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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Football. Badge Competition. Crookwell v. Warrig Ls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 4

THERE was little to recommend this contest, which took place on the Glebe ground on Saturday afternoon. The play was of the ordinary kind, and was decidedly one-sided from beginning to end, the…

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FOOTBALL. (To the Editor of the Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—Kindly allow me space in your widely-circulated journal to point out the glaring cases of trespassing which occurred at the recent football contest, Wentworths v. Goulburn, by certain…

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Boxing

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 2

There was a very fair attendance at the Fitzroy rooms on Monday evening to witness the boxing entertainment arranged by Mr. George Ruenalf. Two or three of those…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 2

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY V. GOULBURN.—This match will be played on the deanery ground next Saturday. A fine exposition of the game is expected from the visitors, that is if…

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Re Visit From the Maoriland Football Team

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1897 · page 4

MR. EDITOR,—Seeing that Goulburn, generally through some oversight or want of enthusiasm on the part of local managing bodies, seldom gets the…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday, 2.46 p.m. Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 July 1897 · page 3

THE New Zealand football team arrived this morning and were driven to quarters at the Metropolitan Hotel. The Condemned Man Butler…

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Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 2

HALF-HOLIDAY v. WESLEYAN.—This afternoon a match is being played on the Half-Holiday's court…

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Football. Sydney University v. GOULBURN

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 July 1897 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon on the deanery paddock the match between the Sydney University and a representative Goulburn team was played. There was a large attendance…

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The Swimming Contests. London, July 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 4

Percy Cavill, of Sydney, competed yesterday in one of the swimming contests arranged in connection with the record reign celebrations. The distance of the race was one mile, but when…

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The Swimming Championships. London, July 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

The race for the mile amateur swimming championship, one of the competitions arranged in connection with the Record Reign celebrations, took place in the West India Docks on Saturday in the…

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Football. Sydney University V. Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 4

A FEW more matches like the one on Saturday last and a wider interest in football will undoubtedly be created. The struggle was between the Sydney University and a picked Goulburn team. The…

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Swimming

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 2

THE race for the Amateur Swimming Championships took place at London on Saturday. Percy Cavil of Sydney won the half-mile race in 16 min. 26 sec. Jack Hollings, also of…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 2

C.S.R.F. UNION.—The usual weekly meeting of the above was held at the Oddfellows' Room last evening. Mr. Menzies presided and there was a good attendance. Permission…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 4

THE usual weekly meeting of the C.S.R.F. Union was held at the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. Menzies presided, and there was a good attendance of committee. Permission was…

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Football

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 2

A team of the Yass Junior Football Club intends journeying to Harden, to-morrow (Saturday), to try conclusions with the Harden Pioneer Juniors. They will leave Yass by…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 5

A BADGE match between the Crookwell Rovers and St. Patrick's College will be played at Crookwell to-morrow; and the Wallaroos will try conclusions with the Pomeroy team at…

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Football.—Taralga v. Richlands

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes:—The above match came off on the Taralga football ground on Saturday last. The afternoon was cold, and the spectators were very few. Richlands kicked off with a…

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Cricket in England. London, July 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 2

The annual cricket match between the Oxford and Cambridge Universities, which was commenced at Lord's on Monday last, was concluded yesterday. The Cambridge Eleven won by 179 runs…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 July 1897 · page 2

A FOOTBALL match was played last week at Tumut between teams costumed as black-gins and blackfellows. The game caused much amusement, A collection in aid of Fred…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 July 1897 · page 2

IN the annual cricket match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, which was commenced on Monday, the Cambridge eleven won by 179 runs…

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