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New England · Sport

Sport, 1889

39 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 2

On Swimming Horses

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1889 · page 3

WE often read of fatal accidents happening through misplaced confidence in a horse's swimming powers. Any swimmer knows what carrying a weight in water…

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Boxing Contest

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1889 · page 8

ON Saturday night last W. Smith and Charley Dunn met at the near Town Hall to try conclusions with 5-ounce gloves, for £100 aside. Smith was the most…

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Hawkesbury Races. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1889 · page 4

THE following are the results of to-day's races:— Hurdles: Drilldool, Willoughby, Albert…

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Hawkesbury Races

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1889 · page 8

THE following are the results of Saturday's races:—Produce Stakes: Rudolph, Alchemist. Only two started…

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Ironclad Cricket Club

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1889 · page 8

On Saturday night last the annual meeting of the Ironclad Cricket Club was held at the Royal Hotel. The Secretary has furnished - us with the following…

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Armidale Cricket Club

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1889 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Armidale Cricket Club was held at the St. Hilda Hotel on Saturday evening last.. There was a very fair attendance, and the chair…

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Caulfield Races. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1889 · page 4

THE following are the results of to-day's races:—Caulfield Stakes: Dreadnought, Carbine. Bravo and Dunkeld ran a dead…

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Cricket. Armidale v. West End

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 4

THESE clubs commenced a match, last Saturday, the former being captained by Mr. P. G. Marsh, and the latter by Mr. P. O'Connor. West End went first to the…

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Ladies' Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 3

GALCOT Park, Reading the seat of Mr. J. H. Blagrave, was (says the EUROPEAN MAIL of July 12) the scene of a novel cricket match on…

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Cricket. Armidale United V. Grammer School Past and Present

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 4

A MATCH which should prove a very interesting one has been arranged between the teams as above stated, to play on the racecourse next Saturday, commencing at…

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The Cricketers' Races

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1889 · page 8

A PLEASANT day's sport to the public was provided by die cricketers at the racecourse, on Saturday, the day being bright and fine, and the attendance good. The…

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Cricket. Armidale v. IRONCLADS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1889 · page 8

LAST Saturday these clubs met for the first match of this season. The day was anything but suitable for cricket, and some extraordinary cricket was witnessed…

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Cricket. Armidale v. IRONCLADS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 4

THE match between these clubs was continued and concluded last Saturday, the Armidale team winning with an innings and 2 runs to spare. With two wickets…

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Cricket. Armidale 2Nd Eleven V. Grammar School

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1889 · page 4

THESE teams met on Saturday last for a friendly game, the former proving victorious, though the boys made a much better show than was expected. Snape…

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Cricket. Armidale v. WALCHA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1889 · page 4

A TEAM from the Armidale Club journeyed to Walcha on Saturday last, and had a most enjoyable trip. A start was made about 1 o'clock on Friday afternoon, and,…

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Cricket. Armidale v. West End

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1889 · page 2

THIS, match was concluded on Saturday last, the result being an easy win for the Armidale club. A scratch match was afterwards played…

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Uralla Races

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1889 · page 4

THE first day's racing in connection with the Uralla Jockey Club was held yesterday. There was a large attendance, including many Armidale visitors, and the…

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Caulfield Races. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1889 · page 4

THE following are the results of to-day's races: —Hurdles: Bolingbroke, Weather Cock, Beggar Boy…

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Hillgrove Athletic Sports

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1889 · page 8

THE Athletic Sports came off on the Recreation Ground on Thursday, and may, except for a few disagreeable contretemps, be written as having passed off very…

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