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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1942

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 2

In the handicap pairs. Coen and Morris beat Davis and A. Walker and Moore and Walmsley beat Richardson and…

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Golf Courses May Go

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: While there has so far been no official announcement of a policy it is believed in military circles that golf courses may soon be…

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Tennis Club Closes Down

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 1

At a meeting of the Gunning Park Tennis Club it was decided, after much discussion, to close down the activities of the club pending a…

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Goulburn Golf Club Opening Of Season

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 1

Ordinarily the Goulburn Golf Club season is held on a Saturday, but owing to the alert which was fixed for Saturday afternoon the day was…

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Easter Racing

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: It was indicated yesterday that should the Randwick racecourse not be available for the Easter racing, which includes the…

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Kenmore Tennis Winding Up Of Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 2

At a meeting of the Kenmore Tennis Club. which has been a feature of the sporting activity at that institution for many years, it was decided to wind up…

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Bevendale Tennis Patriotic Tournament

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 1

BEVENDALE: The monthly patriotic tennis tourney was held on Sunday in perfect weather. The event was not a success financially, as only 18 players…

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Rugby's Contribution to Fighting Forces 17 Men Farewelled

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 7

The Rugby district, despite its comparative sparse population, has contributed magnificently to Australia's fighting forces, and the…

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A.J.C. RACING May Be Last Day At Randwick

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 1

Racing will be permitted at Randwick on Saturday, but the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup will have to be run elsewhere or abandoned…

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Goulburn Boxing

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 3

Twelve bouts between local boxers and A.I.F. men will be decided at the police boxing tournament to be held at the Liedertafel Hall next Thursday night…

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Bowls Singles Championship

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 4

W. J. Coddington 25 beat K. Stocks 20. This game was keenly contested, and it was not until the last three ends that Coddington made the…

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Bowls Notes Championship Play

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 2

No fewer than nine singles matches have been played off In the last week and, though there were no real surprises in the results, there…

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Tully Park Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

Teams led by the Captain and President will meet in the annual team match at Tully Park on Saturday next. Players will be allocated to the teams following…

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Coursing Abandoned

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 2

The meeting set down by the Goulburn Show Coursing Club for Saturday afternoon last was abandoned owing to wet weather…

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Keen Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 4

Quite sensational and super bowls marked the finish of the rink competition yesterday afternoon. Three rinks tied. Robins d[?]ew a bye. In the play-off, Howard’s rink beat Grace’s rink. In the final, of two heads,…

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Races Abandoned

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 2

For the first time since the A.J.C. began racing at Randwick the club has abandoned a meeting. The club could not proceed with…

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Hoots and Punches Riot At Coursing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The wildest demonstration since the introduction of greyhound racing in 1927 took place at Harold Park on Saturday afternoon…

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Goulburn Golf Club Improved Links

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

The weather conditions on Saturday were not of the kind leading to best play, but notwithstanding this quite a large number attended…

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Tully Park Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

The annual teams match. President's v Captain's was played on the Tully Park links on Saturday afternoon. The Captain's team, led by Harold…

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Rugby League Trials Next

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 1

The 1912 Rugby League season will open in Goulburn next Sunday with trial games. Although there has been a serious…

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