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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1918

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Cricket

Young Witness · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The students will play the ex-students of the Young 'District School on Saturday, Afternoon tea will be served by the present and ex-girl…

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Grabben Gullen Races

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 3

OFFICIALS.-- President: Mr. T. J. McCormack. Vice-presidents: Messrs F. Spackman and C. Hewitt. Clerk of Scales: Mr. W. M. McDonald…

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Goulburn Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 4

The Goulburn Racing Club has been granted permission to hold race meeting on May 10 and 11. The proceeds are to be devoted to the building of a soldier's home…

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Hospital Benefit Races

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Brown, hon. sec. to the Binalong Race Club, writes as follows to the Secretary of the Yass Hospital:— I am enclosing here…

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Local and General Patriotic Races

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

The Goulburn Racing Club has been granted permission to hold a two days’ patriotic meeting on May 10 and 11, in aid of the club’s home…

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Rugby

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. Arnold Overton paid a visit here during last week. He looks hale and hearty, and is at present residing in Uppper Fort Street, Sydney…

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Boxing

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 6

At Cootamundra on Friday night, Ned Fitzgerald (champion lightweight of Queensland) knocked out Sergeant Major Shaw (ex[?] weight champion…

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Football

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 1

The first match of the season was played at West End on Sunday last between the Warriors and Kangaroos (both junior teams. The latter, had…

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Terrier Coursing. Opening Day—may 22nd

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 1

The annual mooting of the Young Terrier Coursing Club, was held at Herb 'Phillips' saloon on Saturday night. Those present were Messrs…

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Rugby

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 1

A public meeting is to be held at Rugby for the purpose of arranging sports and social, in aid of the Red Cross Fund. Timely warning will be…

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After the Races a Man Shot. Accused Committed for Trial Cowra

Young Witness · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

At the Cowra police court on Wednesday before Mr. Fincha[?]m P.M., Ed. ward Bromley (a bookmaker's clerk) appeared on a charge of maliciously…

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"Look Out! Here's a John!" the Aftermath of Cowra Races. Police Case Fails. Cowra

Young Witness · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 3

At the Cowra Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Fincham, P.M., Louis Alexander, licensee of the Imperial Hotel was charged with…

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Rugby

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 1

A public meeting will be held at 2.30 p.m. on the 6th inst., in Mr. Fitzgerald's Hall, Rugby, for the purpose of…

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Burrowa Coursing Club

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 2

The second meeting of the above was held on Wednesday last, and proved most successful. The feature of the meeting was the success of Mr…

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Football

Young Witness · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 1

The following team will represent the Kangaroos against Marengo West End on Sunday. "Full back, Horace Peters; 6-8th, B. Woods; half, B…

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Football

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Playing at West End, Marengo defeated the Kangaroos by six points to nil. The visitors were much heavier than the Kangarooa, who however,…

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Publicans and Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Gilgandra, Thursday.—When the Jockey Club committee sat to consider tenders for the publican's booth in connection with the club's annual meeting on May 15 and 16, the secretary…

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Lawn Tennis. Opening of Season

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 1

There was an animated scene on the Burrangong Lawn Tennis Club's Courts on Saturday afternoon, when tho official opening of the season took…

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Rugby

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

The meeting held hern on the 6th inst., with reference to holding sports, market day, and social was a splendid access, and residents from all over the…

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Racing Club's Soldier's Home Unveiling Ceremony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

On Friday morning at 11.30 o'clock the ceremony of unveiling a tablet on a soldier's home in course, of, erection at the Goulburn, racecourse was performed by' the…

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