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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Swimming. London, May 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1898 · page 2

J. Pyers, the English swimmer, has challenged Percy Cavill, the Australian, who recently arrived in London, to swim a mile in still water for any amount. He stipulates that the race shall take…

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Cricket in England. London, June 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1898 · page 4

The committee of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club has endorsed the proposals submitted by Lord Hawke, the captain of the club, to the effect that the Marylebone Club should select the players and…

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Cricket in England. London, June 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

In connection with the visit of the next Australian Eleven to England, it is understand that if the majority of the counties request the Marleybone Club to control the arrangements for the test matches…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 June 1898 · page 2

IT is understood that if requested by a majority of the country clubs the Marylobone Club will consent to control the arrangements of test matches with the next…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 June 1898 · page 2

A JUNIOR contest between the Wallaroos and Federals on the deanery on Saturday resulted in a victory for the former by 15 points to 6. The local badge competition will be…

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Football

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2
Also in The Yass Courier, Goulburn Evening Penny Post

THE return match between the Crook; well Rovers and Grobben Gullen Wanderers took place on the latters ground on Saturday, aud resulted in a draw,…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

The majority of the English county clubs will be represented at the conference to be held at Lords on the matter of the management of test matches…

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Lawn Tennis. the Law v. the Profits

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 2

AND it came to pass on the 4th day of the sixth month of the year that the men of Law gathered themselves together and went forth to battle against the children of the Profits, for they said among…

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Cricket in England. London, June 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 2

Mr. Stoddart and Mr. Shrewsbury are confident that the county cricket clubs will support the proposal of Lord Hawke, that the Marylebone C.C. should select the grounds and players for the test…

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Sporting. Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 5

Following is the draw for the [?] which companians [?] Jane 11 [?] v. Warrigal June [?]…

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Football

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

THE following is tho team representing Newtown in their match against Burrowa to-day:—French. Wallett, Clift, M. McCann, P. McCann, Sivell, Spare, Bain, Pratt, Dunn, Dwyer, Young,…

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Sporting. Football. Badge Competition

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 June 1898 · page 3

SATURDAY afternoon witnessed the opening of the local badge competition for 1898 on the deanery paddock. The fixtures were a junior contest between the Warrigal B and St…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 1

THE badge competition commenced on Saturday. In the junior match the Warrigal B defeated St. Patrick's College, and in the senior contest the Wallaroo and Warrigals played a draw, each side…

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Football. Badge Competition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

THE first round of the badge competition took place on Saturday afternoon on the association's grounds (deanery paddock). In the junior section the Warrigal B and St. Patrick's College met; and in…

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The Revival of Football

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

A VERY interesting game of football was played on the oval in Victoria Park on Thursday a noon last. The contending clubs were a team picked from the Yass Junior Football…

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Goulburn Football Union

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 2

LOCAL footballers will be pleased to learn that at a meeting of the Council of the New South Wales Football Union on Tuesday evening it was decided to place the south-western union (Gundagai) and…

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Bungendore. Football Flag Presentation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 4

On Saturday evening a very pleasing ceremony took place in Mr. Anderson's mart, being the presentation by Mr. O'Sullivan, M.P, of a very hand- some flag to the Bungendore Football Club. Mr…

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Football

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Yass Junior Football Club was held at the Yass Hotel on Wednesday evening last. Present -- Messrs. M. Coer (in the chair);Young, James. A. Barber Griffy…

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