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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Football Union

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

THE adjourned annual meeting of the Central Southern Rugby Football Union was held in the Academy of Music on Monday. Mr. W. Dwyer, president, occupied the chair, and the various city…

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Accident at Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 4

SPENCER KREMER, whilst playing with the Wallaroos on Saturday against the Pioneers was knocked down and had his collar-bone dislocated He was brought to Dr. Handcock's surgery, and…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

ALBERT TROTT, the Melbourne cricketer, who proceeded to London with the Australian team, has been engaged by the Marylebone Cricket Club with the view of qualifying to…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

THE adjourned annual meeting of the Central Southern Rugby Football Union was held on Monday evening. Altendance about twenty, including the mayor. The president, Mr. W…

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Horse-racing in the Country

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 2

OWING to indisposition I have been unable to compile the second of my series of articles on horse-racing in the country. Those to have been dealt with in this issue were…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 4

A FOOTBALL match was played on Friday on the King's College ground between the Waratahs and King's College, and resulted in an easy victory for the former by 12 points to three. The secretary,…

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Horse-racing in the Country. Ii. Bookmakers and Punters

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 2

It is quite evident that bookmakers and punters have for some time past felt the pressure caused by the deterioration of racing. There is no more Plucky class of men to be found than layers and…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 2

THERE was a very fair attendance at the Olympic Ground on Saturday [?] to winters the afternoon's fixtures WALLAROOS v. WARRIGILS.—In this contest…

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Cricket. the Narrawa C.c

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 2

MR. EDITOR.—In the letter which appears in your issue of 22nd April Mr. S. says that there was a man left on the old ground to warn people of the removal. I now have to…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 2

Two matches were played on the Olympic Ground on Saturday, and were witnessed by a fair attendance. The Wallaroos defeated the Warrigals by six points to nil. Tries were obtained for the…

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Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 4
Also in The Yass Courier

THE annual intercolonial tournament was begun on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground under favourable conditions. Windeyer, the Goulburn player, beat Barnard by two sets to one, his…

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Adjourned Football Meeting. the Olympic Ground to Be Taken

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 2

THE adjourned annual meeting of the Central Southern Rugby Football Union was held on Monday evening at the Academy of Music. There was a full attendance of local delegates, and Mr…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

On Monday night the Australian cricketers were entertained at a banquet by the Sports Club at St. James's - square, London…

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Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

A TEAM of Goulburn tennis players, Messrs. Gannon, McDonald, Shepherd, and Hoy. visited Yass last Saturday for a friendly tournament. Mr. Wilkinson kindly lent his…

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Lawn Tennis Tournament

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

At the lawn tennis tournament to-day Windeyer and Miss Dransfield beat Gaden and Miss Keele in the challenge pairs. In the ladies' and gentlemen's double handicap…

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Horse-racing in the Country

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

THE following remarks by “Delewars” in TRUTH support our sporting contributor “ Scout” in his assertions as to the unfair manner in which horse racing is carried out in the country…

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Football. Adjourned Meeting of C.b.r.f.u

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

THE above meeting was held in the Academy of Music on Monday evening to receive the report of the committee re the terms on which the various football grounds could be…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 2

THE following will represent St. Patrick's College against the Wallaroos on Saturday, play to commence at 3.30 sharp:—Smith, McAlister, McCormack, Geary, Davoren, McKillop, Farquaharson,…

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Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 2

At the Sydney Club's open tournament on Tuesday, in the all-comers' singles Rice beat R. M. Blaxland, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3, and Windeyer beat Dunlop, 7-5, 6-3, 6-0. Rice showed some fine form, his…

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