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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1936

1,723 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 87

Cricket Oval G.D.C.A.'s Attitude

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 1

That the terms for the use of the new oval in Victoria Park were unsatisfactory, and such that the Goulburn and District…

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Bright Batting Seven Sixers And Eleven Fours Competition Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 5

Tangmangaroo defeated Yass United yesterday at Tangmangaroo, on the first innings by 164 to 41. Uniteds in their second innings made 270. R…

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Cricket Rubber Won by Australia South Africa Fails Badly Johannesburg

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

Australia won the cricket rubber when she defeated South Africa in the fourth test match to-day by an innings and 184 runs…

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Letters to the Post Canberra-Goulburn Football Match—Family Endowment Figures—Work of a Hospital. [To the Editor]

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 1

Sir.—Mr. Seiffert's reply to my complaint against the Goulburn Rugby League makes interesting reading only for the fact that most of…

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St. Patrick's Day Professional Athletics

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 6

Prize-money totalling £32/10/ has been allotted for 100 and 75 yards professional foot-running handicaps at the annual St. Patrick's Day…

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GOLF Stroke Competition

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

Next Saturday, February 22, there will be a stroke competition. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING…

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Cricket Crumbs

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. N. Churchill (capt.), has a new one to put over-- not body line, either. The Hospital team has been strengthened by the inclusion of Ray…

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BOXING Cyclone Scores a K.O.

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

There was a fairly good attendance at the local stadium on Friday night to witness the bouts staged by Mr. [?] Whilst…

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Boxing Contests Opening Night Five-fight Programme

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 4

After a lapse of some months, boxing contests were resumed in Goulburn last night—this time under the direction of Mrs. Art…

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Cricket Jock Cup Retrieved by Gundaroo

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 3

On Sunday week last Gundaroo successfully challenged Binda for the Jock Cup, winning the game by a substantial margin of runs…

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CYCLING Racing to Start Sunday Big Fields Expected

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 1

The Crookwell Amateur Cycle Club will resume its road season on Sunday next with a ten mile handicap on the Laggan road…

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Hostile Crowd Stir At Races Remarkable Incident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: There was a hostile demonstration at the Victoria Park races to-day following Glenwitch's win in the first division…

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The Post Disputed Football "Gates" Goulburn Reply [To the Editor]

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to the second letter from Mr. Coffey, Secretary of the Canberra Rugby Football League. I would like to point out that he…

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Golf

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 2

The golf season is approaching and a start has been made to put the course at Marchmont in order. Last Sunday morning nine members…

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Night Racing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 5

The popularity of night mechanical hare meetings was again demonstrated on Saturday when for the third successive week the Queanbeyan and…

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Tennis This Afternoon

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 2

The exhibition tennis by Misses Joan Hartigan and Helen and Bromwich and Huxley had to be abandoned yesterday afternoon at…

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Marulan News Tennis Party

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 8

A pleasant tennis party, organised by Mesdames R. Feltham and C. Fisher, in aid of Church of England funds, was held on the Elleray courts…

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Tennis. Southern Tablelands Tennis Association Competition. Murrumburrah Defeat Harden No. 2

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

A competition match was played on the Murrumburrah Courts on Sunday last, between teams representing Murrumburrah and Harden…

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10 Ft. Shark Attacks Racing Skiff

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: A 10ft shark savagely attacked the sculling outrigger of the State rowing champion, C. E. Slaughter, while he was…

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BOXING Moffatt Defeats Lumby in Ten Round Contest

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

“Kid” Moffatt (9.0), the clever Yass boxer, decisively defeated the Junee fighter, Jack Lumby (9.6), at the Junee stadium last…

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