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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Football. YOUNG V. HARDEN

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 2
Also in The Young Chronicle

The first draw in connection with the Harden Union Competition [?]xtures was net down for decision on Saturday last, and the match allolled is the local ground was…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

Arrangements were made at a committee meeting of the Bowling Club on Wednesday evening for the selection of a team to play Moss Vale at Goulbun on Saturday This match, it should be noted, will…

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Football

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 2

The St. Clement’s and United Guild teams met in a trial go on Wednesday afternoon, the game being a splendidly contested one. After a good part of…

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Football. BURROWA v. BINALONG

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 1

BINALONG.-Full-back, T. Garry; Three-quarter, O. Gannon, O. Dwyer, J. Dargan, T. Lloyd; Halves, P. Brewne, L. Garry; Forwards, C. Hall…

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Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 4

There was a good attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Rewa Tennis Club, held on Thursday evening in the Lecture Hall. The Rev. Chas Jones…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

A team of eight players representing the Moss Vale Bowling Club mot a Goulburn team on the local club's green on Saturday. The game was a closely-contested one, Goulburn winning by six…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

There was only a moderate attendance at the Deanery on Saturday, when two matches were played. The first was between a team consisting of the "probables" to visit Sydney during…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

The committee of the C.S.R.F.U. met on Monday evening when final arrangements were made for the team to visit Sydney to take part in country Week. The names of…

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Killed at Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

Tocumwal, Monday.—A sad accident, resulting in the death of one of the players, occurred at a football match at Leniston on Saturday between the Finley and Leniston teams. Two of the opposing…

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Football

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 2
Also in The Burrangong Argus

The Young-Murrumburrah competition fixture was played last Saturday, on the Murrumburrah ground, victory resulting with the home team. The scores were…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

The local bowlers are fast becoming enthusiastic over the game. With an idea to gauge the respective merits of the players it is intended to play a series of individual matches on Friday…

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Goulburn Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Golf Club on Tuesday evening Mr. W. Forster Rutledge was elected a vice-president in lieu of Mr. Gardiner, resigned…

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Triangular Cricket Matches

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 4

Several members of the board of control hold more than one reason for objecting to Australia's meeting South Africans in England next year. In the first place an Australian visit to England is now due. It…

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Cricket. Warm Criticism. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

Lancashire beat Notts by nine wickets. Mr. Abe Bailey of South Africa, in an interview in the Sportsman regarding Australia's refusal to join the triangular…

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Football

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 1

Play in the first round of the Harden Centre R.F.U. was continued on Saturday last, when the following matches were played:—…

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Cricket

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 1

MR. J. S. O'Hara, C.P. Inspector, and the well-known country cricket enthusiast, has handed us the list of cricketers selected by him to represent…

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Saturday’s Football

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

Players are reminded they must be on the ground at a quarter to two sharp. Those unable to play should communicate with the secretary, Mr…

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Football. Sunday Play and the Park

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

“A Football Enthusiast” writes :— “It will be remembered that at the last meeting of the Aldermen a complaint regarding practice in the park…

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