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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1899

806 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 41

Cricket. Crookwell C.c.v. Half Holiday

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

THE fifth match between the above clubs was commenced on the Park wicket on Friday last, and was watched by a large number of spectators…

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LOCAL & General News Cricket.-- Yass v. BOWNING

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday last a match took place at Bowning, between the Bowning club and a team from Yass. Yass was unfortunate in getting a team, and had to take nine men, in…

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Sporting. Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

On Monday the intercolonial cricket match between teams representing New Zealand and New South Wales was brought to a conclusion on the Sydney Cricket Ground. The local men…

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Country Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 4

CROOKWELL Half-holiday and Binda tried conclusions on Saturday the result being a win for Binda by 93 runs. The visitors knocked up 181, Crilly being top with 40, and the Half-holiday replied…

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Notes From Gininderra. One Tree Hill Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 4

THE above annual race meeting took place on the course in front of the Cricketers' Arms Hotel on Saturday last, the weather being beautifully fine, but sultry. The attendance of spectators was not…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday, 1.40 p.m. Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 4

ALL the cricketers except Giffen arrived to-day. The Australian Eleven will be completed this afternoon by the selection of two, probably Iredale and Howell…

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Queanbeyan Races. Queanbeyan

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

The Queanbeyan annual races were commenced to-day. Following are the results:-- Opening Handicap, 6 furlongs.-- First Water, 1; Messenger, 2. Time, 1 minute…

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A.j.c. Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

Denison Stakes.—The Prize 1, Carldale 2, Carberra 3. The jockey Joseph Hayes, who was injured in the Hurdle Race at Caulfield last Saturday, died on…

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Swimming

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 3

The third annual carnival of the Cieveland. street Public Schools Swimming Club took place on Saturday, the feature of the day being the lowering by F. C. V. Lane of the…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 3

The match between Ambulance Band Baw Baw was concluded on Saturday and reeulted in a victory for the former by 45 runs. Baw Baw seering 166 in their first innings and the…

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Queanbeyan Races

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 2

QUEAN[?]EYAN, Friday.—On the second day the attendance was good at the local race meeting. Subjoined are the results:—…

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Cricket

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

A MATCH was played on Saturday afternoon between the Public School boys and a scratch team, and resulted in a win for the Public School by 5 runs…

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Crookwell Races

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

PURSUANT to advertisement, the animal meeting of the Crookwell Race Club eventuated on Friday last on the old coursing ground course,…

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Binda Races

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

THE programme for the annual race meeting of the Binda Jockey Club appears among the business announcements in this issue, and consists of six events, including a £12 and a £9…

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V.r.c. Races. Newmarket Handicap Day

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

Melbourne, Saturday.-- The V.R.C. autumn meeting was opened at Flemington this afternoon. The weather was favourable and the attendance up to the average. The following…

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Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 3
Also in The Burrangong Argus

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN V. REST OF AUSTRALIA.— On Monday evening the scores stood as follows : —Australian Eleven, first innings, 248. Second innings, one (giller 43) for 145. The match…

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The Races

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 2

WE are pleased to see that our article of a few issues ago has borne fruit and that a final effort is to be made by the Burrangong Turf Club to hold the annual races. In our business columns…

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Cycle Racing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 2

THE racing on Wednesday night at the electric light meeting was most exciting and pleasing. The way in which Walne led his field and won the first heat of the Chevenix Stakes made the final of that race…

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