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New England · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

A new ground is to be "constructed" on the racecourse close to the precent field of play. The Union managing committee on…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

THE Competition commences to-morrow, when the Wallaroos and Boomerangs will meet on the the old ground behind the hospital, Play commences at 3 sharp,…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 3

Boggabri football, Club has joined the N. E. B, E. Union and will play in a series with Gannedab. The Sohool team defaated the…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 2

FIXTURES for to-morrow: Emmaville v Tent Hill, Drake v Tenterfield. FRANK STONE, for a young player, made a successful debut on Wednesday, As full-back for the…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

Fran Surman, the well-known three-quarter, has returned to Sydney, and intends to play with his old club—Randwick…

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Armidale School Football Match

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 4

The King's Sohool defeated Armidale School in the football match today by 21 to 6…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 2

THE Richmond River Express, speaking of a match between Casino and Lismore, says :- Of the back men, A. Leece, who hails from New England, and played at five-eighths, showed that he is no…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 June 1898 · page 2

Hillgrove Juniore forfeited to the Wanderers last Saturday. Gunnedah and Boggabri play a cup match next Saturday—a "soft snap"…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 2

THE New Zealand Rugby Union will shortly discuss the question of sending a team to England. THE Drake-Tenterfield match was, according to the local papers, a splendidly contested game…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 2

IN Sydney on Saturday, University beat Pirates by 8 to 5, and Wallaroo beat Rand wick by 29 to 3. DEEPWATER defeated Tent Hill in the Union Competition on Saturday afternoon by 9 to 5…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 June 1898 · page 3

Boggabri failed to beep their engagement with Gunnedah last Saturday. The Carltone succumbed to the…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 2

BOOMERANGS and Rangers will play a friendly game to-morrow afternoon. FIXTURES for to-morrow : Emmaville v. Deepwater at Deepwater, Tenterfield Waratabs v. Drake…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 3

R. Whiteside, who a few years ago was the best all-round foodball in New south Wales, left for New Zealand on Wednesday…

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London. Sunday. Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 3

Oxford won the cricket match against Cambridge University by nine wickets…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 3

The Nepiers defeated Uralia by 5 to 3 in a second junior match on Saturday. For the winners Tolley scored a try. which was converted,…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 2

WALLAROOS v. Boomerangs to-morrow. The match to-morrow will be played on the Show Ground, commencing at 3.15. COUNTRY Week commences in Sydney to-morrow…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 3

The Newcastle team to take part in country week is as follows Miller, White, Stewart, Gwynae, Gallagher, Kenrick, Caddy, Brien, Matthews, Hart,…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 2
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

Central Western beat Northern by 19 to 10 ; Western beat New England by 9 to 5…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 3

TRENT HILL defeated Emmaville in the Competition on Saturday afternoon by 6 to 3. WHETHER is was that influenza had extracted half-energy from footballers or that the remaining…

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