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New England · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Melbourne. Racing Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

A serious accident occurred at Echuca races yesterday. One of the horses fell and half a dozen tumbled over him. M'Guiness, a jockey, sustained grave internal injuries, and…

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Auckland. Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

The Sydney cricketers won the match against a North Island eleven by 123 runs…

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He Had Joined a Football Team

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 6

A REMARKABLY healthy and robust looking man walked into the establishment of an undertaker and asked to see the proprietor. A jolly looking man in a rusty suit of black responded to the…

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Intercolonial. New Zealand, Thursday. Intercolonial Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

THE N.S.W. cricketers won the match against the North Island of New Zealand eleven by 123 runs. Brisbane, Thursday…

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WALCHA & District. Walcha, Wednesday. WALCHA J. C. RACES

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

THE first day's racing took place to-day. The weather was all that could be desired, and, considering the great depression which exists in this district, the attendance was…

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CRICKET. Press v. Stage

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 3

TAKING advantage of the visit of the Dampier Company to Glen Innes, a cricket match was arranged between the Thespians aud the members of the fourth estate, aud the game took place on…

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Benefits of Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 7

A WELL-KNOWN schoolmaster, writing in the Nineteenth Century, has some very interesting remarks to make regarding football and morals. He says:--" The truly moral schoolmaster ought…

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Cricket. TEACHERS v. GUYRA C.C.

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

THE game played at Guyra on Saturday last will be long remembered by the participants. Some time ago Messrs. Leggo, Moore, and Hamilton, teachers, invited a…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 2

SIR,--Your contributor "Polo" said last week that we had a plethora of cricket here. Now, I don't know how he comes to that conclusion. At one time the Glen Innes C.C. and Carlton C.C…

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V. R. C. Races. First Day--

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 3

Hopeful Stakes.--Question, Preston, Minto. St Leger Stakes.--Patron, Carnage, Light Artillery. Other starter: The Sailor Prince. Won easily ; time 3min. 21 14secs…

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Proprietary Pony and Galloway Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 5

THE third meeting of the newly-formed Proprietary Pony and Galloway Race Club was held on the Highfield course on Wednesday afternoon last. The weather being beautifully fine was the means…

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Cricket. ALBIONS V. West End

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 4

A MATCH between the above teams in the Smith challenge cup series took place on Saturday afternoon, but owing to the late hour in which it was commehced and the…

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Cricket. Armidale Combined V. Glen Innes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 3

THE Armidale Combined Team left for Glen Innes by Saturday morning's mailtrain. They met and defeated the local eleven the same day. The team put…

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Cricket. ARMIDALE V. INVERELL

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 5

THE Armidale combined cricket team journeyed to Inverel1 on Sunday last after inflicting a single innings defeat on Glen Innes the previous day; but owing to the…

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Football as it is Played

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

IN crossing the Atlantic, football has clearly not lost its perils. An American writer has taken the trouble to gather from the New York papers of…

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Cricket. ALBIONS v. West End

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

THE cup match between the above teams was continued on Saturday afternoon, and when the stumps were drawn for the day the game was at a very interesting stage…

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Randwick Autumn Races. Fourth Day--saturday

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 3

ROUS Handicap. --Trenchant, Projectile Sailor Prince. Place Handicap.--Oxide, The Trier, Donation…

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Cricket. ALBIONS V. West End

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1894 · page 4

THE George Smith Cup match between the above teams was concluded on Saturday last in favour of the Albions by 43 runs. When play was started for the…

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Moree Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 3

SIR,--My attention has been called to an extract from your journal, supplied by one of your contributors, and with your permission I would like to breathe a word in that gentleman's apparently…

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Rose Hill Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 3

The weather was delightful to-day and the attendance large. Results: Granville Stakes--King Orry, Kamschatka, Thulite…

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