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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Boxing

The Yass Courier · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 2

Les. Darcy is credited with an intention of enlisting in au aviation corps for the front. A M’Coy-Matson match may be…

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Menangle Park Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

The Menangle Park Racing Club will hold its April meeting on the 6th, and entries will close on Thursday, 30th instant. The programme appears elsewhere, and the prizes, it will be seen…

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Motor Cycle Racing at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

The Canberra Club, having obtained the sanction of the Mulwaree Shire Council to use the Goulburn course, will go ahead with its big Easter carnival. The club secretary expects a…

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Cricket

Young Witness · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

The Young District School Cricket team intend journeying to Cootamundra by the 3.30 train to-morrow morning. The headmaster, Mr. Redshaw…

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Koorawatha Cricket

Young Witness · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

Koorawatha and L[?]yvale played a friendly match at the Koorawatha recreation ground on Sunday last. Although the Koorawatha lads have had…

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Goulburn Racing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 2

After the close of the second race at the S.D.R.A. meeting on Saturday Mr. N. Hay, secretary of the S.D.R.A.. and Mr. O'Regan, of Wagga, a member of the committee, were…

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Boxing. Heavyweight Championship

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 4

In the seventh round of the contest at the Rushcutter's Bay Stadium on Saturday night, Les O'Donnell's chief second threw in the towel in the…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 2

Fifteen second-grade players will try conclusions with an eleven chosen from the ground members on the sports ground on Saturday next. The following will represent the latter:—…

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Cricket

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

A match-was played on the 29th instant at Woodhouseles between a team tram from Crookwell and a local eleven the for mer winning by 46 runs. The visitors…

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Binalong Races. Nominations

Young Witness · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

The following nominations have been received for the above club's annual meeting, to be held on Wednesday, April 5th:—…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 4

Mr. Cronin represented the Goulburn Bowling Club in the semi-final round of the singles championship, played on the City Green en Thursday afternoon. He was defeated by Mr…

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Bowls Championship

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 2

Though Mr. Cronin, representative of the Goulburn club, was not successful in his match against Mr. Spendelove on Thursday he played a fine game. Mr. W. F. Corbett, writing in the…

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Sports Material for Recruits. Cricket Match and Continental

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the committee which has in hand the providing of material for the men in camp at Goulburn was held on Friday night to receive the report and statement of receipts and…

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Boxing

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 6

Australia's welterweight championship still belongs to Tommy Uren, He defended the title at the Rusheutter's Bay Stadium on Saturday night,…

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Bowls. Goulburn v. Moss Vale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

The Moss Vale Bowling Club sent two rinks to Goulburn on Saturday to meet the local men. Goulburn won by a large margin. The visitors were hospitably treated, and enjoyed their trip…

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Rabbit Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

Followers of rabbit coursing are reminded that the Rabbit Coursing Club will hold a meeting on the race course to-morrow (Friday) afternoon. Excellent entries have been…

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Coursing

Young Witness · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

The opening meeting of the Young Torrier Coursing Club took place on the cricket ground on Wednesday. The attendance was not up to…

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Grogan Races

Young Witness · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 6

The Grogan Race Club (registered under the Associated Pony Club rules) have decided to hold a day's races at Grogan on April 19th next, the…

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Racing in Victoria. Melbourne

Young Witness · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 5

The Cabinet has declded to further reduce the number of racing days in the metropolitan area. After October 1st the proprietary courses will be…

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Coursing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

The meeting of the Rabbit Coursing Club was followed by some hare coursing in the country. The principal event was between Tweedie's Canberra King and Seery's Schoolboy, the former…

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