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Sport, 1899

319 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 16

Football Flashes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 4

The English footballers defeated Mount Morgan by 29 points to 3. The Tamworth footballera defeated Narrabri on Wednesday by 12 points…

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Football on

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 2

As the outcome of a football match played on Sunday on West Wyalong recreation ground between two local clubs…

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Swimming

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

Jarvis, the long distance swimming champion, has negotiated 1000 yards in 14m 10s…

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Football Notes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

QUEENSLAND beat New South Wales in the return match at Brisbane on Saturday by 13 to 3. DENPWATER and Emmaville played a draw in medal competition on Saturday at Deepwater…

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Cricket. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 5

THE Gloucester match was won by the Australians by six wickets. Gloucester, in their second innings, scored 164, and in making the 28 runs…

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V.R.C. Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

SATURDAY'S racing resulted as follows :-- Hurdles-- Residue, Jenico, Loch Fad. Lawn Handicap-- Fliut, Chorister, Novus. Steeplechase-- Mysore, Domino, Ouyer…

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Football at Warialda

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

On Saturday 1 st [?] Inverell Oxford footballers, accompanied by a junior fifteen,[?] to Warialda to advance the [?] petition another step. [?]…

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Cricket. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 5

THE cricket match between England and Australia was drawn. Australia concluded their second innings for 357. The Englishmen in their second innings lost three…

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Coursing. Successful Meeting

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 5

The second meeting of the Central New England Coursing Club eventuated on the racecourse on Wednesday, and again the Club was eminently successful in its…

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Walcha News, FOOTBALL

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 5

A football match between the Walcha Club and the Federals resulted in a win for the latter by seven points to three on Saturday last…

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Football Notes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

NEW England v Old England at Armidale to-day. Special train will run this morning and return to-night. UMPIRE McGregor deserves a word of praise for…

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Boxing for the World's Championship

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

THE contest between Jeffries, of Los Angeles, California, and Fitzsimmons took place at Coney Island New York, on June 9. The San Francisco Chronicle, which publishes a…

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Cricket. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 5

WHILE the match on Saturday resulted in a draw, the Australians obtained 301, Iredale 115. Australia then followed on, and lost three…

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Cricket-Field Cats and Dogs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 6

THEATRES often possess cats. There was one black cat at Drury Lane Theatre that Sir Augustus Harris declared he would not take hundreds of…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 3

H. Braund scored a try for University against Marrickrville on Saturday. At Brisbane on Saturday the English footballers defeated Australia by 11…

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Cricket. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 5

SURREY won the match by 104 runs. The Australians scored 194 in their second innings, Trumper making 68…

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Coursing

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 3

A good meeting took place at the local racecourse on Wednesday afternoon last. The hares were in good form and the running was exciting…

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Football Flashes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 5

Four junior teams hare entered for the N.E.B.F. Union competition—Armidale School, Wanderer, Napier, and Carlton. The fixtures for this afternoon…

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 4

"Free-kick" writes:—There were no senior matches on Saturday. Wanderers were to have met the School on the racecourse, but owing to a combination of…

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Football Notes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

ENGLAND defeated New South Wales in the return match at Sydney on Saturday by 11 points to 3. The home team played with 14 men for threeparts of the game, owing to Galloway, the scrum…

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