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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1888

403 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 21

Athletics

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 4

BOXING.—P. Slavin has wired from Melbourne that he will box Professor Jackson in New South Wales, for £200, but the latter's backer, Mr. Foley, who is agreeable to the meeting, will make a match…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 2

MR. D. D. MOON, who was endeavouring to induce the English cricketers to visit Goulburn, has decided to relinquish the attempt in consequence of the backwardness of the manager of…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 4

THE Intercolonial Cricket Match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria was continued on Saturday, only four more of the New South Wales wickets…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 2

THE intercolonial cricket match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria was continued on Monday, and the result of the day's play was that our visitors…

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Sydney Turf Club Races. Randwick

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 2

The great centennial racing carnival took place at Ranwick to-day under the management of the Sydney Turf Club This institution is entitled to great credit for the plucky manner in which they came forward and…

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Centennial Cricket Tournament. Yass V. Cooma

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 2

THE long talked of cricket match between the Yass and Cooma cricket clubs' took place at Queanbeyan on Thursday and Friday last, when fortune smiled on the Yass players, and made…

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English Football Team for Australia. LONDON, Jan. 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 4

The English football team which has been organised to play a series of matches in the colonies will sail for New Zealand on March 1. The team will include several prominent players…

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Coursing

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

A MEETING of the committee of the New South Wales Coursing Club was held on Tuesday afternoon at Tattersall's. The following fixtures were decided upon:—June 2 and…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victory for New South Wales

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

THE fortieth intercolonial cricket match between the representative teams of New South Wales and Victoria came to a termination on Tuesday afternoon, New South Wales securing an easy…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

On Anniversary Day a team from the firm of Messrs, C. Rogers and Co., played a match on the Double Bay cricket reserve against a representative team of Messrs. Roberts, Chalmers, and Co.,…

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International Cricket Match

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

AFTER some difficulty a combined Australian eleven were got together to meet Lillywhite's English team on the Association Ground on Friday. The outlook of…

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International Cricket Match. Lillywhite's Eleven v. Combined Eleven. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 5

The match between Lillywhite's English Eleven and a combined eleven of New South Wales and Victoria was resumed to-day. The Combined Eleven completed…

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Athletics

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

The American boxer J. Burke, from all appearances, is likely to have his hands full for some time to come—probably what he desires—as, in addition to the…

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Boxing

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

A GOOD bill of fare was provided at the Athletic Hall last Saturday evening, but the attendance was limited. Proceedings commenced with a four round set-to between Professor…

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Cricket

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

THE second match of the Oriental-Goulburn series commenced on the Olympic Ground on Saturday afternoon last, and as far as that day's play is concerned the game assumes a very even…

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Goulburn Races—Closing of Entries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 4

OWNERS of horses should not forget that nominations for all the events (with the exception of the Selling Hack Race) to be discussed at the meeting of the Goulburn Turf Club on the 17th…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 2

A MATCH between an eleven selected from the two English teams and an Australian eleven will commence on the Association Cricket Ground on Friday. The Australian team will…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

VERNON'S ENGLISH ELEVEN v. COOTAMUNDRA.— The match between Vernon's eleven and twenty-two of Cootamundra was resumed on Wednesday. The Englishmen finished their innings for 243. The…

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Goulburn Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

THE sale of the properties in connection with the meeting of the Turf Club on Friday next resulted satisfactorily, the following prices being obtained :—Gates, £26 2s 6d, Mr. H. Campbell;…

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