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Sport, 1901

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Deepwater Races

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 3

NEVF perhaps in the later history of Deepwater has a more satisfactory and successful race meeting been held than that of New Year's Day. Crowds flocked…

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Sporting. Deepwater Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 3

THE rural village of Deepwater at New Years time is always a source of attraction in as much as the energetic race committee of the little township on the banks of the Deepwater river generally…

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Federal Races. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

Hurdle Race—Redlight, Laborer, Moravian. Senators' Handicap—Cordon, Lybian, Dorcer,…

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Bonshaw Races

The Inverell Times · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

[?] above races eventuated on Boxing [?]and proved a great success. The [?]opened bright and fine, but as it [?]n was a trifle warm; nevertheless…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

A COR. writes to me slating that George's Creek cricketers are anxious to play Bundarra about Saturday week. Probably their wishes will be acceded to…

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Vegetable Creek Coursing Club

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

A MEETING of the Vegetable Creek Coursing Club took place at the Secretary's office on Saturday evening. Present, Mr. S. Truscott (chair), and Messrs. Geo. Fraser, R. Law, S, Curnow. R…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 3

J. R. M'Kay, of Uralla, will play for Maitland against a metropolitan team to-day. That Jimmy may make century, is the devout wish of all New…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 2

The New South Wales team reversed Hie tables on the South Australians in Sydney last week. Going in first the South Australians put up 157—Hill 66. Iredale, Trumper,…

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A Cricket Story

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 5

At a match between two country villages, where local rivalry ran high, the butcher of the village came in to bat, and before taking centre was seen to whisper to the umpire…

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N. E. Cricket Association

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 3

Guyra "settled" Boorolong on Saturday by seven wickets. Slater Tapp, De Courcy, C. Moore, J. Starr, and Rev. H. Woodger batted well for the…

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Boxing Contest

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 5

The boxing contest in Melbourne, last night, between Jack M'Gowan and Jim Miscut, was won by the former in nine rounds…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 3

J. M'Kay made 17 for Maitland against Sydney on Saturday, champion bowler Marsh finding his stumps. In Adelaide on Saturday Clem ancf…

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N.e. Cricket Association

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 3

Everett, of the Ollera team, is playing up to old form this season, and is going strong for the country aggregate. Arthur M'Kenzie is also "doing…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 3

The following team will represent West End against Dumarcsq this (Saturday) afternoon, at Dumaresq:—Gallagher (2), Tolley (2), Frost (2),…

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Ashford Races

The Inverell Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 9

A day's racing took place at Ashford on Thursday last, and the meeting was a success in every sense of the term. There were about 500 people on the course, the…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

The George's Creek Cricket Club has joined the Bundarra Cricket Association, and now are practising for the cup matches. The secretary of the B. C. A. has written…

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A Ghastly Holocaust Football Spectators Plunged Into Mol Ten Glass

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 5

While ions 20,000 people were watching a football match between the Stanford and Berkeley University teams, at San Francisco on the…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 3

H. Small made 63 for St. George against Petersham in Sydney on Saturday. A Singleton bowler named Charley…

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N. E. Cricket Association

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 3

The country-city match will start at 10.30 on Saturday. Conningdale is "wiping the floor" with everything this season, and up to…

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A.J.C.Races. Postponement and Acceptances. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

THE race meeting of the A. J. Club, which was to have been held on Saturday and Monday next, has been postponed to the 13th and 16th February…

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