileges. in connection with this club will be received by the hon. secretary, Mr. J. . Roberts, up to four p.m. on Monday., next. The…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 4

SHREWSBURY'S ELEVEN v. BERRIMA DISTRICT.—A two-days' match between Shrewsbury's English Eleven and twenty-two of the Berrima district took place upon the park at Bowral on Tuesday and…

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Tampering with a Cricket Pitch

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 7

THE South Australian Register of December 28, speaking of the third day's play in the match between Vernon's team and the South Australian Eleven, says:—…

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Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Coursing Club will be held this evening at O'Halloran's Post-office Hotel (Tattersall's) at a quarter-past 8 o'clock. The report and balance-sheet will be submitted…

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Coursing Club Privileges

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 2

MR. J. J. ROBERTS disposed of at auction to-day the right to have a publican's booth, luncheon booth, and refreshment stall at all meetings of the Coursing Club during the year,…

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