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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1945

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Goulburn Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 1

The Invincibles were pipped on the post in the Alldis Cup during the week-end. It served them right. Alec went…

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Coursing Club Draw for

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

Flying Stake, 300yds.—5th Division: Gordon Kent, Bright Heritage, Christmas Cash, Vida's Mate, Snow's Returns, Flying…

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Goulburn Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 3

The Alldis Cup, now held by [?] Millar, and G. McCarthy, will be contested during the week-end. The challengers being C. Malone…

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BOWLS : Splendid Week of Happy Festivities

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

The festive season of the year was perhaps one of the most outstanding in the Club's history. It was a week crammed full of interest, excitement, excellent bowling and, above everything else full of a display of good fellowship. On Christmas Eve we welcomed…

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Total at Gundaroo Sports on Boxing Day—£467

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

Finality regarding the recent Boxing Day's sports shows a balance of £310, which added to the amount in hand to the credit of the Patriotic and Welfare fund, viz £256, makes a total of £566…

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Coursing: Three Favourites Win

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 1

Only three favourites justified their punters' confidence at Saturday's coursing, and although some big bets on successful second choices put a temporary crimp in the bookies' bags, generally speaking they were or top…

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GUNDAROO Boxing Day Sports

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

Favoured by an ideal day, the sports and fair held in the Gundaroo Park were an unqualified success. A record crowd assembled,…

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Country Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 6

The N. S. W. Cricket Association, whose ambitious plans for the development of country cricket were cut short by the war, is now…

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Tennis Fixtures for Early Dates

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 3

Tennis players are advised that a comprehensive programme of tournaments for the next few months has been listed, such as mixed ladies' and gent.'s doublers, mixed jumble and championship events…

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Bowls

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 4

In the semi-final of the Pairs championship, Dawson Breden beat Craddock-Harris 1915 at the week end…

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Tully Park Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

The usual monthly four ball v par competition was played on Sunday and was easily won by Johnny Powell and Jack Turton…

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BOWLS: Good Week-End Matches

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 5

With a green sparsely clothed and as fast as the proverbial lightning, some highly Interesting games were enjoyed over the week-end. Two matches in the pairs…

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Cricket and Saturday's Chances

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 1

On Saturday the Goulburn and District Cricket competition was resumed, and the games were Clothing v Colts…

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CRICKET (To the Editor)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

Sir,—Now that cricket clubs are forming up, it is to be hoped that in the coming games “body line” will not be tolerated or encouraged…

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Golf Club House Badly Damaged By Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

A fire which started at the Golf Club House at Marchmont early yesterday morning did considerable damage…

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Boxing Young v. Murrumburrah-harden Police Boys Thrills Galore in Return Bouts

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

There was a good attendance at Mechanics' Institute, Harden, when the Young Police Boys paid a return visit to engage the members of the…

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Rosebery and Rosehill Races

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Chief Secretary; Mr. Baddeley, to-day granted licences to Rosebery and Rosehill to hold races this year…

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Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

A MEETING will be held at Olly Garrety's Shop on WEDNESDAY, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of reforming a cricket team…

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Western Racing

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 2

According to a well-known trainer the prospects for western racing in the near future are exceedingly grim. With chaff at…

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Binda Y.a. Tennis

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 4

On Saturday next, 20th inst., the Young Anglicans of Binda are conducting a tennis tournament, which will be…

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