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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Lawn-tennis

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 3

THE twenty-second intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was commenced on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Of the 21 matches already…

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Cricket.—Junior Competition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 4

THE Ambulance C.C. wins the year's junior competition, the King's College B's having abandoned the final match, which opened so disastrously to them. It will be remembered that they were…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2

The usual committee meeting was held last evening, and it was decided that the Warrigal request for permission to play Granville on Queen's Birthday, prior to the Wentworth…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. PERTH TWENTY-TWO.—This match was resumed on Monday, and at the close of the day's play, the eleven had concluded their first innings for 128, and…

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Sporting. Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2

THE INTER C. L' NIAL TOURNAMENT was concluded on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday, and resulted in a decisive victory for New South Wales. The singles, which…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 2

THE football season in Goulburn will be opened to-morrow with a match between the Wallaroos and Warrigals on the deanety paddock. Both clubs intend putting strong…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 2

PERTH, Tuesday.—A match between Giffen's Australian Eleven and the Western Australian Twenty-two was concluded last evening and declared drawn. Western Australia resumed…

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Football Violence

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 1

THE present football season has been attended with the usual crop of more or less serious accidents and fatalities. In the early parts of the current…

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Cricket in England. London, May 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

W. Roche and J. O'Halloran, the Victorian cricketers, have been engaged as ground men at Lords by the Marylebone Club, with a view to qualifying for Middlesex…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 May 1897 · page 2

THE football season in Goulburn was opened on Saturday on the union ground with a contest between the Warrigals and a nondescript Wallaroo team. There was a fair…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 2

THE first match of the football season was played on the Deanery ground on Saturday between the Warrigals and Wallaroos. Both clubs had weak teams, and the diplay was disappointing to the…

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Cricket -- Yass Public School V. Wargiela Public School

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 2

THE last of the series of matches between the public school boys of the Yass district terminated on Saturday by the Yass boys again defeating Wargiela. Seven matches have been…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The team of cricketers organised by Mr. Geo. G ffen, and managed by Mr. L M. Evan, returned from West Australia by the R.M.S. Orient this morning in…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

COLLEGE v. WARRIGALS.—These clubs will pit their strength against each other on the deauery paddock on Saturday next for the first time this season. The following will…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

Two matches will be played on the deanery paddock to-morrow afternoon—College v. Warrigals and Pioneers v. Wallroos. The members of the first-named clubs are…

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Cricket in England. London, May 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

Playing for Sussex against M.C.O and Ground at Lord's yesterday, Prince Ranjitsinhji batted in brilliant form and scored 260 runs. W. L. Murdoch, the Sussex captain, also played…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 2

Playing for Sussex against M.C.C. and Ground at Lord's, on Thursday, Prince Ranjistinbji batted in splendid form, scoring 260 runs…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 2

Two matches were played on the deanery paddok on Saturday in the presence of a good attendance of spectators-College v. Warrigals and Wallaroos v. Pioners. The former…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

THERE Was a large attendance to witness the football matches on Saturday, and both contests proved considerable improvement on the display of the previous Saturday. The…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 3

THE weekly meeting of the C.S.R.F.U. was held at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening. Mr. A. H. Judd presided and the committee were well represented. Correspondence was…

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