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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Fights at Football Matches

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.—A disgraceful fracas occurred at a football match on Saturday between the State Coal Mine and Kilcundu teams, at Kilcunda. Just before the end of the game…

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Football Season. Successful Opening

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 4

Judging by the crowd present at the opening match of the competition on Saturday afternoon it looks as if Goulburn is in for a very successful season's football. The…

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Football. C.s.r.f. Union

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

The committee met on Monday evening, Mr. Wilson (president) in the chair. The Melbourne University team, wrote stating their inability to visit Goulburn on 3rd June,…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

The metropolitan bowlers at the last moment were prevented from coming to Goulburn to-morrow (Friday), and, of course, all arrangements, which were very extensive,…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Centre Ward Juniors was held on Wednesday with an enthusiastic attendance of over 20, all of whom signified their intention of qualifying for a game with the team…

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A Tennis Club’s Request

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

Mr. Giddey, Secretary, of the Victoria Park Tennis Club sought the Council’s permission for his Club to have the exclusive use of the two…

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District News. Cricket.—Cavan Defeat Weejasper

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 4

Cavan defeated Weejasper on the Weejasper wicket on Saturday week by four wickets and one run. The wicket was rather uncertain and bumpy…

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Boxing. Lang Defeats Lester

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

Inexperience, and a seeming lack of knowledge of a technical point, was the cause of Jack Lester being disqualified early in the sixth round of…

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Cowra Picnic Races

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

The following are the nominations received for the Cowra and District Picnic Race Club's meeting, to be held on the 26th inst., on the Cowra race…

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Football. C.D.R.F. UNION

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Board of Control of the above union was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Wednesday night, Mr. S. Shute (president) being in the chair…

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Wombat Races. a Successful Autumn Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 8

THE Wombat Jockey Club's popularity with the sporting public is strongly evidenced by the splendid patronage accorded to their Autumn…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 2

St. Patrick's and King College school teams played a match on Friday, the former winning. King's boys were not defending too well, and seemed to tire towards the end…

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Golf Championship

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

Vida Collins, of New Zealand, was beaten in the third round for the ladies' golf championship. THE CORONATION AND THE KAISER…

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Golf

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 4

A handicap mixed foursomes was played on the links on Saturday. Mrs. McDonald and Mr. A. E. Riley were the winners. Following were the scores:—…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 4

Football has started in real earnest, and a large and enthusiastic attendance at the Showground watched two interesting matches. In the junior grade South disposed of the much…

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Football. C.s.r.f. Union

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 2

The committee met on Monday evening, Mr. Wilson (president) in the chair. Correspondence was read and received, and included an invitation from Wollongong to visit that centre on 3rd…

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Football

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 2

The selectors of tho Australian Football Club have chosen two teams to contest a game on the Sawpit-Gully recreation reserve on the 28th inst. The team to…

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Golf

The Yass Courier · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 2

There will be a men’s handicap bogey competition, 18 holes, to start on Saturday, May 27, and to be played off on or before Wednesday, May 31…

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Lawn Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 2

A very pleasant function took place at the Goulburn Tennis Association Club House last Saturday, the occasion being a presentation to Mr. Harold O'Brien, a very old member, who is…

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Surrey Tennis Championship. London, May 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4

At the Surbiton tennis tournament yesterday the Surrey championship singles was won by A. Wilding, who beat E. Pookley in the final, 6-1, 6-3…

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