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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1891

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 4

THE INTERCOLONIAL MATCH, New South Wales v. Victoria, was concluded on the association ground, Sydney, yesterday, and resulted in a victory for New South Wales…

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A Frenchman's Description of Football

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 2

It was to me a great gratification—so presumed Frenchman writes to an English contemporary—staying at the houee of one friend, who was an Englishman, to…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 2

THE Ivanhoes and Belvideres' match as resumed on Saturday afternoon. The weather was hot and threatening and a storm which ultimately fell at 5.30 prevented play for the…

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Cricket. Yass V. Murrumbateman

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 2

A CRICKET match was played on the Oval on Saturday between the Yass Alberts and the Murrumbateman Club, which resulted in a victory for the local team. Mr. A. Webster…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 4

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—The new committee of the Goulburn Coursing Club held its first meeting on Thursday evening last at the Royal Hotel. Mr. W. Kingsell being in the…

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Cricket Notes

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 4

CRICKET since the new year has been of a very vondesaript character, and appears to be somewhat lacking the interest that was taken for the first few months after the…

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The Municipal Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 2

TO-MORROW, these races will be run over the borough course, and will comprise two events --the Hume Ward Handicap, and the O'Brien Ward Welter. There are only two…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 3

A COMMITTEE meeting of the Goulburn Club was held on Thursday night at the Royal Hotel, when the programme for the Easter Meeting was discussed and resulted in the following…

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Murrumbateman Races

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 2

JUDGE : Mr. G. Merriman. Committee: Messrs. G. Massey, G. Davis, T. Bailes, D. F. Fenton, P. Vallance, G. Buckmaster, T. Shinkwin, S. Woodman…

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Cricket. Harwood Cup

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 2

ALL the clubs of the union took their respective positions in these contests on Saturday afternoon. The Ivanhoes v. Belvideres, as we predicted, was a close and interesting match; and we are…

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Fatal Accident Through Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 2

AN accident, attended with fatal results, happened to a young man named James Little, 20 years of age, who resided at Burwood, on Saturday afternoon. He was playing in a…

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An English Cricket Team for Australia. LONDON, Feb. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 4

Lord Sheffield is organising an English cricket team to play a series of matches in Australia in the autumn. The project has been foavourably received…

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Cricket Union

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 2

THE weekly meeting of the Goulburn Cricket Union was held last evening at Doneghue's, Conch Factory. Mr. J. Lomsden occupied the chair…

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Binda Annual Races

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 2

THE programme for the annual races at Binda, which are fixed to take place on Easter Monday, 30th March, appears in our advertising columns. The prizes are…

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Cricket. Young V. Harden

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 2

THE return match between the above clubs took place on the Young ground on Saturday last. As the previous match between these clubs resulted in a tie great interest was taken in the return match…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 4

THE match between the Banks and the Union Eleven wee commenced on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Banks made 164, to which Deering contributed 67, Turner 40, and Johns 34. The…

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Cricket. Gunning. Facts that can't be Disputed. Talk O' the Town. Local & General News. Holiday Association Sports. Binalong Turf Club. Correspondence. Startling and Reliable Evidence. for the Hot Weather. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, Feb. 13. Constable Martyn's Promotion. (To the Editor of the Yass Courier.)

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 February 1891 · page 2

A MATCH was played on the Oval on Saturday, ENTRIES for the show closed last Thursday morning with the following result:-- Horses, 132; cattle, 38; sheep, 37; swine, 9; poultry, 26; dogs, 25; buggies, spring carts, drays, To counteract the enervating, relaxing, and evil effects of the heat and depressing nature of the climate in this country during the summer months, no remedy has ever appeared before the public THE committee of the Monthly Holiday Association have won the hearts, and consequently the good wishes, of the children by the distribution of lollies and toys at the inaugural Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M. DRUNKENNESS.-- J. Charles (an aboriginal) pleaded guilty to being drunk in Cooma-street the previous night, and was fined as or THE inaugural demonstration of the monthly holiday in Yass, or Friday by the members of the association, was an unqualified success The day was all that could be desired by the between the Yass juniors and Good Hope, which resulted in a victory for Yass by eight wickets. Appended are the scores.-- THE annual races under the auspices of the Binalong Turf Club will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 25th and 26th instant, and as the "bill of fare" is an attractive one, we SIR,-- Constable Martyn's name has, since the unaccounted-for fire in the Council Chamber, become quite a "household word," and his name has gone the rounds of the papers to a greater extent…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 2

A MEETING of the Union delegates was held at Deneghue's coach-factory last evening. Mr. Fisher occupied the chair. A letter was read from the secretary of the…

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Taralga. Picnic Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 February 1891 · page 4

SATURDAY was the day fixed for the annual Picnic Races by the committee who had the management, and a better day for racing or picnicing could not possible be. The course…

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English Cricket. LONDON, Feb. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 February 1891 · page 4

Mr. W. L. Murdoch, the Sydney cricketer, is qualifying to play with Sussex…

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