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New England · Sport

Sport, 1896

422 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 22

Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

The Albion and Proprietary Sohool olubs will play a match on Saturday next. The Wallaroo Football Club held a…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 5

The president of the Boomerang Club (Ald J. J. Whyte) has promised a medal to the new club. THE football match between the Wallaroos and Boomerangs set down for to-morrow has been…

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Death of the Boxing Kangaroo

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 6

PUGILISM has fallen to such a low ebb that all lovers of the ' manly art ' will regret to hear of the death of a really honest boxer. Like so many good fighters, he was Australian--a true…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

The Arfoma Club have decided to hold their social in the Town Hall on the evening of Wednesday, 13th May…

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Tenterfield Picnic Races

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 4

The Tenterfield picnic race club's annual meetings was held on Wednesday. The weather was fine and there was a fair attendance. The…

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Racing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 3

The Newmarket One-thousand Guineas was won by the Prince of Wales Thais, with Santa Maura second, and Jolly Boat third…

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 4

THE first senior match of the season was played on the show ground on Saturday between the Armidale and Arfoma teams, when the latter scored a win by 12 points…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

T. Bliss has decided to give football best this season. This means a big 1oss to the Armidale senior club. While playing football at…

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Tamworth Races. (By Telegraph). Tamworth, Tuesday night

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

The annual races commenced today. The weather was splendid and the track in good order, but only a moderate attendance of people were…

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The Tennis Tournament. N. S. Wales to the Fore

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

In the Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Doubles yesterday New South Wales wom 19 sets to victoria's eight. Croseman aud Windeyer beat…

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Racing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 5

The Adelaide Cup was won by Warpaint, Miraculum second, Trentham third. Time, 2min, 51 4-5 ths secs. Won by ahead, Trentham a length off third On the totalisator…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 6

The Senior Badge matches commence in Sydney on Saturday next. A movement is on foot in Maitland to raise subecriptions for the purpose…

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 4
Also in Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser

ON Saturday afternoon a match was played on the school ground between the Albions and N. E. Proprietary School, when the Albions won by 23 points to three. Tries…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 3

Yorkshire playing at Warwick wade ' Feel 887, Lord Hawke 166,. Wainwright 126, Jackson 117. Alb. Trott, playing fro Thornton's Eleven…

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Tall Cricket Scoring. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 5

SOME extraordinary scoring took place in cricket matches during the last week, no less than eleven men scoring over 100 runs each…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 3

The Tamworth club has appointed Messrs. Bradley and Kirke delegates to the Union. It is quite probable that only one…

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The Football Sports

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 3

The annual football sports wilt be he1d on the Showground this afternoon, when a large attendauoe of the public is anticipated. The first race…

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The Tennis Tournament. Harry Crossman Retains the Championship

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 4

The Tennis tournament in Sydney, concluded on Saturday. Rice beat Hughes easily, in the final of the 11-Comers Singles and in the…

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Racing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 5

The Newmarket Stakes resulted in a win for Galeazzo, Balsam 2nd, Bradwardin 3rd…

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