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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1897

562 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 29

Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

A committee meeting of the C.S.R.F. Union was held last evening. Mr. L. Mongher presided, and there was a good attendance, Correspondence, was received from Wagon,…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

TOWN AND COUNTRY.—On Friday and Saturday next representative terms of the above will play a match on the show-grounds. A charge of 6d. will be made for admission…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 4

THE football union is making arrangements for a match with a Sydney team on Queen's Birthday and for a concert in the evening. At a meeting of the union on Tuesday evening it was decided to have…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 2

THE match between the town and country will be begun to-morrow on the show-grounds, and will be continued on Saturday. A first-class game may be expected. A charge of 6d will be made for…

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Notes From Bungonia. Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 4

QUITE a crowd of people, including a large number of the fairer sex, mustered on the Bungonia Cricket Ground last Saturday to witness the contest between Old and Young (members of the B.C.C.). Contrary…

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Giffen's Cricket Eleven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 2

PERTH, Thursday.—The third and last day's play in the match Combined Fremantle Eighteen v. Giffon's Australian Eleven took place on the Fremantle. Oval to-day. About 1100 people were…

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Cricket. Town v. COUNTRY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 2

THE cricket match between town and country teams was commenced on the show-ground wicket at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Weather was perfect. The country team was captained by…

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Cricket. Yass v. a Team From Sydney

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 2

ON Saturday last a match took place between a team from Kogarah, near Sydney, and the Yass eleven. The match commenced about 11 o'clock, by the Sydney men taking the wickets…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 3

A committee meeting of the C. S. R. F. Union was held last night. Mr. C. Martin presided and there was a fair attendance. It was resolved that any team desiring to play…

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Sporting. Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 3

TOWN v. COUNTRY.—This match was began on the showground on Friday afternoon. When play csas[?]d the country had made 83 in its first innings, and 27 for no wickets in…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

THE committee of the Football Union met on Tuesday evening. It was stated that the Wentworths were getting a strong combination together to visit Goulburn on the 26th May. A…

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Tarago. Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 5

THE weather prevailing on Easter Monday was simply indescribable, in fact it was something terrible, and with strong winds blowing the air was rendered dense with dust; therefore I need hardly…

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Captain's Flat Pony Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 4

ONLY for the clouds of dust that one met occasionally Easter Monday would have been a most enjoyable day here. The newly-formed pony race club got up a very good day's sport in the shape of pony…

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

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 4

SIR,—I consider the speech of Mr. E. Milne as the thoughts of a genuine sportsman and cricketer. The proper way to get interest taken in cricket is for a country district association to act in…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 3

IN England woman has made her appearance on the football field, Lady Florence Dixie having organised a team of her own sex whose performances drew enormous crowds…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 3

ARGYLB CUP COMPETITION.—The final contest for the Rose Cup was commenced at Crookwell on Saturday between Baw Baw and Crookwell. The latter bad scored 53 for the…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 5

ROSE CUP COMPETITION.—The following report has been supplied by the secretary:— A meeting of the central committee of the Argyle Cricket Trophy Competition was held…

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Sporting. the Turf. Goulburn Races

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 5

Officers.—Patron, Right Hon. Viscount Hampden; president, Mr. R. C. Cooper; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. H. Turner and W. Davis; judge, Mr. A. E. A. Morrice; committee. Messrs. E. M. Zouch, R. E…

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Goulburn Racing Club. Autumn Meeting.—first Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 4

PATRON, Right Hon. Viscount Hampden ; president, Mr. R. C. Cooper : vice-presidents, Messrs J. H. Turner and W. Davis : judge, Mr. A. E. A. Morrice; committee, Messrs. E…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 3

CROOKWELL v. BAW BAW.—The final competition between these clubs for the Rose Cup ended in a dispute on Saturday, the Baw Baw men leaving the ground because of a decision…

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