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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1946

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CRICKET Burns Cup Match

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 3

To-day's Goulburn v Crookwell Burns Cup match at the sportsground is expected to draw a large crowd of…

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Successful Sports Held at Gundaroo on Boxing Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 1

Victory sports were held at Gundaroo on Boxing Day and yielded the record takings at the gate of £70. This great financial result will aid the funds for building a new…

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Binda Races Very Successful Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

The patriotic race meeting held on the "Funny Hill" (Binda) racecourse on Boxing Day was one of the most…

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Schoolboy Cricket Crookwell v Binda

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 5

That the mantle of past cricketers who made Binda famous has descended upon Binda boys of the present…

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Cricket: Crookwell Again Beats Goulburn in Exciting Game

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

In one of the most exciting cricket finishes seen in years, Crookwell yesterday gave a sparkling, display of batting to defeat Goulburn by eight runs in the last over of the Burns Cup match at the Sportsground…

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Tennis: Night Tournament Soon

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Some weeks, ago it was mentioned in this column that as soon as power and light regulations were withdrawn a monster mixed night tournament would be held, at the G.D.L.T.A ground to mark the re-commencement of the…

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Bowls: Lemon Trophy and New Year's Day Tournament

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Following upon the successful whole day on Boxing Day, the Bowling Club held two more whole day tournaments on Monday and Tuesday, and these also proved most popular and highly exciting…

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Cricket Notes: Goulburn Eliminated From Burns Cup Competition

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Goulburn has been defeated in both Burns Cup matches—Canberra and Crookwell being the winning teams—and is now out of the competition. Crookwell also scored a victory…

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CRICKET Bruce Fleming’s Century Dick England’s 93

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 5

Yass played two matches against the Mullion over the holidays; one at Yass and the return match at Mullion. The highlight of the first…

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Rugby League Suffers from Centralisation, Too

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

So far the Goulburn branch of the Rugby Football League has received very little encouragement and absolutely no assistance from the headquarters of the League in Sydney regarding the proposed improvements…

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No Racing at Canterbury

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: The president of the Sydney Turf Club, Mr. W. Hill announced to-day that there would be no further races at…

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The Post (To the Editor) Goulburn Cricket

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

Sir,—Allow me to congratulate Mr. Williams on his letter re Goulburn cricket. I was a spectator at the recent…

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Earl Sieler Defeated in Hard Tennis Final at Manly

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 4

In the quarter-final of the Manly seaside tournament yesterday, Earl Sieler, of Marulan, was defeated by Bob Barnes 6-0, 3-6, 6-2, Barnes avenged his defeat by…

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TENNIS New Year Tournament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

The Hume tennis courts presented a bright seene during the New Year holidays, when the Yass District Lawn Tennis Association…

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Bowls: Club Championship Play

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Some very interesting games in the singles and pairs championships of the club were played over the week end and, as usual, there were some "turn ups for the books."…

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Tennis : Night Play on

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

The night tennis courts are again in use at the association ground, and to mark the recommencement of this popular sport, a mixed tournament is to commence on Monday night, January 14…

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Council Refuses Use of Sports Ground for Sunday Cricket

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

An application for use of the Sportsground for a special cricket association match on Sunday next was refused by the Goulburn City Council at its meeting held last night…

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Coursing: A Real Favourite's Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

Only one of the six favourite to carry off the bacon at the coursing on Saturday afternoon. The crowd at this the first, meeting since the lifting of restrictions…

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Goulburn Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

K. Sharman won with three down on Saturday. Ken showed signs of getting his old form back. His driving, as usual, was…

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Tully Park Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

The reduction in the handicaps of most of the members over the past few week-ends was thought to have stabilised the scoring…

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