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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Sheffield Shield Cricket Victorians Arrive in Sydney SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

The Victorian Cricketers. who are to commence their Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales on Wednesday, arrived by the…

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Revival of Picnic Races Bright Bong Bong Meeting Moss Vale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

The first day of the Bong Bong races was a success, the comparatively small attendance not detracting from the enjoyment of the meeting…

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Night Coursing Artificial Hares

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 6

Sydney next month will have a new sport. This will be night coursing, or greyhound racing, with artificial hares. In the United States and in…

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Cricket

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 6

Our cricketers returned from Red bank on Saturday, 15th inst., on very good terms with themselves. They hardly counted on, "bagging" the fast…

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Racing in the South

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 6

General dissatisfaction is expressed locally (telegraphs our Junee correspondent) at the manner in which the Southern Counties Trotting…

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To-day's Bowls Canberra Meets Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

Five rinks of Bowlers from Canberra visited Goulburn to-day and commenced a match against the representatives of the local club this…

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Tennis Matters. Crookwell Club Meets. Courts Debt Liquidated. Mr. Sheridan Resigns

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

The committee of the Crookwell District Lawn Tennis Club met at the residence of Mr. J. F. Sheridan. All the committeemen were present…

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Cash and Cricket Ald. McELHONE'S VIEWS Interview in England LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

The Ponsford incident is relatively of minor importance compared with the bonus squabble in cricket circles said Alderman McElhone, of Sydney,…

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Swimming Sports at Good Hope

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 3

She chief of Yass attractions on the State’s 139th Anniversary was the swimming and boating carnival at Good Hope. This fixture has grown…

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Jeir Races

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

The Jeir Race/i took place yester day. There was a good attendance, probably between 400 and 500 The events were kept to time, and…

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Cricket Comments

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

Dear Mr. Editor—It is some time since I have given a given a few comments on our cricketers. You are aware our boys walked over Ainslie on Sunday last, and…

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Hume Tennis Club

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

The newly- erected Hume tennis courts, near the Council Chambers, were officially opened yesterday afternoon by the Major (Mr J. Duffy)…

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Euchre Party and Social In Ald of Cricket Club

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

IN the School of Arts, Murrumburrah, on Friday night, 21st last., a Euchre Party and Social was held, in aid of the funds of the Cricket…

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Mr. James Riley Alleged Conspiracy. Coursing Club Defrauded

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 3

An old identity of the Boorowa district passed to that bourne from whene no traveller returns, on Monday last, in the person of Mr. James Detectives arrested a man at Randwick and charged him with having conspired with three other men to cheat and defraud the…

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Inter-club Bowls Goulburn Beats Canberra a Five Rinks Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 10

Five rinks of bowlers from Canberra, who played a match on the Goulburn green on Wednesday afternoon, were defeated by the local…

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Tennis Matters. Crookwell Club Meets. Courts Debts Liquidated. Mr. Sheridan Resigns

Taralga Echo · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 2

The committee of the Crookwell District Lawn Tennis Club met at the residence of Mr. J. F. Sheridan. All the committeemen were present…

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Golf Lies Improved at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 6

The little word "lie" has two distinct meanings to the golfer. The first is that so universably applied to the stores of the amateur…

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Trotting Races Starting Methods Discussed Questions for Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 6

Counties Trotting Association was held on January. 26 at Junee. There was a long discussion concerning the methods of starting…

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Roslyn. Tennis

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 4

A most enjoyable tennis match took place here at the weekend between Brooklands (Crookweli) and the local club, Brooklands winning by…

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Tennis Champions Hawkes and Miss Boyd Retain Titles

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 6

In Melbourne . yesterday J. B. Hawkes and Miss Boyd retained their title of Australian Mixed Doubles Champions when they defeated J…

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