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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Tennis Tournament at Gurrundah

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

The annual Boxing Day tournament was held at the Gurrundah tennis courts as usual this year and despite the windy…

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Brisbane Horses for Southern Races

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Three more Brisbane horses have been nominated for big races in the southern states…

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Tennis Competition Proves Popular New Rule Adopted By Committee

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

The Taralga and District Tennis competition to date has provided good competitive tennis of a very high standard and is a…

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Kenmore Bowls

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

Club championship games and social games were held on our green at the week-end. On Saturday a challenge game…

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Tennis

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

The Yass Tennis Association will play its first matches for this year next week-end. All matches except Yass v. St, Clement’s will…

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Women's Cricket

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

The 1953/54 women's cricket competition will be resumed— after an interval of four weeks— on Saturday, when the following…

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First Bowls Match for Turner Trophy

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

The first match for the J. Turner Trophy, between Canberra Workmen's Club B.C. and Railway Club look place on Sunday last and resulted in a win for the locals by 136 to Prior to commencement to play the president, Harold Blackett,…

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First Play On New Bowls Green

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

Goulburn Bowling Club's new green was unofficially opened last week-end. Everything considered, the…

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Goulburn Supports A.C.T. Rugby Union Protest

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

Goulburn Rugby Union will support Canberra Union in a protest against the choice of Wagga as a venue for the Fijian tour next season. Goulburn Union secretary,…

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Cricket Bat For Red Cross From Pakistan

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

The High Commissioner for Pakistan in Australia, His Excellency Mr. Habibur Rahman, presented a cricket bat to Mr…

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Athletic Hope

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

Goulburn's running hope, 19-year-old Rae James, will contest the State 100 yards country championship in Sydney this Saturday…

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Swimming Record

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

Bondi swimmer, Pam Singleton, last night clipped 5.2 seconds from the Australian women's 220 yards backstroke record. Her…

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Editorial Time for Rugby League Planning

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Reports from many country centres indicate that Rugby Leagues are busy preparing for the 1954 season, some having already appointed new coaches, but so far there has been little activity in Group Eight, which includes Goulburn and Crookwell…

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Electric Power Lines Frogmore, Rugby Consumers

Boorowa News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

The visit of Boorowa Shire representatives, Shire Clerk, Mr. C. W. Kenny, and Electrical Engineer Mr. A. H…

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Local Races To-morrow

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

Goulburn Turf Club members are advised that their 1953 members badges will be in order for to-morrow's race meeting at the…

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Boorowa Swimming Committee Council Help Appreciated School Children Very Keen

Boorowa News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

The two dressing sheds have now been erected at the weir, thanks largely to the generous .help .of .the .Shire…

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Football Club Preparing For Coming Season Annual Meeting Set For Next Sunday Week

Boorowa News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

The Boorowa Rugby League will raise the curtain on the 1954 season by holding its annual meeting on Sunday week morning, January 24th,…

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Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Team selected to represent the “Wallaroos” against Bowning at Yass on Sunday 24th is: F. Kemp, R. Faulder, S. Robinson, H. Beale…

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Sporting News Local Round-up Lulham For Coota.? Crookwell Swimming

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 8

Cootamundra League must be aiming to boost its gates. Rumour has it that Bob Lulham who had more than his share of publicity last year for reasons other than football, will be offered a job with the Costa team…

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Empire Boxing Champion May Fight Again

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Now Zealander, Barry Brown, British Empire welterweight champion, may fight it he…

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