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Sport, 1891

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Football Notes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 2

WE excerpt from the Record the following account of the visit of the Glen Innes footballers to Tenterfield :-- The event of the football season came off on…

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Athletics and Diet

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 2

Given a man whose life is devoted to a professional pursuit and who draws chiefly on his mental energies, how shall he get the most, and best out of hims if and reach his…

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Tennis Tournament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1891 · page 5

ON Saturday last the Tamworth Tennis Club sent sir representatives to try conclusions with the Armidale Association team. The weather in the morning was…

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Boorolong Cricket Club. [Communicated.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1891 · page 7

A MEETING of the above Club was held at Boorolong on the 19th inst. The Committee's report was received, also the financial statement, which at present…

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Tennis in Holland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 2

THE Dutch have perhaps taken to British sports more aptly than any other people on the Continent (says a London paper of August 12.) Last week a three days'…

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Victorian A. T. C. Races. First Day:--saturday

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1891 · page 4

CAULFIELD Stakes.--Marvel, Bungebah, Dillon' Other starters: Lyndhurst, Tarcoola, Gnaroo, Tirailleur, Enue, Burlesque, Whimbrel, Malvolio, Gresford, Megaphone, Magic Circle, Lord Hopetoun…

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Cricket Curiosities

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 7

FULLER Pilch, an English umpire of repute, refused to give Dr. E. M. Grace out on the latter's first appearance at Canterbury. The batsman was palpably out…

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Victorian R. C. Races. First Day

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1891 · page 4

After the first race rain fell, and drizzling showers tended to mar the sport and made the track heavy. The attendance was enormous, including a large number of visitors from…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 4

ON Saturday last the representatives of the Chandler C. C. journeyed to Hillgrove West, where they met and defeated an eleven of the local players by an…

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Victorian R. C. Races. Fourth Day--saturday

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 4

FOAL Stakes.--Strathmore, Sainfoin, Tiraillerie. Flemington Stakes.--Urith, Happy Jack, The Captain. V.R.C. Handicap.--Portsea, Sir William, Chintz…

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Victorian R. C. Races. Second Day--tuesday

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 3

As usual there was nothing done in Melbourne to-day but the races, the excitement over which was intense, the Cap being the all-absorbing topic: The weather was simply magnificent, and the…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 4

ON Monday last a team of Walcha cricketers met the Armidale boys and indulged in a friendly game on the oval. Mr. P. G. Marsh captained the home…

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Austria's Discontented Slave Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1891 · page 2

The Austrian Government has always had great difficulty in managing Bohemia, bat recently matters have grown worse through a panslavist propaganda among the young…

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Football and Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 3

THE English Ruby Football players who have been touring in South Africa returned home two or three days ago (says a London paper of October 2). Their…

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The Tree Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1891 · page 1

Probably this is the most troublesome insect affecting the canes of the raspberry. The female cricket lays her eggs in the autumn by thrusting her long ovipositor…

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Cricket. Armidale C.C. v. ALBION C.C.

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 December 1891 · page 4

THIS match was concluded last Saturday, and resulted in an easy win for the former by one innings and 51 runs. At the close of the preceding Saturday's play the…

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Boxing Day Races

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1891 · page 2

ON Saturday last there was a very fair attendance on the course to witness races that had been arranged by the committee of the New England Jockey Club. The…

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Cricket Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1891 · page 2

ON Saturday last the Armidale Cricket Club sent forth an eleven to play a friendly game with a Salisbury combined team, including two good men from…

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