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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 2
Also in The Young Chronicle

St. Patrick's College won the final of the Friday ball competition on Friday. Their opponents, the Rivals, were beaten by 8 to nil. Cullen secured a toy for St. Patrick's, which Caspers converted. The…

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R[?]by Football

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 2

A LARG[?] attended committee [?] of the Young club was held at the Royal Hotel on Monday evening last. The President, Mr. Ma[?]tio, occupied the chair, and the following…

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Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

The final of the mixed doubles in the recent District Tennis Tournament was played on Saturday, when Mr. C. and Miss Mabel Thoroughgood defeated Mr. Poidevin…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

The final of the Saturday junior ball competition was played on Saturday. There was a very sparse attendance of spectators. The two competing teams were the Pioneers and Railway…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

Playing against Northampton, Yorkshire made 356 for eight wickets. Northampton scored 27 and 15 for the first and second innings respectively. Hirst took twelve…

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Interstate Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

Attracted largely by the opportunity of seeing the play of Norman Brookes, a large and fashionable assemblage attended on Saturday at the Double Bay courts, when New South…

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Football. St. Augustine’s Club

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

Rev. Father Leonard presided over the annual meeting of the above club in the new school hall on Thursday evening…

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Canterbury Park Races.—saturday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

Hurdle Race—Superstition 1, Kendledale 2. Flying Handicap—Poser 1, Far North 2, Luner Light 3. Stewards' Mile—Thrust 1, Morok 2, Never Forget 3. Park Stakes—Lorgnette Sir…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 2

A team from the Goulburn Bowling Club left the city this (Saturday) morning to play a match with Moss Vale. The gentlemen who made the trip were Messrs. Alston, A. H. Line,…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 2

On Friday St. Patrick's College met King's College, and romped home to the tune of 20 to nil. The scorers for the College were McNamara (two tries), J…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

The Goulburn team which visited Moss Vale on Saturday was met on arrival at the station by a number of members of the home team, and the health of the visitors was proposed by Mr…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

On Saturday, as a result of the first draw for the C.S.R.F. Union's senior competition, Gunning mot Wallaroos on the Deanery. Some difficulty arose, mainly owing to the fact that the…

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Football. Yass Branch Union

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the local branch of the N.S.W. Rugby Union was held on Friday evening in the Mechanics’ Institute…

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Football

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 2

The Young Football Club fully deserves all the congratulations that have been showered on its team which journeyed to Cowra and vanquished…

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Half-holiday Tennis Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2

The following is the draw for the club's captainey for the season 1908-09:—Ladies' Championship.—First Round: Mrs. Stephenson v. Miss Pursohouse, Mrs. Junor v. Miss Hepper,…

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Friday's Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

St. Patrick's College beat Rivals 10 to nil. F. Ryan kicked a field goal and J. Caspers and P. Cruise scored a try each. Mr. W. Wicks was referee…

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Football in the Park

The Yass Courier · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

The Mayor has asked, us to state, that acting under instructions of the Council, he has given instructions to the Park Ranger to take the names of…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 2

The committee of the C.S.R.F. Union met on Monday night, when it was decided to invite Yass to send a team to Goulburn to play the probable team for country week. It was also…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4

There was only a moderate attendance of spectators at the Deanery on Saturday, when two matches were decided. Railway Juniors beat Warrigals by three points to nil, and…

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