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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Tuena Races

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

A PROGRAMME of races is advertised to be disputed at Tuena on Wednesday 26th instant (Anniversary Day), when some good prizes will be offered. These will…

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Extraordinary Death. Choked While Swimming. Caused by a Lolly

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 4

Newcastle, Friday.--A lad named Broadway, son of Henry Broad way, of Broadmeadow, was drowned while swimming in a waterhole at Charlestown yesterday afternoon…

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Cricket. Yass V. Buckmaster-leary Team

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

LAST week the Buckmaster and Leary families challenged Yass at cricket, and as the Yass men knew what they had to tackle made an endeavour to secure a good team but failed,…

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Yass Races

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

THE following nominations have been received for the principal event of of annual meeting of the Yass Turf Club to be held on January 25th and 26th…

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Cricket Extraordinary

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

THE plight of the New South Wales cricketers in their match against Victoria in Melbourne was graphically described by the manager, Mr. E. T. Briscoe, at…

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Sporting. Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 5

THE THIRD TEST MATCH.—As there was some contradiction in the [?] as telegraphed in our last issue, we now give the full score of the second innings of the English team. The…

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Cricket. England v. AUSTRALIA

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

THE third tost match between the above was continued at Adelaide on Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday, the victory going…

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CRICKET--YASS v. COOTAMUNDRA

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

THE following team will represent Yass in a cricket match to be played at Cootamundra on Saturday next: J. C. Foley. J. A. Foley, C. P. Holmes, J. Bourke, J. Horton, J. Fleeting,…

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Cricket

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

The following will represent young in the match against Bloonfield to-day (Saturday) Watt, Rintoul, Marghy, barnard, Mergan, ross Thom[?], Rowan, Rensie,…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

THE return match between the representative cricketers of New South Wales and Victoria was to commence at 2 o'clock this (Saturday) afternoon on the Sydney Cricket Ground. Owing to the…

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Boxing

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

RUNNALE v. O'CONNELL.—An eight-round contast takes place to-morrow evening in a [?] at the near of Southalt's coach lactory, between George [?] (the Maori)…

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Sporting. Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

HALF-HOLIDAY v. TARIO.—Elevens of these clubs met on the show-ground wicket on Friday. The Half-Holiday scored 144 in their first and only innings; L. Hunt (51)…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 4

THE fourth contest in this season's competition for the Sheffield Shield was commenced between New South Wales and Victoria on Saturday afternoon on the Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park. As some…

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Country Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 3

THE following names have been handed in by the selectors, Messrs. W. Jeffery and P. Ticknor, for the match at Bungendore on Wednesday, 26th:— J. Blake, A. Carey, D. Kennedy, R. Cooper, J…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

The match, New South Wales v. Victoria, was commenced, on Saturday last at 2 o'clock. New South Wales, Iredale, c Trumble, b Roche 13…

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Cricket.--yass V. Cootamundra

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

A match between the above cricket clubs was played on the ground of the latter last Saturday, and resulted in a crushing defeat for our men, who in the batting department at…

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Intercolonial Cricket.—Postponed till To-day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

THE match, New South Wales v. Victoria, which commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, could not be resumed yesterday in consequence of unfavourable weather…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday, 2.20 p.m. Intercolonial Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 4

Drizzling rain all the morning prevented the resumption of the intercolonial cricket match. The Randwick Sensation…

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Boxing

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 3

THE boxing contest between George Rusnalf of Goulburn and Dan O'Connell of Captain's Flat, the best of eight rounds, arranged to take place here last evening. did not come off owing…

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Sporting. Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 3

On Saturday last a team from Binda journeyed to Whose to try conclusions with the Wheao club. A very enjoyable day was spent. Whose batted first and put together…

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