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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Racing in Queensland Effect of New Racing Act Has Benefited Sport Increased Attendances

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday: In the opinion of Mr. P. J. O'Shea, chairman of the Q.T.C., the passing of Queensland's new Racing Act has had a wonderful…

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N.Z. FOOTBALL Wooden-Legged Player!

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

AUCKLAND, N. Z. : A case of a young man in the King Country who played football with an artificial leg was mentioned in the Auckland…

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Cricket Board of Control Rejects Proposal to Appoint a Manager For Australian Test Teams Yesterday's Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday: The Australian Board of Control at its meeting yesterday rejected a proposal that a manager of Australian teams…

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Greyhound Racing

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 6

Following are the results of the greyhound races run at Yass on Thursday last, December 31:— Maiden Stakes, 480 yards: Lucky…

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Local and General District Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

Yass Rainbows will play Blakney Creek at Blakney Creek next Sunday in the district cricket competition…

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Boxing Day Tragedy Child Drowned In Baths Body Missing for Sometime

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 1

The holiday spirit in Yass on Boxing Day was marred when it was learned that a child—a visitor to the town—had been…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket Queensland Make Fine Score of 365 Runs Big Job for N.S.W.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday: Queensland's excellent batting in the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the Sydney…

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Amendments to Rules of Racing Outcome of Last Year's Conference—Inconsistent Running the Alterations

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 7

At a conference in Melbourne of the principal race clubs towards the end of last year, amendments to the rules of racing were made. They…

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Sporting News in Brief Perry's Late Arrival For First Professional Match Worries Promoters Country Racing Improving

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 8

Perry, delayed for four days in Hollywood by cinema work, and for eight hours by a blizzard en route, arrived in New York yesterday for…

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Redbank Tennis Club

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

During Miss Martin's absence from the district on leave the Redbank Tennis Club's secretarial duties will be performed by Miss Chris…

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Country Tennis Tournament at Binalong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 8

BINALONG: The annual Catholic tennis tournament, which commenced on Friday and finished on Sunday, was a great , success…

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Holiday Dances Successful Laggan Fixtures Boxing-New Year's Nights

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 2

Dance fixtures held at Laggan on Boxing Night and New Year's Night were both liberally patronised…

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Cricket Inter-district Games Crookwell Defeats Marulan Vanquished By Goulburn

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 7

Crookwell Association played Marulan Association at Marulan on Boxing Day, and recorded a win. On New Year's Day they…

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Greyhound Racing Dispute Government Will Not Interfere, Says Chief Secretary N.C.A. and Trotting Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 7

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey). in a communication to the Albury Greyhound Club, through Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., made it clear that the…

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Rugby Union Canberra Revival?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 8

CANBERRA: The possibility of Rugby Union being revived in Canberra is creating considerable interest in sporting circles and…

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Week-end Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

Yass Rainbows will journey to Blakney Creek on Sunday for a competition match with the locals. Blakney will be without their skipper, Bill…

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Tennis Stars To Visit Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 8

Arrangements have been made by the Goulburn Tennis Association for Bromwich, Huxley, Joan Hartigan and Thelma Ross to…

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Golf Champion Engaged to Girl Player

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 1

Mr James Ferrier, the Australian golf champion, whose…

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Grace Flat Cricket Club Ball

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

A ball and euchre party in aid of Grace Flat Cricket Club’s funds will be held in the Advance Hall, Bowning on Monday, February 1. Parker’s…

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Bowls Championship

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

Special interest will centre on the pairs championship of the Goulburn Bowling Club oil Saturday next, when some keen play is expected. Those…

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