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Sport, 1902

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The Sketcher. Fun on the Links. Comic Phases in American Golf

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 6

Golf has its funny side as well as its really serious and perplexing points, and, indeed, it is the unexpected occurrence of perplexing situations that…

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Original Correspondence. That Cricket Match. [To the Editor of the Advocate,]

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of 25th. Jan. there appeared a letter referring to a cricket match played at Bundarra on New Year's Day between Bundarra & Tingha, signed "Lover of…

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Cricket

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

The match between New South Wales and McLaren's team of English cricketers was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday afternoon at the Sydney…

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Cricket. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 5

BARNES, the English cricketer, will be unable to play in the test match in Sydney. He had a try at the nets, but he found that his injured knee…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 3

REDDESTONE went under to Half Holiday on Wednesday afternoon to the extent of 24 runs. H. H. made 114, Higgins 31, M'Lean 20 not out, and Brown 19 heading the list…

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The Cricket Squabble

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 2

SIR, -- One of the S. C. has had his corns pinched and evidently thinks that be is possessed of the faculty of peering into other people's minds, especially when he directly accuses one of year staff of inditing my letter. If I were to follow on his…

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The Cricket Season. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 5

BARNES, the English bowler, has arrived from Melbourne, but it is not likely that he will be able to play in the test match to morrow…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 6

F. R. Spofforth, the one-time demon boaler, is of a visit to Australia. Clem Hill has scored 896 runs in…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

THE George's Creek trundlers have this season put up some first-class averages, especially E. Pearce and G. Ready, as the following averages will show:—E. Pearce, 43…

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Sporting News. CRICKET

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

Joe Seabrook topped the cricket scores in Tamworth a few days ago, with 95 not out. During the time he has played for the. Half-Holiday club…

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International Cricket. the Fourth Test Match

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 4

The fourth test match, between England and Australia, was commenced in Sydney to-day. The Australian team was composed…

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Tennis Club

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Glen Innes Tennis Club was held at the School of Arts, Mr. H. R. Crossman (President) occupying the chair. Messrs. Healey. Eaton, Garrett,…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

IN a cricket match at Gundagai recently on aboriginal bowler named Williams took ten wickets for 9 runs. Y.M.I. inflicted a somewhat heavy…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 3

A cricket match was played at Guyra on Saturday' between teams representing Nortb G[?]ra and Oilers, and resulted in a win for the former…

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Elephant Versus Cyclist. Remarkable Races Round an Arena

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 3

There is always something exciting about watching a race—more especially if the contest be between a man and so animal. Who does not remember the keen delight…

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Tennis

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

A TENNIS match between teams chosen by Mr. Dodd and Glen Innes Club, A players barred, mixed and gentlemen's doubles, has been arranged to take place on the 5th…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 3

Glen Innes and Stonehenge to morrow, at Storehenge. Former team: -- Abbott, Travers, Ross (2), Crossman, Bloss[?], Gl[?]nnie, Chattey, Martin, M'Lean, Robbards…

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Sporting. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

AT Barraba on Saturday week the eleven of that place defeated Bingara by 13 runs. The fifth and last test match commences at Melbourne next Friday, when Barnes' services…

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Caulfield Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

Two-Year-Old--Rieuzi, Hardabee, Milner. Hurdles--Linden, Lilly's Secret, Warmout…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

THE following Half Holiday team will meet Y.M.I on the Show Ground to-morrow afternoon, play starting at 1.45 SHARP : -- C. Bloxsome Nunn, Brown, M'Kerihan; Priest,…

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