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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1928

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School Swimming S.A. Association's Scheme

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 4

There was considerable discussion at the recent conference of officials of the Royal Life Saving Society, and the South Australian Amateur…

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Tennis Topics Young Methodists at Cootamundra

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

A team representaing the Young Methodist Tennis Club, consisting of Misses D. and H. Dawe, P. Wales and W. Simmonds and Rev. P. H…

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German Invitation To Australian Tennis Team BERLIN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

The Deutscher Tennis organisation has decided to negotiate with the Australian Tennis Association for the Davis Cup Team to visit…

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Tatt's Races Exceptional Times on Randwick Track

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

The favourite, Lady Buckinbar, at three's, and Irish Prince, who started at 12 to 1, dead-heated in the New Year's Gift at Randwick yesterday,…

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Night Cycling Big Interclub Contest Racing for Challenge Shield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 6

Some thrilling sport will be witnessed at the cycling carnival to-night when the Goulburn and Northcote teams will meet for…

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Yass Swimming Club Social

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

A very happy time was [?]pant at the Memorial Hall on Friday night where a big crowd gathered and danced to excellent music provided by James’…

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Cricket Notes

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 2

A team from Yass visited Goul. burn over the New Year week end, playing two matches, being victorious in both. On Sunday they defested…

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The Game of Cricket. (‘Melbourne Age.’)

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 3

Cricket, which is constantly under the lash of crities who bemoan its “deterioration,” can be reliid upon to farnish its own vindication. The thrilling game…

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Crookwell Races Weights For Saturday CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 6

Excellent nominations have been received for the A.R.C. meeting to be held on the showground course under the auspices of the Crookwell Race…

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Boxing Day Sports

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

The fifth annual sports demonstration held under the auspices of the Binalong branch G.U.O.O.F., took place on Tuesday, 27th December, on…

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Tennis Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

The Tennis Ball on Friday night, 30th December, was largely attended, visitors being present from far and hear, the function being quite as…

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Bowls. West Beats South-west

The Young Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

In a test match at Cowra on Now Year's Day the West beat the South-West. The Young rink (Macadam,…

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Bowls Goulburn v Moss Vale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

The first match in the South Coast and Tablelands pennant competition will be played on Saturday on the Goulburn green, between goulburn…

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Tennis Carnival Third and Fourth Rounds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

Rain interfered with play in the third and fourth rounds of the teams' matches at the country tennis carnival in Sydney yesterday…

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Yass Races

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

The officials of the Jockey Club have all arrangements well in hand for the forthcoming meeting on Wednesday, 18th inst…

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Cricket Cobargo v. Yass

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

The Cobargo cricketers came to Yass on Saturday, Mr Norman Howard formerly of this town but now a Cobargo resident, was Instrumental…

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Fatal Boxing Bout Bathurst Boy Killed BATHURST

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Following internal injuries received in a boxing bont at the Coronation Hall on Saturday night, Emmett Murphy, aged 20, died yesterday morning…

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Boxing Fatality at Bathurst

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Emmett Murphy died in Bathurst Hospital Sunday morning, following upon injuries received during a boxing tournament in that town on…

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Swimming Fatalities 279 in Australia Last Year

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

"If 279 people died ill a year from bubonic, or some other plague, large sums of money would be spent in trying to check the disease, but because…

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TENNIS Binalong Team's Success SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

The knock-out rounds in the men's competition of the Country Carnival were continued yesterday at the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Ground,…

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