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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1955

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Rugby League Yass Wins 19-5 Juniors Complete Double

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 2

Despite the most adverse weather conditions a good crowd attended the Group 8 competition clash between…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 8

Games listed for last week-end could not be played because of the rain and will be played this week-end…

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Rugby League Round-Up

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 8

DESPITE the absence of several of their star players, Yass gave a very pleasing all round exhibition against Captain’s Flat…

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Golf Notes (By “Out of Bounds”)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 8

Our visit to Royal Canberra last Sunday was, as usual, a tremendous success socially and although all players were more or…

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Tennis Championships More Than 50 Entries

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 2

More than 50 entries have been received for the Yass District Tennis Championships being held this weekend…

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Golf Club Farewell to Mr. & Mrs. Hardie (By “Out of Bounds”)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 2

The Yass Golf Club’s farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Max Hardic last Saturday night was a most enjoyable function but all present…

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Proud Winner of Athletic Trophy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 8

DON GRIEVES standing proudly behind the magnificent trophy which he won in the rccent Athlete Of The Year Quest. Don is third from the left standing beside the organiser of the quest and donor of the trophy, Mr. Rcub. Howes. Mr. Howes is the holder of an Australian Weight Lifting record. Others in the photo are Billy Rayner left, and Bobbie Moore right…

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Rugby League 10-All Draw At Queanbeyan

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 May 1955 · page 2

Yass and Qu[?] played a 10-all draw in the first grade competition match at the Queanbeyan…

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Tennis Association’s First District Championships

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 May 1955 · page 2

Yass Tennis Association held its first district championships this week-end. Semi-finals and finals will be played next week-end. The Association consists of four clubs, Hume, Yass…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 6

The Club Championship games have been taken a further stage with the following results: “B” Grade Singles: Dickson…

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Tennis

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 5

Team to represent St. Augustine’s against Kangiara, at Kangiara, this Sunday. Transport to leave Hill’s Corner at 9.30 a.m…

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Associate Golf

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 6

YASS Associate golfers were well represented at the Royal Canberra Open Tournament last week and were very impressed…

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Golf Notes (By “Out of Bounds”)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 1

Our patron certainly has good control over the weather conditions round these parts. After a week of miserable wet and cloudy…

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Rugby Round-Up Goulburn Expected To Draw Record Crowd

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 5

Yass Rugby League officials are most confident that the strong Goulburn combination will draw a record crowd to Victoria Park next Sunday when the locals will meet the visitors in both first and reserve…

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Reunion Races Scarlet Emblem Wins Handicap Small Crowd, Small Fields

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 May 1955 · page 3

The Reunion Races held on Marchmont Racecourse last Saturday afternoon attracted very small fields and a small…

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Country Football Dalton Beats Rugby Opening Of Season

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 8

The newly-formed Dalton football team opened the season with a convincing win over last season’s Reserve Grade Premiers, Rugby…

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Golf Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 10

The Jeir Cup field last. Sunday was rather small, due no doubt to the fact that the weather was not all it could have been and…

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Rugby League Round-Up

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 9

AFTER hit Sunday’s crowd pleaser between. Yass and Goulburn, the competition clash between Crookwell and Yass at Victoria Park next Sunday, should draw an even larger crowd. Yass officials believe that the white legged wearers of the green from the icy, spud…

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BOWLS Club Championship Is Nearing Final Stage

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 10

During the week-end championship matches were played and there were some keen contests. These were the results…

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Tennis Championships Some Finals Still To Be Played

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 6

Yass Tennis Association Championships, which started on the week-end of May 7 and 8 will not be completed…

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