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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Luncheon Booth at Picnic Races

Boorowa News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

The Church of England Ladies' Guild will conduct the Public Luncheon Booth and afternoon tea at the Boorowa…

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GROUP 17 Teams to Be Taken Over by Group 9? Recommendation Of Country Rugby League

Boorowa News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

During the coming football season it is certain that the Group 17 teams (Griffith, Leeton, etc) will take part…

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Bowls Abandoned

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Heavy rain this morning forced officials to abandon the first day of the Country Week bowls championships. The…

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Table Tennis

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 5

One of the best matches in the table tennis competition to-morrow night should be between R.S.L. and Kookaburras…

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Died After Game of Tennis

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

Mr. Harry Bruce, SO years of age, collapsed on the tennis court at “Merryville” homestead yesterday afternoon, and died soon…

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U.S. Should Have "Edge" on Aust. Davis Cup Tennis

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Departure of Australian tennis stars Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor from amateur ranks should give America "the edge on Australia" in Davis Cup matches this year…

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Night Tennis

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 8

Following are the results of the night tennis tournament played at the association courts last night and organised by the…

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Gosford Races

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 8

The Gosford race meeting which was to have been held to-day was postponed until Thursday…

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Struck by Cricket Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 1

A five-year-old boy, Clifford Butt, of Eleanor Street, was struck on the nose by a cricket ball at East Goulburn School…

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Tuena Tennis

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 2

Tuena tennis players took full advantage of Tuena's bye in the cricket competition on Saturday last and played two very…

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Women's Cricket

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 8

In the women's cricket competition on Saturday, Koalas defeated Gumnuts on the first innings. Koalas lost 7 wickets for 99 runs…

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Myrtleville Mutterings Cricket

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 6

Myrtleville showed considerably improved form on their home wicket on Saturday last and with the…

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GOLF Interest in Competition Waning

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 5

Only seven members hit off in the Stableford competition promoted by the local Golf Club on Saturday afternoon last…

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Boy Struck by Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 8

An eleven-year-old boy. Robert Hall of, Hume Street, was treated at the Base Hospital yesterday. for a lacerated scalp sustained…

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No Club Football on Memorial Oval

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 4

Council rejected an application by the Crookwell Rugby League for the use of Memorial Oval throughout the coming season at their meeting on Thursday last and has…

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Football Meeting Well Attended Two Taralga Teams Likely

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 6

There was an excellent attendance at the annual general meeting of the Taralga Footbll Club last week and it appears that Taralga will be sufficiently strong in numbers…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 6

During the week-end a number of games were played, and the competition games resulted: Thorburn. 30 defeated Brooker plus…

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Rugby Union Revival

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

Rugby Union In Goulburn and district will be placed on a competition basis for the coming season at to-night's…

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Golf Associates

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 6

An attractive programme has been drawn up for opening day for associates at Tully Park Golf Club next Sunday…

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Goulburn Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 6

A stableford event will be played at Goulburn Golf Club on Saturday, with mixed four-somes on Sunday…

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