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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1897

562 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 29

Crookwell. Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 5

KIALLA. journeyed to Pejar to play a game against that club, and sustained a defeat. Kialla wont first to the wickets and compiled 62, H. Hogan (15) and J. Whitney (II) being the only batsmen able to…

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Breadalbane and Yarra Cricket Match. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 4

SIR,—Emboldened by your sense of justice and fair play, I crave space in your valuable journal to correct a report which appeared in last Thursday's correct a report which appeared in last Thursday's…

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Cricket

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

THE return match, Civil Service v. Milton, was commenced last Saturday on the show-ground. Going in first, Milton scored 107. W. Nosworthy played well for 66, the only other double figure…

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Goulburn Races

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

WE wish to remind horse owners that the entries for the Goulburn Handicap and City Handicap, the two chief races of the forthcoming meeting, close to-morrow, 7th instant. The general entries will…

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Yass Annual Races

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 2

The second day of the Yass Annual Races came off on Friday, and the attendance was very little better than the first day. There could not have been over 200 on the ground…

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Cricket.-- Yass v. SYDNEY

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 2

THE match between the Yass cricketers and a team from Sydney will commence on the Saturday after Good Friday, and will be played out on Easter Monday. The last two years an…

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Country Cricket. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

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

DEAR SIR,—In your issue of 1st instant a letter appears from a correspondent giving an account of the cricket match between Burrowa and Gunning, which took place on the 27th ult. As it was written…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the C.S.R. Football Union was hold at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening. Mr. W. E. Dwyer occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 2

THE final of the Junior competition will be commenced on Saturday on the Deanery wicket. The clubs left in are the Railway Ambulance and King's College B. This match will be played right out…

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This Season's Football Ground

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 2

THE Football Union has decided to engage the Deanery ground for the coming season, the price decided upon being £8. This decision was arrived at a committee meeting held on Tuesday evening…

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Cricket

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 2

On looking over our exchanges we notice that a Yass native has been bowling well in Sydney. Mr. J. F. Wall, son of Mr. W. Wall, of Bowning, in playing with the…

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Cricket

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 2

The match at Easter time between Yass and a Sydney eleven, should produce sonic good cricket. The Sydney team play Gunning on Good Friday, arriving at Yass by express on…

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Cricket

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

THE semi-final cricket match in the junior competition between King's College B and Civil Service B produced a rather unsatisfactory termination. The Civil Service batted first and made 118 and…

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Country Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 6

ON Saturday, the 3rd instant, a cricket match was played at Grassy Creek between the Hilldrop and Gunnary Cricket Clubs. Much interest was centred in the game. At the onset it appeared as if victory…

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Half-Holiday Cricket Club—Presentation

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

A SMOKE concert was given last evening in the Masonic Hill by the members of the Half-holiday Cricket Club to the visiting Merrilla team, a few other visitors also being present. Songs were given…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 April 1897 · page 2

THE following fourteen town players have been chosen from whom the final eleven will be chosen to represent Town v. Country on Friday and Saturday on the…

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Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 April 1897 · page 2

The Goulburn Lawn Tennis Club have made arrangements to held the fourth annual Easter tournament at the club court on Saturday and Monday next, the 17th and…

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Cricket

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

The following team has been picked to represent Yass against the Sydney eleven next Saturday:-- J. Leary, W. Buckmaster, J. O'Connor, G. Buckmaster, P. Grace, J. Duffy,…

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Goulburn Lawn Tennis Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 4

Tan fourth annual Easter tournament of the Goulburn Lawn Tennis Club will be held on the club courts on Saturday and Monday next, the 17th and 19th instant. The programme comprises seven…

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Cricket—the Town V. Country Match. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

SIR,—In looking over the names of the men from whom an eleven will be selected to represent the only in the above match I am surprised to see that Sands and Dunlop have been omitted. The…

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