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Sport, 1902

591 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 30

Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 5

F. G. Finley, the crack New England half, it looked upon as the champion scrum man of the metropolitan teams. C. Scott, another old-time…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 2

THE Marlebone team had a narrow escape of defeat at the bands of the Australians last week, who only required 32 runs to win, with six wickets in hand, when rain set in and…

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Football Fancies

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon the local ground presented quite a lively appearance, a very large crowd rolling up to witness the two games decided. The match being the Glen…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 6

The Armidale School team had a day-out at the expense of Guyra on Saturday last, the score-tally showing 83 points to nil in their favor at the…

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Football Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 5

Daring a football match at Warrigal (Vic.) yesterday, Thomas Higgins, captain of one of the teams, received a Icicle in the stomach, which proved…

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Racing in England

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 4

The Oaks resulted:—Sceptre 1, Glass Jug 2. Australian Star ran third in the Dordans Plate at Epsom…

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Fatal Injury at Football

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 4

During a football match at Warrigal (Vic.) Thomas Higgins, captain of one team, received a kick in the stomach, which proved fatal…

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Cablegrams London, Monday. International Cricket. AUSTRALIANS V. Cambridge University

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 5

The Australians commenced a match at Cambridge on Monday. The weather was showery. Cambridge, in their first innings,…

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Cricket in England. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 5

IT is extremely unlikely that Howell or Saunders will play in the test match. Though Saunders is slightly better…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 6

Temworth and Armidale engaged in a return match on the local racecourse on Wednesday afternoon, a couple of hundred spectators…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

The cricket cables have kept us well conversant with the state of the English weather conditions. So far there has been nothing but rain…

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Football Fancies

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 3

IN the first grade matches in Sydney on Saturday Globe defeated Newtown, Western Suburbs beat North Sydney, University vanquished Eastern Suburbs, and South…

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Late Sporting. FOOTBALL

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

A MATCH betweeen the Coronations and Federal Clubs was played on Queen's Park, which resulted in a victory for the firstnamed by 3 points to nil. N. Bartlett…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 6

West End had a great [?] with the Guyra team on Saturday, in the presence of a large and very enthuslastic crowd of spectators including…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 5

The Arm Hale School team defeated the Old Boys of the School, in the annual game on Monday. Tries were scored by Bardekin, Nivison, and…

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A Cricket Story

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 2

When Surrey and Yorkshire act, some years ago, at Br[?]ford, the wet condition of the ground [?] a start being made at the proper time, and it was decided to…

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Tennis

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

A MATCH, town v. country, has been arranged for Coronation day. The following players have been selected to represent the town (six to play) -- Dr. Cope and Messrs. Glennie, Wisdom, Ramsay, and…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

THE following Norwood players have been chosen to journey to Emmaville to-morrow : -- Nowland, Bayliss, Brydon, Mourant, L. Maund, M. Maund, S. Whyte, J. Whyte, Brown (captain), M' Shane,…

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"Country Week" Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

MR. T. H. WILLIAMS, N.B.R.F.U. delegate to the N.S.W. Union, writes to the effect that on Friday last a resolution was passed in Council "instructing the secretary to write the New…

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Sawers' Football Trophy

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

THE committee of the New England R.F.U. on Monday evening discussed matters in connection with the trophy offered by Mr Sawers for competition among clubs affiliated with that body…

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