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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Lawn-tennis

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

The Laws-tennis club's tournament was continued in Sydney yesterday. The most interesting feature of the day was the play of More Nouneley, who won every game the…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

On Friday a match took place between Mr. Kingsell's Kelpie and Mr. J. Morris's Wild Rose, on the Gundary Plumpton, for £10, the conditions being the best two out of three courses. The first trial…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Football Union was held last evening, when the subject of a ground for the season was discussed at some length, an almost unanimous opinion in favour of the…

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Narrandera Races First Day

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

BEAUTIFUL weather prevailed for the first day’s meeting of the Narrandera Turf Club. The attendance numbered 2000. The following were the results :—…

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Cricket in England. London, May 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

Some unpleasantness has arisen between Lord Sheffield and Mr. A. E. Stoddart over the match which was to have been played in England on the return of Stoddart's team from Australia between…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 3

A MATCH took place on Friday afternoon at Gundary between Mr. Kingsell's Kelpie and Mr. J. Merrie's Wild Rose for £10, the best two out of three courses. The first course…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 3

SOME unpleasantneas has arisen between Lord Shefiled and Mr. A. E. Stoddart over the match which was to have been played in England on the return of Stoddart's team…

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Lawn-tennis

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 3

THE fourth day's play of the open tournament was continued in Sydney on Friday, when some excellent play was witnesses. In the all-comers' doubles Hughes and Curtis…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 3

THE committee of the Central Southern Rugby Football Union met at the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday. Notice was given of a motion to reacind the engagement of the…

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Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 4

SATURDAY last was the fifth and final day of the Sydney open tournament. It was an ideal day for the game and the attendance was large. The single championship was won by H. R. Crossman,…

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The Season's Cricket in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 2

THE cricket season in New South Wales may be said to have closed on Saturday with the premiership match between the Glebe and University Clubs. It was the last match of the series, and the result…

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County Cricket in England. London, May 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 4

Enormous scoring has taken place in county matches throughout England since the opening of the season. No less than 11 "centuries" were scored in first-class matches during the past week…

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Football

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

THE season for the exciting game of footbaal has now properly set in, and the enthusiasts in the sport have arranged to hold a fancy dress match on Saturday next, in order to mark the opening of…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

PROBABLE players in the Probabe v. Possibles match on the showground next Saturday are requested to wear representative guermeys, which may be obtained from the…

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Football Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 2

THE question of choosing a football ground for the season will be re-considered at a special meeting of the football union to-morrow evening to be held in the Academy of Music. A majority of the new…

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Country Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 4

ON Saturday last a team from Narrawa visited Rye Park and experienced the usual difficulty in obtaining a full team to play away from the home wicket, being only able to raise nine men and…

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County Cricket in England. London, May 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 2

R. Abel, the Surrey professional, is in splendid batting form. He has made three consecutive "centuries," viz., 138 against Warwickshire, 152 against Leicestershire, and 231 against Essex…

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English Supremacy in Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 5

The St. James's Gazette states that the result of the match between the Australians and Lord Sheffield's team shows that England will have little difficulty in maintaining her…

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C.s.r. Football Union. Show-ground and Olympic Ground

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 2

AFTER a good deal of coquetting the footballers have decided to go back to their old love of last season, but it is not an unanimous verdict by any means. Some consider her as perfect as Venus herself;…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 3

UNION MEETING.—A meeting of the committee of the (Goulburn branch of the C.S.R. Football Union was held in the Academy of Music on Friday evening last to consider the…

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