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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1889

323 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 17

Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 4

THE third meeting of the season was commenced yesterday. Though the weather was favourable the attendance was poor, not numbering more than about 140. The day's sport was…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 4

GOUBURN v. COLLECTOR.—The above teams will meet again to-day for the third time, when the following have been selected to represent the former and are requested to be on the Eastgrove ground at…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 August 1889 · page 4

THE meeting of the above was brought to a close on Saturday, when the attendance was even less than on the previous day. Though rain fell in the city during the afternoon there was none…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 20 August 1889 · page 3
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GOULBURN v. COLLECTOR.—These met for the third time this season on the ground at East-grove on Saturday afternoon last. About two hundred people attended to witness the match…

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Cricket in England. LONDON, August 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 August 1889 · page 4

Lancashire has beaten Surrey in the match which was arranged between the two counties, the former winning by eight wickets…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 4

A MATCH between the Mercantile and Golden Boot clubs was played at Eastgrove yesterday afternoon and resulted in a win for the Golden Boot team, who scored six points to the Mercantiles' nil. The…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 27 August 1889 · page 3

A test match was played at Eastgrove on Saturday afternoon last between fifteen picked from the combined Goulburn clubs and the next best eighteen. Mr. A. Judd captained the fifteen, and Mr. T. Judd…

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Exciting Scene at a Football Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 August 1889 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—A most exciting football match took place on Saturday afternoon between the Norwoods and Port Adelaides to virtually decide the premiership this season. The game…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 2

The following programme for the September meeting of the club was arranged by the committee last (Wednesday) evening : Six Sapling Stakes of four each, at £1 1s, three for dogs and…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 3

GOULBURN v. PETERSHAM.—The final selection has been made for the match next Saturday to be played on the Olympic ground, when the following have been selected to represent the combined team:…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 4

BERRIMA DISTRICT COURSING CLUB.—The third meeting of this season of the Berrima District Coursing Club was hold at Eridge park, Moss Vale, on Wednesday last. The weather was fine, and the…

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Greyhounds and Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1889 · page 4

And durst I sigh in vent'rous guise Of rocks, and turn, and rails and byes, And all the coursers' mysteries. AT a public sale held some time age in…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 September 1889 · page 2
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As arranged, the match between the combined Goulburn team and the Petersham Club came off on Saturday last on the Olympic Ground, and resulted in a victory for the local men by 14…

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Another Boxing Matcch. LONDON, Sept. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 September 1889 · page 2

A boxing match is being arranged between Patrick Francis Slavin, the Australian, and William Goode, an English pugilist…

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A Boxing Match. LONDON, Sept. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 September 1889 · page 4

Slavin, the Australian boxer, challenges Smith to box for the championship and 200 a-side…

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Coursing.—Local Dogs Win

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 September 1889 · page 4

THE Closing meeting of the Harden and Murrumburrah Coursing Club was held on the racecourse of Friday. The following are the results:—…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 10 September 1889 · page 2

The Goulburn Coursing Club will hold a day's meeting at the Gundary plumpton grounds on Saturday afternoon next. The programme consists of the September Stakes, Local Stakes, Disposal…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 September 1889 · page 2

ON Saturday last the return match between the Collector and Pioneer Clubs took place at Eastgrove. The weather was all that could be desired. About 400 spectators witnessed the…

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