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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 3

AUSTRALIANS V. ESSEX.—The home team batted first and made 160 in their first innings. Giffen took three wickets, Trumble four, and Jonen three. McKibbin was not put…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 2

ENTRIES are coming in freely for the meeting which is to be held on Monday next. Consequently intending nominators should apply early. The date of closing for the courting and pony events…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 2

THE following have been chosen to play for Goulburn against the Wentworths on Monday next:—McCann, McAlister, McCormack, Smith, C. Jessop, J. Jessop, McKillop, Fitzpatrick, Kennerly,…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 4

The football season proper opened in Sydney on Saturday, when the proceeds of the senior matches were devoted to the Hospital Fund. In the senior football contests University beat Pirates by 5 points…

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Football Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 4

A FOOTBALL match was played on the showground on Saturday last between probable and possible players in connection with the forthcoming match between the Sydney Wentworths and…

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The Gentle Game of Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 4

ON Saturday afternoon a very rough football match was played on the Burwood Recreation Ground between teams representing the Mercantile and Homebush clubs. Some rough play was…

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The Football Ground. (To the Editor E. P. Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—Allow me space in your widely circulated journal to proffer a few comments on the meeting of players convened by Mr. Baxter for Wednesday evening. It seems to me a strange…

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The Australian Cricket Team. Match Against Lord Sheffield's Team. the Australians at the Wickets. the First Day's Play

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 4

London, Monday Night,--The first match of their tour was begun by the Australian Eleven at Sheffield Park to-day against a team selected by Lord Sheffield…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

MR. AFFLECE will present fifteen silver medals for she premier football club in the Tae and Queanbeyan electorates. A gold medal will be presented by the club to the…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

AUSTRALIANS v. SOUTH FO ENGLAND.—This match was commenced at the Crystal Palace Ground en Monday. The home team batted first and were all disposed of for 114 runs…

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The Australian Cricket Team. Match Against Essex. London, Thursday Night

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 4

The Australian cricket team commenced match to-day at Leyton against the Essex County eleven. The home team was composed of the following:—H. G. Owen, C. J. Kortwright, T. G…

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The Football Ground Question

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 May 1896 · page 2

ANOTHER development in the above vexed question, which in all probability will lead to a split amongst our footballers before it is all over, took place on Wednesday evening. In pursuance of a…

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Coloured Races Restriction Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 May 1896 · page 2

THE Premier is in communication with the Governments of the other colonies in regard to the provisions of the Coloured Races Restriction and Regulation Bill. He desires to have the restrictions…

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Football

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 2

The team to represent Yass against Dalton, on May 25th will be as follows:--C. Massey, M. Barber, L. Barber, Eric Barber, T. Jones, C. Jones, J, Clinton, J. Mead, J. Collins, E. Loomes,…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 2

AUSTRALIANS v. SOUTH OF ENGLAND.—There appears to have boon some mistake in the proper name of the team of English cricketers in the last match. Latest accounts…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of players convened by Mr. W. B[?]r was held t the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening to consider the question of a playing ground. Twenty-one players…

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Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 2

A tennis tournament in connection with the Half-holiday Club, commenced on Friday week, was continued yesterday. The events consisted of a ladies' single handicap and a gentlemen's single…

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Football

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 2

OK Monday next the Pioneer Football Club .from Harden will pay a visit to Young to try and gain supremacy over the Bellevue Football Club. The game will be played on the Cricket Ground, and…

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The Australian Cricket, Team. Match Against an English Eleven. London, Monday Night

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 4

Notwithstanding the lively condition of' the wicket at the Crystal Palace to-day, the match between the Australian cricket team and an English Eleven proceeded in a somewhat desultory…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 3

AUSTRALIANS v. South Of ENGLAND.—This match was continued on Friday. The weather was unsettled, interfering with the play, and stamps were drawn when the score…

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