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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Tennis At Gurrundah

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 1

A very successful mixed doubles jumble tournament was held on the Gurrundah courts last weekend…

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Sick And Tired Of Racing

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEYff The promising young apprentice jockey, Ron Coles, left Trainer A. S. Croall after telling him he was "sick and…

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Binda Races: Big Crowd Present Small Fields

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 3

Although the fields were the'' smallest ever witnessed at Binda, the crowd that attended the races on Boxing Day was one of the…

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Redoround and Bigga Lead First Round of Cricket Comp. Finalised

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 4

The final series of matches in the first round of the district cricket competition was completed on Saturday last and Bigga and Red ground share the lead. Each team has lost only…

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Athletic and Horsemen's Carnival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 6

It is expected that when accounts are finalised the Catholic bazaar funds will benefit by approximately $100 as a result of…

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Cricket in S. Africa

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 3

CAPE TOWN, Thursday: The third test between England and South Africa ended in a draw yesterday after England declared…

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Tennis In Sydney Goulburn Women Do Well Against Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 6

The Country week tennis tournament opened in Sydney on Tuesday, Goulburn being represented by a women's team and a men's side of Junior players. In their first match, Goulburn…

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Racing Future for Goulburn Praise By Sydney Man For Track

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 1

Mr. Harry Darwon, prominent Sydney trainer, yesterday described Goulburn's new mile race track as "the best outside the metropolitan area" and stated that Sydney owners and trainers were keenly…

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Good Swimming

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY; Eighteen-years-old Kay Heyman of Kyogle, swam the fastest 110. yards freestyle of her womens open championship trails…

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Notes on Cricket

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

Interesting finishes should result in the thee first grade cricket matches to be played in Goulburn to-morrow…

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Water for Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 6

A dam at present under construction at Duntryleague golf course will hold 500,000 gallons of water. It is the first move in…

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Tennis Triggs Bowl

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 2

The following team will represent Hume against Yass Tennis Club for the Triggs Bowl, to be played on the latter’s courts on Sunday,…

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Cricket Bowning Defended(To the Editor)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

Sir,— After reading critics ruffled remarks in the Tribune-Courier on December 20, I feel obliged to…

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Rugby Grazier Found Dead on Roadside

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

Matthew Manyon, a grazier of "Bramah Creek," Rugby, and well-known throughout this district, was found dead on Saturday…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 3

The following games were played on the local green last weekend:—Club Club Championship Pairs— Haddon and Perry defeated…

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Boxing Inquiry

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY: The directors of Stadiums Ltd. will hold an inquiry into Monday's. fight between Coleman. and Bailey after…

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GUNNING. Tennis

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Gunning has again been successful in wresting the coveted Elias Southwell Cup from Queanbeyan by the narrow margin of…

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Tennis Tour

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Jack Crawford has been mentioned as a candidate for the position of player-manager if Australia sends a team to…

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Goulburn Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

A single par will be played on Saturday. Committeemen on duty will be: Saturday, W. Holloway: Sunday. L. Leegon…

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Amusements Ladies Tennis Afternoon

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 5

Next Wednesday, 19th January, St. .Clement’s Tennis Club will hold a Whirlwind Tennis Tournament on the St. Clement’s Courts…

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