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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1888

403 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 14 of 21

Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1888 · page 2

GOULBURN CLUB V. PIONEER CLUB.—The return match between these clubs was played at the Olympic ground on Saturday afternoon last. The Goulburn club were there men short, nevertheless…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 2

CHALLENGE.—In another column will be found a challenge issued by Mr. F. P. Morris, who is prepared to back his dog Oughterside against Mr. G. R. Barnes' dog Brisbane Grove for £50 a side, the match…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 2

A match took place on the Association Cricket Ground, Sydney, on Tuesday, between the Victorian players and a team representing the Sydney metropolitan clubs. The match was played under British…

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Football. Wheeo Versus Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 4

THE match arranged to take place between the above football clubs eventuated on the Crookwell Park on Saturday, 28th July. The Crookwell team comprised the following players:—Full…

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Boxing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 4

DURING the past week steady work has been got through by the pupils at the Athletic Hall, and several are making good progress towards proficiency. The Goulburn Athletic Hall…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 4

A MATCH was played on the Olympic Ground yesterday afternoon between the Goulburn and Mercantile Clubs, and after a well-contested game the former were declared the victors by four…

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Cricket in England. LONDON, August 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 4

The position of the Surrey Club as the premier county is assured, the club having won all the nine matches played against the other counties…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 2

The first of the two return matches between the British players and the team representing Now South Wales was played on the association cricket ground, Sydney, on Saturday, and resulted in an…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 2

The Australian Eleven played a match with an eleven nominally of the South of England at Hastings on Friday and Saturday. The Australians won by an innings with 27 runs to spare. The…

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Lawn Tennis. Yass V. Young

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 2

WEDNESDAY last, being a Bank holiday, a tennis match was played at Young, between Yass and Young clubs. The Yass team, which consisted of Messrs. Allman, Hayes, R. and…

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Cricket in England. LONDON, August 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 2

The match between the Australians and Eleven of the South of England is to be played at Hastings in September…

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Cricket in England. London, August 3

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 3

The position of the Surrey Club as the premier county is assured, the club having won all the nine matches played against the other counties…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 9 August 1888 · page 2

At a meeting of committee of the New South Wales Coursing Club held on Tuesday, Mr. C. C. Skarratt was elected president in place of the late Mr. Edward Lee. The following programme was…

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Coursing Challenge

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 4

COURSING CHALLENGE.—Mr. G. R. Barnes writes from Lansdowne Terrace under date 9th instant as follows:—"Sir,—Respecting Mr. Morris' challenge to match his dog Oughterside against Brisbane…

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Boxing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 4

THE attendance of pupils at the Athletic Hall during the past week was very fair, and some heavy work was got through. All the pupils are showing excellent form, and on two occasions…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 4
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THE match between the Pioneers and Mercantile Football Clubs came off yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the former by six points to their opponents' two. Both…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 4

The match between the Australian eleven and cloven of Kent, played at Canterbury this week, resulted in a victory for the former by 81 runs. The Australians will commence a match at…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 2

THE committee of the Coursing Club appear to have made an error in fixing upon the 14th and 15th September as the dates for the next coursing meeting, as the season closes on the…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 3

A match was played on the Agricultural Society's Ground, Sydney, on Saturday, between the English team of footballers and the University Club, and was won by the former by 8 points to 4 after an…

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