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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Cricket in England. London, Aug. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 2

The Essex county eleven has defeated Lancashire. Essex is now leading in the contest for the county championship…

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Cricket. the Next English Eleven. Programme of Test Matches

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 2

Major Wardill, on behalf of the Melbourne C.C., arrived by the express on Friday, and conferred with Mr. P. Sheridan regarding the programme of fixtures with Mr. A. E…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of the Central Southern Union was held at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening. Mr. L. Meagher presided, and there was a fair attendance of committee…

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Cricket. Goulburn Cricket Association

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

THE third annual meeting was held in Oddfellows' Hall last evening, and was largely attended. In advertising the meeting, the Hon…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

THE Wallaroo and Crookwall clubs will play a match on Saturday next on the Deanery at 3 o'clock. The Wallaroos will be picked from the following :—Boyd, McGee, Roach, Chard, Dalton,…

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Football Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

AT the usual weekly meeting of the local union, held on Tuesday evening, there was a fair attendance, and Mr. Meagher was in the chair. A letter was road from the Crookwell Rovers re umpire for…

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Cable News. Swimming in England. London, Aug. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

A swimming contest will take place in September between J. Nuttall, the professional champion of England, and Ernie Cavill, of Sydney, for the championship…

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Cricket in England. London, Aug. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 4

In the match Surrey v. Hampshire, which was commenced at the Kennington Oval yesterday, R. Abel and W. Brookwell scored between them 379 runs for the first Surrey wicket, beating the previous…

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Goulburn Cricket Association. Proposed Visit of the English Eleven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Goulburn Cricket Association was held at the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening. The attendance of the general public was also invited in order to discuss a proposal to invite…

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Swimming

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 2

A CONTEST will take place in September between J. Nuttall, professional champion of England, and Ernie Cavill of Sydney, for the championship…

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Swimming in England. London, Aug 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 3

The swimming championship contest between J. Nuttall, the English professional champion, and Ernie Cavill, of Sydney, will take place at Doncaster, in Yorkshire, on the 8th September…

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Proposed Visit of the English Cricket Team

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

MR. J. E. LAYTON has received the following letter from Mr. P. Sheridan under the date 12th :— Dear Sir,—Your letter of yesterday's date to hand this morning. In reply to it I would like to say that should you…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 August 1897 · page 2

MR. A. C. MACLAREN, one of the English Eleven, will leave for Australia a fortnight in advance of the other members of the team…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 August 1897 · page 2

BADGE SEMI-FINAL.—Contrary to expectations the semi-final contest in the C.S.R.F.U. badge competition between the Wallaroos and Crookwell Rovers, which was played on…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 4

SEMI-FINAL-CROOKWELL ROVERS v. WALLAROOS. CONSIDERING the many close contests decided on Crookwell's ground between clubs from Goulburn and Crookwell, several of our best combinations…

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Cricket in England. London, Aug. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 4

T. Richardson (Surrey), who has decided again to visit Australia as a member of Mr. A. E. Stoddart's cricket team, has taken 200 wickets in important cricket matches since the opening of the season…

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Swimming in Scotland. London, Aug. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 2

J. Hellings, of Sydney, has defeated Martin, a prominent Scotch swimmer, at Glasgow by 15 yards in a race of 100 yards. His time was 1 minute 5 1-5 seconds…

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Swimming in England. London, Aug. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 4

Great interest is being taken in the forthcoming match between Ernest Cavill, the champion professional swimmer of Australia, and Joseph Nuttall, the English champion. The stakes are £200 a side,…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 2

AT the Wagga coursing meeting on Wednesday, Morrie's b.b. Masteriy beat Kingsell's Kintore and won the Plumpton Stakes…

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Swimming

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 2

J. HELLINGS of Sydney, has defeated Martin, a prominent Scotch swimmer, at Glasgow, by 15 yards in a race of 100 yards. His time was 1 min. 5½ sce…

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