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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Easier Golf Problem of Putting Larger Hole

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 6

"The advocates of the larger golf hole are nothing if not persistent in their propaganda in favour of reforming the game (says the "Manchester…

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Speed and Thrills Dirt Track Racing Goulburn Speedway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 6

Dirt track racing ,is increasing. In popularity all over. the world and spasmodic efforts have been made to establish it in Goulburn…

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Country Cricket Bigga and Crookwell Week-end Matches

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 6

A match was played at Bigga on New Year's Day between the Bigga eleven and Mr. Stan Clark's XI., which comprised junior…

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Golf the Draw System Complete Success

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 6

Complete success has marked the inauguration of the draw system at golf in Goulburn. There is only one way to judge a…

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Tirranna Races

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 7

The Tirranna Picnic Races started to-day in fine weather and will be continued to-morrow. The entries are good and many visitors-had arrived at…

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Tennis Saturday's Draw

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

Goulburn Tennis Association's B Grade teams matches will be continued on Saturday. Arrangements are:—…

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CRICKET North Yass v. Young

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 7

The following team has been selected to represent North Yass against Young C.C., at Young, on Sunday, the team to leave Jackson’s corner at…

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Pony Racing Trouble in China Tax Too Big Hankow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

Pony racing in Hankow will be an event of the past, and all the race clubs which, until recently, numbered four, will be in dire…

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Mixed Cricket ? Girls Versus Men Win for the Fair Sex

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 2

A most amusing cricket match was staged in Victoria Park yesterday when a team of girls easily defeated a team of men—but…

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Cricket Fixtures and Teams Notes on the Game Saturday's Fixtures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

First Grade.—Marulan (80) v Wheelmen (8 for 91); Criterians (5 for 133) v Colts (211); Druids (3 for 174) v. Kenmore (123)…

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Boxing Day, So They Had a “Box-on” a Friendly “Spar,” But It Went Too Far

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

Many are the ways of spending Boxing Day, but very novel was the way in which two Yass [?] it, after having…

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Racing Record

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

Mr. E. J. Merriman, of "Ravensworth," holds the racing record for the greatest number of wins in 1929. He has won something like 27 or 28…

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Cricket

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent Boorowa C. C. against Harden C.C. at Harden on Sunday next, 12th [?]…

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Swimming Big Carnival Soon Popular Park

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

Roberts Park Amateur Swimming Club has decided to hold a swimming carnival on January 25, and excellent entries are…

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Tennis Catholic Federation Club

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above club was held in the Guild Hall supper room, Boorews, on Monday, night…

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Tirranna Good Racing Yesterday Close Finishes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

Good racing and close finishes marked the opening day of the Tirranna Picnic Race Club's meeting yesterday…

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Tennis Notes Good Standard Shown Easter Tourney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

The country carnival has shown that the standard of play in Goulburn is very high, both in gents as well as the ladies…

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Cricket Harden District Comp. Boorowa v. Cunningham Ck

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

The above match took place on Sunday last, and resulted in a win for Cunningham Creek, by 45 runs, Booroowa batted first and totalled 122…

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Crookwell Swimming

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 6

The headmaster of the Crookwell Public School, Mr. Hinder, has started a swimming class. Up to the present, 37 children are being instructed…

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South African T.t. Races

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 2

Mr. Cyril L. Westcott, general manager for C. C. Wakefield and Co. Ltd., in Australasia, has received cable advice from Johannesburg to the effect…

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