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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Yass Jockey Club Races Meeting Postponed

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 5

Yass Jockey Club had hard lock with its races yesterday. There has been its races yesterday. There has been a long run of fine, clear,…

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French Tennis Team Victories in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 8

in the first of the two-days' match France beat New Zealand by two matches to oil. The best game was Bartlett's fight…

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Shield Cricket Easy Win for S.A. O'Connor Scores 133 BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 5

In spite of a great sixth-wicket partnership of 179 runs, between O'Connor and Thompson, Queensland failed, by [?] runs, to avert an innings defeat in…

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Cricket

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 6

Burrowa played Binalong for the second time for the Cup, was easily defeated. Burrowa scored 72 runs, while Binalong's score was 4…

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Summer Golf Cup

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

The third round of the "Dr. Buchanan." Summer Cup competition will be played to-morrow. Entrants who cannot play their third round…

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Yass Races Abandoned Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

Owing to the further heavy rains the Yass J.C's Summer meeting, which was .postponed from, wednesday to yesterday, has been abandoned…

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Tennis Frenchmen Win Again New Zealand Outclassed Wellington (N.z.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

The French tennis players continued "their matches against New Zealand to-day, appearing in singles and doubles contests…

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Items of Interest Tennis Stars Arrive

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

Gerald Paterson and J. B. Hawkes, the Australian tennis stars arrived at sydney this morning from Melbourne. They are to take part in the…

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Fatal Boxing Bout Verdict of Accidental Death BATHURST

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 6

At the inquest into the death of Emmett Ambrose Murphy following a boxing match with an aboriginal named Edward Nixon, Sergeant R. Hall…

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Cricket Second Round Opens Saturday's Matches

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 6

The second round of the Goulburn first grade cricket competition was commenced on Saturday. Marulan is leading for the premiership,…

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Tennis Stars Arrive

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

The three French tennis stars, Borotra, Brugnon, and Boussus, reached Sydney from New Zealand to-day. They were given a cordial welcome…

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French Tennis Stars Arrive. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

The French tennis stars, Borotra, Brugnon and Boussis, arrived in Sydney to-day and will take part in the Australasian Championships on…

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PLAYER-WRITERS. An Unpopular Tennis Ruling LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

Wallis Myers writing in the "Daily Telegraph," criticises the new player writer rule which debars tennis players from, writing for newspapers. He…

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Swimming Carnival Great Success

The Yass Courier · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

A big crowd attended the Yass Swimming Club’s Carnival held at the Municipal Baths last Monday night. The Carnival was a great…

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Tennis Notes and Comments

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 6

Last Saturday's gent.'s tennis did not result in any closely contested matches. What may have proved an interesting tussle, Bungonia v…

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Brighter Cricket Lord Hawke States Policy LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

A more vigorous policy with the idea of brightening up cricket was announced by Lord Hawke at : the Yorkshire County Cricket Club's…

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Some Details of Swimming Baths and Water Preservation

The Young Chronicle · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

(The following in a summary of informationobtained by the young chamber of commerce on the question of swimming baths, for the purpose of laying before a public meeting which it is proposed to call to deal with the matter.)…

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Cricket Saturday's Matches First Grade Results

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon the first grade cricket matches were concluded. Some good play was witnessed in several cases. Details of the…

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Cricket. Grenfell v. Yass-Binalong. Win for the Visitors

The Yass Courier · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 5

Mr Potts, who was formerly a bank manager here and is now occupying a similar, position at Grenfell, brought a loam of cricketers from that town to…

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Tennis Warella v LAGGAN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 6

Laggan and Warella teams met at Laggan during the week-end, Warella won comfortably by 14 sets to 6…

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