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New England · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 5

A movement is on foot in Tamworth to start a junior competition, Something of the kind should be attempted in Armidale this season…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 3

A cricket match will he played at Guyra on Saturday next, 27th instant, between a combined team from Coningdale, Aberfoyle, and Rockvale,…

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British Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 5

The final match for the British Football Association Cup was played at Crystal Palace on Saturday, and resulted in a draw between the…

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Country Cricket Competition. Final—gum Flat v. GRAGIN

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 2

Reviewing the fast waning cricket season we are reluctantly compelled to admit that Inverellites have failed to infuse any appreciable enthusiasm into that noble sport. The reason of…

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Coursing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 4

THE Central New England Coursing Club held their first meeting of the season on Wednesday last on the Armidale racecourse. Despite the…

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Amateur Picnic Races. a Big Success

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 2

THE usual race meeting of the above Club took place on Wednesday last on the local Racecourse. The weather was anything but agreeable, a bitterly cold…

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Central New England Coursing Club

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 3

The opening meeting of the Central New England Coursing Club took place on the Armidale racecourse last Wednesday. Notwithstanding…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 2

On Saturday last the final match for the New England cup and badges was played at Armidale, the contesting teams being Uralla (winners of, the town series) and Coningdale…

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Football. Opening of the Season

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 4

At a meeting of the N.E.R.F.U. Managing Committee on Wednesday night it was decided to send a letter of thanks to Mr.Alleine Fletcher of…

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Country Cricket Competition. (To the Editor of the Inverell TIMES.)

The Inverell Times · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 2

Sir,—I fully intended that my last effusion RE the above should be the "final," as far as I was concerned, at any rate, but since "A Delegate" has…

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Country Football Week

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

IN August of last year the New South Wales Rugby Football Union invited the various branch Unions under its control to offer suggestions regarding the carrying out of me country week…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 5

Armidale School played a team selected from the local clubs on Saturday, and won by 9 points to nil Finley and Richards scored. Mr,…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 3

The senior cricket season at Adelaide has concluded. F. Hack heads both the batting and bowling averages for the season. His batting…

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The Annual Races

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 2

The third annual re-union under the auspices of the Inverell Race Club will take place on Goodwood to-day and to-morrow, The committee have held frequent m[?]tings of…

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Country Cricket Competition. to the Editor of the Interell Times

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 2

Sir,—"Geebung" in a previous letter intimated that it was his desire to discontinue this correspondence. My reply to him, however, evidently ruffled his feathers and touched him…

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Tennis

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2

FOR the ladies' captaincy Miss Burne defeated Mrs. Bloxsome, and Mrs, Holmes beat Mrs. Wisdom. The following are the handicaps for the Burgess Abbott trophies to-morrow:--Mrs Ho[?]mes…

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 5

Last Wednesday afternoon, a match was played between Armidale School and the Carltons. Much good play was displayed on both sides, and the…

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Tamworth Races

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 5

Splendid weather favoured the opening of the race meeting of the Tamworth Jockey Club on Tuesday, and the attendance was large…

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Racing. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 5

THE Canterbury Committee has decided that the race meeting that was originally fixed for April 27th, and postponed on account of the wet…

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Cricket. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 5

MANY of the cricket captains consider that the new rule concerning "leg before wicket" will ruin club cricket. Dr. Grace, the famous cricketer, has…

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