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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1893

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The Cricket Team. London, May 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

The London newspapers, in commenting upon the form displayed by the Australian cricketers in their practice at Mitcham , regard A. Coningham as a born bowler…

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Cable News. the Cricket Team. London, May 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

The members of the Australian cricket team have practised a Mitcham during the week an aggregate of 15 hours a day. Having had perfect weather, the Australians have almost recovered from the…

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Athletics. London, May 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

From New York it is reported that a fight has been arranged between Billy Smith, of Australia, and Jack Dempsey, the American pugilist, for a purse of £1200 and the welter weight championship…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 3

BELMORES v. 2ND PIONEERS.—This match was played on the Olympia Ground on Saturday lest, and after a very good game resulted in a win for the Belmores by 8 points to nil. The…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.—The Australians wore banquetted by the Surrey Club on Thursday night. Blackham has recovered from the severe cold in his eyes…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 4

THE Yass Coursing Club (says the Courier) has had a very liberal and sportsmanlike offer made to them, and they should take advantage of it at once. Mr. Osborne, of Douro, will not only let them have…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 2

THE Pioneers left Goulburn on Saturday morning last by the 11 20 train to pay a visit to Moss Vale, where they played the local team, the Fitzeoys; and after a most enjoyable and friendly game won by 9…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 4

MOSS VALE, Saturday.—The Moss Vale Fitzroy Football Club played a match this afternoon against the Goulburn Pioneers under the Rugby Union rules. The fine weather of the past few days made…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 2
Also in Crookwell Gazette

AFTER several attempts to arrange a match between the Wallaroos and St. Patrick's College, it is on the programme that these two clubs will meet next Saturday on the Olympic…

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Football Sports

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Crookwell Football Sports, which are to take place in Crookwell on Queen's Birthday, was held in McGuiness's hotel on…

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Gundaroo. Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 3

FOOTBALL.—On Saturday night last, a meeting was held at Murphy's Hotel, for the purpose of forming a football club for the present season. There was a fair…

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Football Meeting

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of the members of the Yass Football Club was held at Mr. T. Rooney's Royal Hotel, on Wednesday night. Present-- Mersrs. A. B. Dickenson (in the…

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Cricket. the Opening Match. the Englishmen's First Innings. London, May 8

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 2

The first match of the English tour of the Australian Eleven was commenced at Sheffield Park to-day against Lord Sheffield's Eleven. The weather was fine but windy,…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 May 1893 · page 2

WALLAROOS V. ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE.—On Saturday last on the Olympia Ground the above clubs met for the first time this season in a representative match, when an excellent…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 May 1893 · page 2

THE Australian Eleven defeated Warwickshire by ten wickets. The full scores were—Warwickshire 159 and 153 Australians 286 and no wickets for 27. Lyons made 18 not…

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Coursing

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 2

On Friday last the Yass Coursing Club finished, on the grounds of the Douro estate (which was kindly placed at the disposal of the club by Mr. P. H. Osborne), the meeting…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 4

DURING the football match on Saturday between the St. Patrick's College and Wallaroo Clubs one of the college players, G. McConnell, fractured his collar-bone. The injured man was attended by Dr…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 2

THE match between the Wallaroo and St. Patrick's College clubs took place on Saturday last on the Olympic Ground and was won by the Wallaroos by six points to nil. After some even…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1893 · page 3

On Saturday next the Olympic Ground will be the scene of two matches—Wallaroos v. Pioneers, and College v. Belmores. The firstnamed match is already causing considerable…

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