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Sport, 1896

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 2

The Sydney Juniors defeated the Queensland Juniors by an innings and 29 runs. The New South Wales team…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 4

THE intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued on Tuesday at Melbourne in the presence of a very large attendance. The state of the…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 3

Bartlett, of the Oriental Club is developing into a good bowler, Synge knooked up 95 in good style against Salisbury on Wednesday…

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Yarrowitch Races

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 3

Races were held at Yarrowitch on New Year's Day. Delightful weather prevailed, but the races could not be voted a success, very poor fields going…

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Deepwater Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

UNDOUBTEDLY one of the best race meetings ever held at Deepwater took place on New Year's Day. The weather was fine aud warm, and by noon fully 1100 people had assembled on the course…

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Bowls. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 5

THE Launceston team won the bowling match against the Waverley team from Sydney. Jas. Lawson, of Gippsland, was…

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Ollera. Lawn Tennis. Ollera

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 5

ON Monday last, 30th Dec., the Ollera lawn tennis team visited Glen Innes, when they tried conclusions with the town club, and won the match by 27 games. An…

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Tattersall's Races. Second Day--saturday

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

THOUGH there was not a holiday crowd at Randwick to-day, the attendance was good--about 7000 altogether. Fortunately the intense heat which prevailed up to-noon was relieved afterwards by a…

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Tattersall's Races. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 5

THE following are the results of the above races, which took place this afternoon:—New Year's Gift: Beau Brunei, Ordnance, Dodo…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

THE New South Wales team in New Zealand commenced a match against Auckland on Tuesday. The visitors, who were one man short, owing to an accident to Burton,…

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Auckland. Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

The match, Auckland v. Sydney, resulted in a draw in favor of Sydney, who afterwards left for Sydney…

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Intercolonial Cricket. [By Telegraph.] New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

THE cricket match Auckland v. Sydney resulted in a draw in favour of the Sydney team, who afterwards left by steamer for Sydney…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 2

IT is definitely announced that Garrett will be unable to accompany the next Australian team to England. THE election of Harry Trott to the position of…

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Cricket ([?])

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 4

ON Saturday last a match was played at Tamworth between the representatives of Armidale and Tamworth, when the latter won on the first innings by 15 runs. The…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 2

Sloman, the ex-Inverellite, is playing up to his old form in Bathurat. Playing for South Sydney on Saturday Marry Donnan scored 92 in a…

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Swimming Matches

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 5

At the Australian Swimming Championship Meeting last night, J. Hellings, of New South Wales, won the 220 yards championship, the New Zealand and Victorian…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 2

CONINGHAM is now in Sydney, and plays with the South Sydney team. MESSRS. Garrett and Giffen in Adelaide last week picked the following players as certainties for the…

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Swimming Championship. [By Telegraph.] Sydney. Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 5

AT the Australian swimming championship meeting last night, J. Hellings (N.S.W.), won the 220 yards championship, the New Zealand and Victorian…

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Swimming Championship

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 4

The Mile Swimming Championship of Australasia was won at Windsor yesterday by Percy Cavill of New South Wales…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 3

Lord Sheffield has arranged to get a team to meet the Australian Eleven in their opening match. There appears to be a desire to…

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