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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Tennis Tourney Play Suspended; Dance Next Friday Night

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 4

Play in the local tennis tourney, which commenced on Thursday last, had to be suspended owing to inclement weather conditions. Play will be…

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Tennis Function

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 4

A most delightful afternoon was spent on the Catholic Tennis Courts on Sunday last, 8th May, when the gentlemen members…

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FOOTBALL Young defeats Harden, 8 to Nil

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 2

A large crowd of people were present at the Harden Park at the week-end, to witness a football match, between teams…

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Bowls Canberra v GOULBURN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 8

Three rinks of bowlers from Canberra will come to Goulburn to-day to play matches. In the Cumberland Cup competition. Two other rinks of…

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Tennis Richlands v. REDBANK

Taralga Echo · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 2

A team representing the Richlands Tennis Club journeyed to Redbank last Saturday and suffered defeat at the hands of the Redbank players by…

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Football

The Yass Courier · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

Binalong footballers name to Yass yesterday and played the [?] team in vioteria Park. The game was a food one. Castles got a try for…

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"Rung In" Coursing Scandal Two More Convictions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 6

The hearing was concluded at the Quarter Sesisons Court on Friday of the charge preferred against Thomas Fordham, 32, motor driver, and P[?]…

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Interstate Tennis Victoria's Narrow Win SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 6

Victoria. by defeating Now South Wales by eleven rubbers to ten won the inter-State match on Saturday, and regained the Mars-Ruckley Cup,…

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Mr. Bruce Eulogises Golf "Links for the People" MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 6

At the opening of the fine new links at Dormie House of the, Victorian club. Cheltenham, on Saturday, the Prime Minister Mr. Bruce. whose…

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Crookwell Golf

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 8

A one stick competition for members, played on the links on Saturday. was won by Geo. McDonald. Mrs. L. T Wilson. won a similar…

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Grabben Gullen Tennis

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 5

The following are the scores in connection with a tennis match played here on Sunday, 8th inst., against a Bannister team:--…

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Football League Activities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 8

In future all second grade matches played in Goulburn are to be ended by 3.30 p.m. in order to allow the first grade fixtures to commence at the…

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Tennis Cup Contest at Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 8

Two years ago a Barnet Glass Cup was placed in competition at Cooma for contest among tennis clubs within a radius of 50 miles of Cooma. The…

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Football District Competition Mooted Successful Inaugural Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 2

A meeting convened by Mr. Jack Munro in the inteersts of Rugby League football was held at the School of Arts on the night of…

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Headache and Golf Right Use of Rest Lord Dawson's View

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 8

Lord Dawson, of Penn., in the course of a lecture on "Some varieties of headache," which is reported in the current Issue of The British Medical…

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Football

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 2

St Patrick’s College, Newtown Sydney, are visiting Yass, with a Rugby League football team of twenty-five players on Saturday,…

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Yass Football Club

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 3

A meeting of the above club was held at the Royal Hotel sample rooms on Monday night last, 10th inst., which was well attended by players…

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M.h. Golf Club

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of the Murrumburrah-Harden Golf Club was held at the School of Arts, Murrumburrah, on Monday…

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FOOTBALL Murrumburrah v. Young Reserves. Victory for Locals--3 points to 0

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 4

There was a large attendance of the sporting public on the local grounds at the week-end to witness a game of football…

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Coursing

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 2

Five local dogs competed in the coursing meeting at Grenfell on Wednesday last, and Mr. Norman Mahoney was successful in carrying…

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