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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven's First Match

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

Files that arrived yesterday refer to the opening match of the tour of the Australian Eleven, which is against South of England at Crystal Palace, and commences on Monday…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 May 1899 · page 3

THE Federals and Wallaroos again tried conclusions on the desnery on Saturday. Both teams wore well represented and after a good game, the Federals won by eleven points…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 4

THE Federals and Wallaroos met on the Deanery on Saturday, when the Federals came cut victories by 11 points to 3. Tries were obtained by Hampel, Beegling, and Kimpton, and off one a…

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A Revival of Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 4

A NUMBER of persons interested in coursing, with the view of reviving the sport in Goulburn, have just completed a sub-lease of the Gouburn racecourse from the Racing Club for a period of three years…

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Cricket

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

NORTH SYDNEY has defeated Paddington for this year's first grade premiership at Sydney. Paddington was without the services of [?]…

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Goulburn Football Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

THE weekly meeting of the C.S.R.F.U. was held on Monday evening, Mr. A. D. Ness being in the chair. It was decided to comply with a request from Sydney Truth for particulars of the various…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 3

Mr. A. D. NESS presided at the weekly meeting of the C.S.R.F.U. held on Monday evening. A request was received from Sydney Truth asking to be favored with…

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FOOTBALL. (To the Editor of the Goulburn Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 4

SIR,—I crave space in your valuable, columns to draw the G.S.R.F. Union's attention to the following fact which if not soon remedied will be the downfall of the grand old game of Rugby as far as…

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Sporting Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

THE match on the denn[?]ry tomorrow will no doubt attract a large attendance, as the proceeds are to be devoted to the hospital. The teams selected to play for the possibles and…

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Gunning Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

IT will be seen by our advertising columns that the Gunning Jockey Club intend holding a day's races on the 27th May. The club offer good prizes and the hon. sec. Mr. Murray, will…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 3

AUSTRALIA v. ESSEX.—This match was concluded on Saturday resulting in a win for Essex by 126 runs. The wicket was damp and the scores were small throughout the…

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Sporting Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 3

THERE was a fair attendence to witness the match Probabien v. Possible on the deanary on Saturday. Both teams were well represented and after an evenly contented game…

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Queen’s Birthday Races

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 2

THE race meeting, arranged by the Yass Jockey Club to take place on the 24th of May, promises to be a great success. Horse-owners are reminded that entries…

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The Cricket Match

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

A cricket match was arranged between the members of the Liedertafel and an eleven chosen from the town. Only a "scratch" team was allowed to play, as the Liedertafel was not…

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The English Football Team

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 4

THE team of the English Rugby football team in Australia seems to be exciting some interest at home; and the London Daily Mail of April 6th contained a special…

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Cricket. Australia V. South of England

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

IN the above match at the London County Cricket Ground, the first innings of the colonials closed for 375 runs. In their…

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Football

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

ON Monday night a meeting of footballers was held at Mackenzie’s Australian Hotel, the object being to effect an amalgamation of the Young and Newtown football clubs. After discussion it was…

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Country Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 May 1899 · page 4

Ingledow v. Gidleigh.—The above teams met on the Gidleigh wicket on Saturday last, this being the third time for the season, the former results being a win each The final resulted in a rather easy win…

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Referees' Football Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 May 1899 · page 2

THE N S.W.R. F U. has adopted the following rulings of the Referees' Association:—In the event of the ball being thrown in not straight from touch and the opposite side gained an advantage, the ball…

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Football

Goulburn Herald · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 2

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL v. KING'S COLLEGE. Yesterday afternoon a closely-contested match was played by the above. The boys from the Brothers' school were their…

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