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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Swimming Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

Professor Cavill and family gave an exhibition of swimming in the Goulburn Corporation Baths on Wednesday evening in the presence of a moderate attendance. After a boys' race had been got…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

THE following will represent Centre Ward B in their match against South B, to be played on King's College wicket on Saturday next, at 2.30 p.m.:—Somervaille, Grovernor, Newman, Hay,…

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Goulburn Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

On Tuesday Messrs Wood and Co. sold the booth rights of the Goulburn Races. Mr. Charles McGee bought the publican's booth for £35. The right of Tattersall's for twelve months went to…

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Goulburn Cricket Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

AT a mooting of the committee on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Geary in the chair, an application from Queanbeyan for a match could not be granted at present because of the competition fixtures. It was…

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Goulburn Cricket. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 4

Sir,—As one who has over taken an acute interest in Goulburn cricket, I must express the strongest appreciation of your timely "Siftings" in Saturday's issue concerning the…

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Exhibition of Swimming

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

An exhibition of fancy swimming was given at the Goulborn swimming baths on Wednesday evening by Mr. Tame Cavill, Miss Cavill, and pupils. The attendance was poor,…

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Rhyanna Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

AT a meeting on Friday of the committee of the Rhyanna Picnic Race Club Haddon, the rider of Once Morn in the Forced Handicap, was disqualified for 12 month for foul riding…

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Goulburn Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2
Also in The Burrangong Argus

The Goulburn races on Friday and Saturday next promise to be most successful. Horses of good calibre have been nominated for the principal events. and excellent contests should result, while…

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Goulburn Cricket. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

Sir,—On reading the letter re Goulburn Cricket which appeared in Thursdays issue of your valuable paper I was struck with the many good points which it contained. One…

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Swimming

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

At Farmer's Domain Baths, Sydney, on Saturday, Dick Cavill won the 300-yards championship of New South Wales, beating the world's record by 5[?] secs., the time being…

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Sporting. Cricket

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

NORTH WARD v SOUTH WARD.—This match was concluded on St. Patrick's College wicket on Saturday. South had scored 128 and 222. North in their first innings totalled 71. North…

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Cricket. Rose Cup Competition

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

THE Kialla and Crookwell Clubs tried conclusions on Saturday last for the Rose Challenge Cup on the former's wicket, when the holders of the cup…

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Goulburn Races

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

ALL arrangements for the race meeting to be held by the Goulburn Racing Club on Friday and Saturday next are complete. The [?] is in good order, the recently-formed training…

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Tumut Turf Club Races

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 2

We draw the attention of the sporting public to the excellent programme of the Tumut Turf Club (Races which appears in our advertising columns of this issu…

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A Cricket Comedy

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 6

This curious incident occurred during the course of a cricket match, played alt Hall. The match was an ordinary fixture, and the clubs were of very minor importance, and…

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Athletic Sports

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting was held at lipid's Rooms last Tuesday night, for the purpose of getting up a day's sports in our town…

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Goulburn Cricket Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 2

At a meeting of the above last evening, Mr. E J. Roberts in the chair, it was decided to postpone the return match against Campbelltown, fixed for the 18th March, because the Sydney association had…

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Marengo Races

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

THE following are the nominations for the two principal events of the Marengo Jockey Club’s annual meeting to be held on Wednesday next 18th March, 1901…

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V.r.c. Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 4

Hurdles.—Lc Soliel 1, Rawdon 2, Barossa 3. Ascot Stakes.-Hautvilliers I, Elderelie 2, Grasspan 3. AUSTRALIAN CUP…

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