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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Bendick News Cricket Club Ball

The Young Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

The Cricket Club repeated their success of last year in their annual ball held on Wednesday night. A very large crowd was present and…

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Delaying Races Should Inquiries be Adjourned?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

Although the delay of a race at the Cup meeting for 20 minutes was discussed by the Goulburn Race Club committee last night no…

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Show Day Cricket Society to Make Request

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 8

A resolution that the Goulburn Cricket Association refrain from conducting any competition matches on the third day of the Goulburn show,…

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Sensational Cricket Reid's Flat Ladies Hovell's Creek Ladies

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

A correspondent writes:— Most thrilling game was witnessed at Reid's Flat last Saturday, on the local oval, when Hovell's Creek ladies…

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Cricket Yass District Association List of Fixtures for 1927-28 Fourth Round 18th March, 1928

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 11

Yass United v. Boorowa Federals, at Boorowa. Binalong v. Boorowa, at Binalong. 25th March, 1928…

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Cricket

The Yass Courier · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 3

The following players will play with Bodie Leonard’s team against Yass United Cricket Club on the Pork oval on 25th March. Play commences at…

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GOLF S. M. Kelso's Trophy President's Popular Win

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 6

One thing about golf, it is an all weather game. Tennis players, and even bowlers, were bemoaning their fate on Saturday, but in spite of the…

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Tennis Topics

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

Entries for the forthcoming Easter Tournament are now starting to come in and all the necessary organisations are well in hand to ensure the…

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Crookwell Golf Competition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 6

On Saturday the Crookwell Golf Club held a stroke competition, the winner of the men's section being W. C. Lenny, with a score of 83.14, nett…

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GOLF. Local Rules Explained. Suggestions for Improving Links

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

New that the visit of the professional is a thing of the past, members are thinking of settling down to another season's…

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Cricket Premiership to Queanbeyan Federal Capital Competition QUEANBEYAN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 6

By defeating Duntroon on Saturday, Queanbeyan won the "A" grade premiership of the Federal Capital Association, together with the…

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CRICKET Wambanumba Are Section Champions. Wombat Defeated Despite Str[?]ous Efforts

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

Wambanumba won the final of the Southern Section of the competition against Wombat on Sunday by the substantial margin…

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Schools' Holiday for Athletic Association's Combined Meeting

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 1

A holiday to all district schools has been granted by the Department of Education for 2nd May, the day of the combined sports,…

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Luminous Golf Ball

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 4

Experiments with phosphorescent golf balls were successfully carried out oil a public course at New York, a dozen or more being driven into…

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Golf Associates' Opening Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 6

The Goulburn golf associates are again reminded that Monday next will be the opening day of the season. An all day programme, commencing at 11…

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Tennis Draw (To the Editor)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 6

Sir,—Would the secretary of the G.L.T.A. kindly explain to an interested and wondering general public why the semi-final of the ladies B.G…

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Racing Trotters and Gallopers. Saturday Next

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 10

Rainy conditions last week having unfortunately, upset the arrangements for the two days meeting, which was to be held on Friday and…

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Goat Races Will Prosecutions Follow?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

It is understood that the officials of the Goulburn Amateur Bicycle Club will be prosecuted if they insist upon conducting…

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Night Tennis Tournament Concluded J.Gray and Miss Elphick Win

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 6

The "Gilmourie" night tennis tournament was brought to a successful finish last night, the winners being J. Gray (holder of the Goulburn…

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Shield Cricket

The Yass Courier · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 5

The following were the scores in the Shield cricket match, Yass Uniteds v. Boorowa Federals, played at Boorowa on Sunday last;—…

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