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Sport, 1899

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Cricket Accident

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

During a cricket match at Grafton on Saturday, Bell, a Sydney player, had his arm broken by a fast ball, but continued batting one-handed…

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Tingha Races

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

The Tingha Jockey Club held their first meeting yeaterday. The attendant was very estisfactory. Heavy rain from during the day, preventing many from…

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Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Thursday, 6 p.m. RACING

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

Results of to-day's racing : -- Hurdles -- Mist, Wongy, Ditto. All aged Stakes -- Merloolas, Vigorous, Hopscotch…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 3

With tho exception of M'Kay, Kelly, and Bridge, the Tamworth cricketers collapsed against the K.S. Wales bowling. Harry Donnan, in responding to the toast…

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Sandow's First Boxing Lesson

The Inverell Times · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 8

Here is a good story of Sandow, the "Strong Man." It seems that, in spite of his many wonderful feats of strength, he had never studied the art of scientific…

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Tingha Races

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 3

About 600 persons attended the above aces on Monday. The day was very much against a big attendance, rain—almost an unknown quantity—having put in an…

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Intercolonial Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 5

The match Went Australia v. South Australia resulted in a win for the latter by four wickets…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

IT is probable that a match will be arranged between the premier club (Glen Innes) and a team selected from the rest of the Association. Such a match would prove a fitting wind-up to highly…

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London. Sunday. Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The English football team for Australia" will leave in the Oceana on May 4…

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Half-Holiday Association. Annual Cricket Match—commercials v. H.H.A.

The Inverell Argus · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

The annual cricket match, Commercial Travellers v. H.H. Association, was played on the square on Wednesday last, and was a rather…

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What Athletic Records Really Cost

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 6

Dr. ANDERSON, director, of the gymnasium at Yale (U.S.A.) University, has made some very interesting discoveries on the effect of different forms…

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Nominations Inverell J.C. Races

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 5

The following are the nominations for the two principal events to be run at the Inverell J.C. Races on Wednesday and Thursday, 3rd and 4th May next:-- Town Plate--Crmorne,…

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Racing. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 2

At the Epson races, the first of Trenton's get, P. C. Patton's bay colt, Longy, won, the Westminster Plate. The City and Suburban Handicap was won…

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Warialda Annual Races. WARIALDA

The Inverell Argus · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Warialda Jockey Club commenced to-day. The weather this morning was threatening, but with the exception of a…

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Auckland. Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 3

The New Zealand Rugby Union has referred the question of forming an Australasian Rugby Union to the affiliated bodies and New' South Wales and Queensland…

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Sporting. Inverell Races

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

The following are the weights for the two principal events at the forth coming annual race meeting of the Inverell Jockey Club, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday of next…

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Football. New Zealand

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

THE proposal to remit the remainder of the sentence passed on three members of the last New Zealand football team for misconduct has been rejected…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 3

In a practice match in Sydney on Saturday, Marrickville defeated University by 21 points to 15. Tarn worth is expected to enter two junior…

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Public School's Athletic Association

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the above Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday last. Mr. A. Cousins occupied the chair and there w as a very large attenduncs…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Gunnedah Football Club, held last Saturday, the matter of forming a North-Western Branch Union was deferred, pending the annual meeting of…

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