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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1909

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[Reuter's.] Football. Professionalism. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

In reply to the Scottish Union Mr. Mc Mahan, manager of the Australian Rugby Union team, states that allowances were un-thought thought of in Australia till the visit of Mr…

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Swimming

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

The Australian Swimming Championships on Saturday were attended by 7000 persons. The 100 yards Championship…

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Tennis Captaincy

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

The challenge match between W. D. Yonge and H. Waddell for the Captaincy of the Yass Tennis Club was played on Saturday. Both…

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SPORTING. Cricket

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

A match was played on the local wicket on Friday against Binda, when Crookwell put up a record score for the district,…

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Glove Contests. the Premier on Boxing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

During the next session of Parliament legislation will be proposed empowering the Government to regulate and control all boxing contests. This decision was arrived at by the…

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Football in England. London, Jan. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

The New South Wales Rugby Football Union team, in acknowledgment of the Plymouth Club's kindness to injured Australians while in the local hospital, played…

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The Cricket Trouble. and the Mutineers

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

ON Saturday last, the DAILY TELEGRAPH published the following with regard to those whom it terms “the [?]eers” :— . If the Board of Control ever had any doubt…

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[Reuter's.] London, Wednesday. Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. L. Wray Palliser in a letter to the newspapers protests against the action of the Scottish Union as unsportsmanlike in seizing a frail excuse to make England the…

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Swimming

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

In the Australian Swimming Championship (Beaurepaire Vic.) won the 220 yards and 440 yards, and Finlay (West…

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Interstate Cricket

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

The final contest of the inter-State cricket programme, to decide the destination of the Sheffield Shield for the next year, started at Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Inter-state Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 4

The inter-State cricket match, New South Wales v. Victoria, was begun on Saturday on the Sydney Cricket Ground. New South Wales, going first to the wickets, put…

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Telegrams. Inter-state Cricket. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 4

The match between New South Wales and Victoria was resumed to-day. The weather was pleasant, and the wicket good. Noble and E. F. Waddy resumed, the attack being taken by…

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Inter-state Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 2

In the interstate cricket match on We the Victorians were disposed of for 468 runs in their first innings. They then followed on, and when stamps were drawn had made 120…

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The Latest. Inter-state Cricket. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 2

The match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued to-day. There was a small attendance when the game resumed. Cotter and Barnes continued the attack, and…

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Lawn Tennis

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 4

On Tuesday last the Crookwall Tennis Club representatives spent a most enjoyable day at Wheeo, the occasion being the return match…

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Tennis on Victoria Park

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 2

A party of players arrived from Goulburn by the express on Monday night and were met at the Junction by Mr. Passmore, the energetic and obliging…

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Cricket. CROOKWELL v. GOULBURN

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 4

A whole day match was played in Crookwell on Tuesday last, between Crookwell and a team from Goulburn under the captaincy of Mr. F. J…

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Annual Races

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

The annual race meeting of the Marengo Jockey Club was held on Tuesday last in the presence of a fair crowd of spectators, although the number present was far below…

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The Cricket Crank. Statistical Fiend’s Day Out. Records That Were Broken. (From Daily Telegraph.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

“I WOULDN’T be surprised if there weren’t some records made to-day,” said the statistical fiend to his friend, as they walked into the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Tennis Tournament

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

A mixed doubles tournament was played on the Yass Tennis Courts on Anniversary Day for a club trophy. The following are the results :—…

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