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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Cricket. the McEVOY CUP

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

With the termination of the war cricket, like every other health giving sort, has been renewed with great vigour, and when one thinks of the encouragement…

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Doctors and Drink. "Dominant Races Not The Teetotal Ones."

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

The task of totally abolishing alcohol from the earth is like trying to abolish disease germs --a task which science has given up, says a…

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Rugby

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

The present drought is being keenly fel[?], by the local lands holders, and many stock have been removed to other parts…

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Condition of Cricket Ground

Young Witness · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6

The Young Cricket Association last night drew the attention of the munic ipal council to the condition of the ground about the wicket of the…

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Cricket Bat Lost. Charge of Stealing Fails

Young Witness · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

Two young men, W. Douglas and A. Loo appeared before the Police Court this morning on a charge of having stolen a crickct bat, valued…

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Country Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 1

A tennis match was played on Tarago court on Saturday last between teams re presenting Larbert and Tarago, and an enjoyable game ended in a win for 10…

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Cricket. Murrumburrah v. Gurrawong

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

A team of cricketers from the Murrumburrah Club visited Currawong on Saturday last, and engaged the local club in a friendly…

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Tennis

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

A very interesting tennis match was played between Lost River and South Wheeo, on Saturday, 28th February, when South Wheeo defeated Lost…

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Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

A very successful meeting of the Christian Bros.' Football Club was held on Thursday night last at St. Patrick's Hall, the occasion being this…

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Goulburn Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

Opening day for the twenty-fourth season takes place on Saturday next, when open mixed foursomes and tennis mixed doubles will be played for…

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Tennis Club

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

WE note that for the past six months tennis in Murrumburrah, has been very slack, aud very little interest taken in the game…

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Cricket Match Murrumburrah v. Springdale

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

The selectors (Messrs. R. J. Simpson, A. S. Davison, aud L. G. Arthur) have selected the following players to represent the…

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Amateur Boxing. No Objection

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

At the Municipal Council meeting on Thursday night a letter was received from L. B. Garrick, Sterne-st., Goulburn, stating that in accordance…

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Goulburn Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

At the annual meeting of associated a satisfactory report was presented. Officers were elected as follows:—President, Mrs. A. E. Riley; captain…

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Taralga Football Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 1

The annual meeting of the above club was held in Mr. V. C. Jeffery's saloon on the 5th instant. The President (Mr. G. C. Goodhew)…

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Competition Cricket

The Yass Courier · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

North Yass v. Binalong. This match was concluded on Saturday, and after a well fought out game Binalong won by 50 odd runs. On…

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Boxing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Roy Dade, of Goulburn, won his about in the third round of the £350 tournament now running at the Hippodrome, Sydney…

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Bowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

The semi-final for the South Coast pairs championship was played on the Goulburn bowling green on Saturday afternoon The contestants were Bowral and…

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Kenmore Cricket Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

Under the auspices of the above a social was held In the amusement hall at the Kenmore Hospital on Thursday evening. A euchre…

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For Ald. Steele. That Boxing Business

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

Thus the Braidwood District News: Ald. Steele, of Goulburn Municipal Council, who put up a fight and was defeated on the motion to allow…

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