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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1955

311 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 15 of 16

Tennis Teams

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 November 1955 · page 3

Hume Pink team for this week-end’s Association match: T Tonkin. (capt.), J. Bowden, W. Rayner, B. Moore, Miss…

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£2774 Golf Club Profit

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 November 1955 · page 10

The profit and loss account presented at the annual meeting of the Young Golf Club showed the Club made a net…

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Bowls Gala Day for Linton

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 November 1955 · page 15

Next Sunday will be a gala day for Lintoh War Veterans’ Home, proceeds to go towards providing a bowling green for…

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Manton Motors Transport Park Could Become Popular Swimming and Picnic Resort Service and Beauty on the Highway

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 November 1955 · page 8

Five acres of land, once part of “Lucernvale,” seven miles from Yass on the Hume Highway, are developing quickly into a transport service station and a beauty spot…

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Former Yass Girl Wins at Athletics

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 November 1955 · page 10

Former Yass girl, 14 year old Janice Price, only daughter Mr. and Mrs. Len Price, of Cooma, and late of Yass,…

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Speedboat Racing £30 Damage Caused to Tango by Spectators

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1955 · page 2

Spectators at yesterday’s meeting of the Murrumbidgee Speedboat Club at Good Hope sat on the bow of H. Medway’s speedboat Tango, causing £30 damage…

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Swimming Classes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 1

The annual Department of Education vacation swimming classes will be held In country areas from January 9 to…

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Tennis Team

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 2

St. Augustine’s Gold team to play in the Association match on Saturday: L. Pollard, capt., N. Pollard, D. Smith, D…

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Additions to Golf Clubhouse

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 4

Additions and alterations to Yass Golf Clubhouse house will cost about £3,500. Plans for the…

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Competition Cricket Bookham and Dalton in Lead in First Round Weissel, Weston And James Score Fine Centuries

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 8

THE TOP class batsmen in both Triggs’ Shield and Sweeney Cup competition matches played last Sunday, showed marked superiority over the bowlers generally. Very little respect…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 1

An evening with a difference was enjoyed by both members and women bowlers last Friday night when Bob Pinkerton, of…

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Tennis

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 2

St. Augustine’s A team to play St. Clement’s A: K. Smith, G. Whittaker. N. Wheeler, D. Goode, Mrs. J. Mead, Mrs. Roy…

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Competition Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 8

The Jesters further enhanced their prospects of a Triggs’ Shield victory when they recorded…

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TENNIS School Champions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 1

Mount Carmel College tennis championships were players on St. Augustine’s courts fast Friday, When K. Butt won…

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TENNIS Week-end Teams

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 1

Teams Selected to play next Saturday in Yass Tennis Association matches include: HUME CLUB…

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Golf Club Greens Being Oiled £2590 Surplus Announced At Meeting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 16

Greens on Yass Golf course are being oiled and at least nine are expected to be completed in time for the opening day in 1956. This was reported by the president, Mr…

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Tennis Teams

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 December 1955 · page 2

Hume Red team to play Yass Club at the Yass courts next Sunday at 2 o’clock is: L. Burgess, N. O’Brien, G. Bush,…

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Diggers’ Races 6 Races This Saturday at Marchmont

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 December 1955 · page 2

Prospects are bright for the Yass Diggers’ Races this Saturday when six events will be held for £305 prize money. The course will be in apple…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 December 1955 · page 1

There was a good roll up of 30 players on the green on Sunday, and another round was played in the…

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Women’s Bowls Winners

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 December 1955 · page 4

Members of Yass Women’s Bowling Club and four visiting rinks from Canberra, Moss Vale, Crookwell and…

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