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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Goulburn Man at Big U.s. Tennis

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 8

A Goulburn man was one of 8000 spectators who saw Australian tennis star, Frank Sedgman, defeat Frank Kramer at Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A., on January 24…

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Goulburn Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

Goulburn Golf Club members will play a monthly medal stroke competition on Saturday. A fourball event will be played…

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Tully Park Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 6

The monthly spoon will be played for at Tully Park on Saturday This event is a stroke…

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Bowls Notes Narromine Boys Here

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 7

Twenty members from the western centre of Narromine, now touring our district, will try conclusions with Goulburn players on Sunday, and a keen contest is anticipated…

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Members’ Apathy Closed Tennis Courts

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

Like Yass, Gunning is having trouble with poor attendances at public meetings. The Gunning Park Tennis Club…

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Rugby League Mr. W. Brassil Re-Elected President

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 2

Mr. Bill Brassil, former outstanding forward and excoach of the local club, was re-elected unopposed as…

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Sporting News Local Round-up Cycling, Turf, Golf And Rough-Riding

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 8

This week-end's big event in sport will be the N.S.W. juvenile professional cycling championships to be held at the Goulburn Sportsground in aid of the Far West Children's Health Scheme…

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Swimming

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Classes in the Goulburn Swimming Club's learn-to-swim campaign will continue at tile Goulburn baths this Saturday…

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Football Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

The first committee meeting of the Boorowa Rovers Football Club will be held in the Guild Hall Supper Room on…

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Dog Racing Equipment

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

The secretary of Goulburn Show Coursing Club Mr. Fergus Isaac, has told the City Council that there is every likelihood of…

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Football— Harden May Not Field Team

Boorowa News · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 8

Unless a drastic change occurs, Harden-Murrumburrah is unlikely to field a first grade team in cup and…

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FOOTBALL [?] Kick's Off Enthusiasm Shown. At Annual Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

Enthusiasm was the key-note of the Boorowa Lovers Rugby League Football Club annual meeting held last…

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Football Unee Club Critical Over Paid Players Rule Should Be Rigidly Enforced

Boorowa News · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Group Nine needed an inspector of football to do a job like the inspector of police at Broken Hill, according to…

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Sporting News Local Round-up Big Tennis; Rugby Union; Baseball Plans

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 8

American Davis Cup team captain, Vic Seixas, will be accompanied to Goulburn on Wednesday by his glamorous wife, Dolly Ann. Another prominent visitor will be the manager of the exhibition team, Mr. Phil…

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Swimming Carnival on Saturday Night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

A swimming carnival will be held at the town baths this Saturday night, February 14 (election night) when…

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CRICKET Royal defeat Jugiong

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

The Royal cricket team yesterday travelled to Jugiiong in answer to a challenge from the village. Royal…

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Goulburn Table Tennis

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 7

Goulburn Table Tennis Association's 1953 competition will commence to-night with 12 teams competing. Practically all Goulburn…

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School Swimming Carnival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

The annual swimming carnival organised by the District Rural School will be held this year on Wednesday, February…

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GOLF Good Cards Returned

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 4

Although the field in the stroke handicap on Saturday last was not up to expectations there Were some really good…

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TENNIS The Married Survive Challenge

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 6

The much-talked-of married versus single tennis match took place on the local courts last Sunday…

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