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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Extracts. MONTEAGLE. Races, Easter

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 1

Switzerland annually exports condensed milk valued at over £500,000, nearly all of which is sent to Great Britain. At a certain church near Ledbury, an…

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Swimming

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon the Public Schools Athletic Association concluded its third swimming season by holding a carnival in the Fitzroy Naval Dock, Cockatoo Island, in the…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 4

THE Sydney juniors sent a representative team to play a two days' match against a Goulburn team an Saturday and Monday on the show-ground. This is the first visit that we have had from them for…

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Cycle Racing at Cootamundra

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 4

Cootamundra, Tuesday.—The holiday yesterday was celebrated by the bicycle club's third annual carnival. About 800 attended. The racing was excellent, and all the heats were closely contested…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

FEDERAL CLUB.—Annual meeting in Hibernian Hotel to-morrow evening at 7 30. Besides the usual business last year's honor medals will be presented to the winners…

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Randwick Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

City Handicap--Diffidence 1, Alamena 2, Bellwood 3. Cumberland Stakes--Le Metford 1, Clarion 2, Merlolous 3,…

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Cycling and Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

THERE will be a double attraction in Goulburn on the Queen's Birthday—a programme of cycling events and a football match with a metropolitan team. The League of Wheelmen and the Central…

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The English Football Team

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 6

BY the English mail that arrived on Tuesday Mr. W. A. Rand, the hen. secretary of the N.S.W. Rugby Union, received a letter from Mr. M. Mullineux, who is bringing out the English team,…

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Sporting Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 3

ANNUAL MEETING OF FEDERAL CLUB WAS held at the Hilbornian Hotel on Saturday evening; a good attendance; Mr. Ness (vice-president) in the chair…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 4

A MATCH between the Milton C.C. and Ambulance B C.C. for a place in the final was played on the A wicket, Eastgrove, on Saturday last, and when stumps were drawn at twenty minutes to six the…

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Binda Races

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

We have received a report of the Binda vanes from a resident correspondent, but as the matter continued therein is substanially the same as what…

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Lawn Tennis Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 4

ON Saturday afternoon last G. S. Shepherd and Kingsmill played their set in the Gentlemen's Single Handicap, an event in the Easter tournament which was not finished, Victory went to…

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The Federal Football Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the above club was held on Saturday evening at the Hibernian Hotel. Mr. A. D. Ness, vice-president, was in the chair and there was a good attendance. The annual report was read…

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The Australian Cricket Team

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The Tenth Australian Eleven now on its way to England may justly he styled the most powerful combination that ever left these colonies for England, and the retention…

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English Football Team. London, April 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 4

The English football team, organised by Mr. Mollineux to visit Australia, will leave in the R.M.S. Oceana on May 4…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 3

THE POOLEY CUP.—Queanbeyan and Gininderra met on the former's wicket on Saturday last to try conclusions for the above. Gininderra mode 117 in first innings and 54 in…

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Country Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 4

The following team has been chosen to represent the Marulan district in a match on Saturday against another team picked from the district:— J Hillas, G. Miller, W. Cunningham, C. Cameron,…

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Queen’s Birthday Races

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

IT will be seen by advt. that the Yass Jockey Club has arranged a nice little programme for the 24th May. The Birthday Stakes of £10 and the Sainora Stakes…

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Coursing

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 17 April 1899 · page 4

SOME high prices were realised a few weeks ago in England for greyhounds. Mr. James Russell, who is retiring from coursing, sent up 35 lots, and they sold…

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Boxing

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 April 1899 · page 2

A revival of this sports seems impending and several matches came off in Sydney on Saturday evening…

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