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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Randwick Races

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 2

ON Saturday last the following horses won at Randwick: -- Christmas Handicap.--Confidence 1, Little Agnes 2, Right Honorable 3. Nursery Handicap.--Ordnance I, Loch End…

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The Second Test Cricket Match. Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 4

Tim second test match between England and Australia was begun on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday under circumstances which may be mildly called unsatisfactory and irritating. The…

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The Cricket Match. England V. Australia. Second Test Match

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 2

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Saturday, The weather is splendid for the second test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground this afternoon. Gay and Humphreys stand out of…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the Goulburn Cricket Club will be held at the Criterion Hotel to-morrow at 8 p.m. About 21,000 persons witnessed the third…

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Wambanumba Races

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 2

THE Wambanumba annual race meeting is fixed for the 9th January. The programme has already ap[?]eare 1, and it will be at once conceded that it [?] and interesting. Mr. T. J. Coffey is the…

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Marengo Races

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 3

NOTWITHTTANDING that the ARGUS is dated one day in advance we are by circumstances of publication enabled to refer once again, to the Marengo races of New Year’s Day. We do so with…

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Sporting News. Racing Fixtures

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 2

Marengo Races, January 1st. Hay, January 1st and 2nd Wambanumba, Coffey’s, January 9th. Young Cycling Carnival, Anniversary Day…

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Cricket Notes. [By Mid-on.]

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 2

ONE of the attractions of New Year’s Day will be a cricket match on the local ground between teams representing Young and Temora. It does not say much far the catere[?]s of other kinds of amusement…

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The Second Test Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—On Saturday the bowlers engaged in the second Test Match, England v. Australia, had their chance, but to-day it was the batsmen's turn. There was not a flaw in the…

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The Second Test Cricket Match. Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 2

ANOTHER perfect batting day was experienced to-day, and it was satisfactory to the Australians at any rate, though the Englishmen, more especially the fast bowlers, found the heat of the day trying…

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Cricket. Representatives S.w.d.c.u. V. Goulburn Uniteds

Crookwell Gazette · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 2

A TEAM selected from the S. W. D. Cricket Union journeyed to Goulburn on Tuesday last and played the return match against a team representing the United…

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Races at Murrumbateman

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 2

Races took place at Murrumbaleman on New Tear's Day. There was a good attendance, but the races were a failure. With the exception of Mr. Webster's Fitz Avenal…

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CRICKET.--YASS v. BOWNING

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 2

THE following team has been selected to play Bowning on Saturday:-- J. Horton, J. Grogan, W. Morton, C. Wood, A, F. Lloyd, P. Barber, H. Jones, J. Gately, L. Barber. M. Brewer…

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Tattersall's Races. First (Carrington Stakes) Day

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 2

Randwick racecourse on Tuesday was the scene of the commencement of the annual meeting of Tattersall's Club, and although the weather was dull, a large crowd of…

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Cricket. Yass C. C. V. Volunteers

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 2

A MATCH was played on the oval on New Year's Day between a team picked from the Yass club, and eleven of the local company of volunteers, which resulted in a win for the former by 24 runs on the…

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The Racing

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 3

The ball opened with the Opening Handicap, for which there were seven starters. That very unreliable animal Amulet was selected as the best of a good thing, and even money was the best on…

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The Annual Races

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

AT the committee meeting of the Burra gong Turf Club held on Thursday evening it was decided to hold the annual race meeting on March 6 and 7 provided this date did not clash with any of these…

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The Second Test Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

THE second test match between Australia and Stoddart's team was concluded in Melbourne on Thursday, the result being a victory for the English en by 94 runs…

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The Governor a Visitor to Tirranna Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

HIS Excellency the Governor having expressed a wish to be present at the Tirranna Races, has been invited(, and will witness the racing on Thursday (Cup day)…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 3

[PLAYERS will recognise that it is impossible to send reporters to the numerous matches that take place; but if they arrange to supply the press with reports we shall have pleasure in making room them.]…

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