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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 4

There was a moderate attendance at the Deanery on Saturday, when two matches were played. The weather was fine and suitable for football. The junior match was…

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Lawn Tennis

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

The members of the Yass Club played off a mixed doubles tournament on Saturday afternoon with the following result :…

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Football. Gordon Cup Competition

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

To-morrow afternoon the unbeaten teams in the competition, St. Augustine’s and the United Guild, will meet on the local oval. A great deal of…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] London, Sunday. Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 4

The Players defeated the Gentlemen [?] Lords by seven wickets. There was [?] criticism at Tarrant's inclusion in [?] Players' team…

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Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 4

The following have been chosen to represent the Half-holiday Tennis Club in a match with Wandsworth at Wandsworth on Saturday:—Mesdames Bladwell, Turner,…

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Goulburn Racing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Goulburn Racing Club, it will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, is to be held in the Town Hall on Friday evening at 8. A large…

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Football.—maoris Leave the Field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 4

The northern team of footballars played an exhibition match at Toowoomba against the All-Maori team on Tuesday. After a rough and exciting game the Queenslandere won by 11 points to 9. Blows…

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[Reuter's.] Triangular Cricket. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

Several personal letters in sporting [?] papers disapprove of the Marylebone Cl[?] attitude with respect to the training scheme of matches. One writer declares [?]…

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Football. MURRUMBURRAH v. HARDEN

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 1

The first round of the Harden Centre R.F.U. Competition, concluded on Saturday last, when the games between the two local Senior Clubs…

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Football. Gordon Cup Competition. United Guild Beat St. “Acgcstise’s

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 2

Local interest in rugby was centred in the contest between St. Augustine’s and the United Guild teams which took place in Victoria Park on…

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Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. Frank Hay, formerly of the Goulburn Lawn Tennis Club, has been selected as one of the Queensland inter-State team in the match with New South Wales…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday a team from Goulburn Christian Brothers' School mot the Yass boys' team, and was defeated by 22 points to three. J. Caspers scoured a, try for Goulburn…

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Goulburn Racing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was hold in tile Town Hall on Friday evening. The president (Dr. W. A. Handcock-Burkitt) occupied the chair. About forty-live gentlemen were…

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Football Notes. By “Scrum-half.”

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 2

SYDNEY University again demonstrated their superiority over the Combined new Zeeland Universities by vanquishing them in their second match by 26 points to 11…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. The Cricket Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

A cable message was received to-day from the Marylebone Club to the effect that in the face of the action of the counties they regretted that they could not offer…

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Triangular Cricket. Australian Attitude. London, July 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

The Hon. Francis Stanley Jackson, in a letter to the Times regarding the proposal to arrange triangular cricket matches between England, Australia, and South Africa, writes…

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Triangular Cricket. Sir Hector Carruthers Pleads. London, July 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 2

Sir Hecior Carruthers, in a letter to the Times, pleads with the counties to review their decision not to invite an Australian team next year unless the Australian cricket authorities consent to take part…

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Golf

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 4

A driving competition was held on the local links on Saturday. There were 13 competitors, and t strong wind assisted them. Mr. E. B. Biddulph was the winner. Following were the…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 4

There was only a moderate attendance at the Deanery on Saturday afternoon, when the competitions were advanced another stage. Railway Juniors played a draw with Warrigal…

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Goulburn Racing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 2

In the report of the annual meeting of the above club it was stated that the Hospital Committee was willing to donate £5 towards the prize-money for a Hospital Day similar to the…

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