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New England · Sport

Sport, 1886

65 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4

Inverell Picnic Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1886 · page 2

WE learn from the Argus that the annual meeting of the Inverell Picnic Race Club took place on the Goodwood course, Byron, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, under most favorable auspices…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 2

FOLLOWING are the scores of a match played at the West End Ground, on Saturday, between second elevens representing the West End and Terrible Vale United…

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Intercolonial. Melbourne, monday. Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 4

The Intercolonial football match between Victoria and New South Wales resulted in a victory for victoria by eight goals 19 behinds to…

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Local & General News. [?] Tennis

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1886 · page 3

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1886 · page 2

A GOOD game was played on Saturday on the racecourse between a team from the Glen Innes Football Club and a "scratch" team hastily got together in Armidale…

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Tattersall's Winter Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1886 · page 7

This meeting which had been postponed came off on Saturday, with the following results :--Grand National Hurdle Race.--Veronique,Happy Thought, Caloola…

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Clarence Tattersall's Races. GRAFTON. Monday 6.15 p.m

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1886 · page 7

The entrances for the races are very fair. mere are ten in the Disposal Stakes, and sixteen in the Railway Handicap. Ten remain in the Tattersall's Handicap—Ajax. Wilhelmina, Czarovitch, Baffler,…

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Clarence Tattersall's Races. Grafton

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1886 · page 7

MAIDEN STAKES : Melanioo, Huntingdon, Sydney. Won easily at the finish; time, 1.32 12. President's Trophy: Mascotte. Disposal Stakes: Greytail, Gazelle, Sweetheart,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1886 · page 7

How few lawn-tennis players (says an English paper) know who originated the game, and where the first game was played: This excellent…

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Cricket A[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 3

IN a country cricket match a bowler was "sending down" wide after wide—unchallenged, however, by the rustic umpire. At last, however, he delivered a ball…

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University Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 8

The Oxford and Cambridge cricket match was won by 183 runs…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1886 · page 3

THIS is how London Punch welcomed the Australian Eleven:—Nine good bowlers and ten good bats, Eleven fielders as active as cats,…

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Glen Innes J.C. Winter Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1886 · page 3

THE settling took place at M'Cormack's Tattersall's Hotel on Thursday evening, July 8, the Mayor presiding. The following amounts were paid over, viz.:--W. J. Hawke, £25, and trophy…

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Clarence River Jockey Club Races. First Day

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1886 · page 2

THE Clarence River Jockey Club Races commenced on Tuesday. The weather was beautifully fine, and the attendance fair. Mares' Produce Slakes--Sirius, Azaline, 2;…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 4

The English team in their first innings made 119, Studd, 27, being the highest scorer. In their second innings the Englishmen made 148, of which Flowers and…

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Cricket: Cup Matches

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1886 · page 2

SIR,-- Will you kindly allow me space in your widely circulated paper to make a few suggestions as to raising a cup for the ensuing cricket season. I think, that in a large mining and agricultural…

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Another Test Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1886 · page 3

A fourth test match between England and Australia will be played at Lords on the 13th of September…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1886 · page 3

The Australia Eleven defeated Mr. Wyatt's team by seven wickets…

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Hawkesbury Spring Races. Second Day

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1886 · page 4

Produce Stakes.--Tamarisk, Acme, Gentility. Members' Purse--Pet Girl, Leichhardt, Lady Marion. Grand Handicap.--Meteor, Jewel, B.Y. Time,…

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