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Sport, 1902

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 6

Young Burdekin, of the Armidale School team, is in rare form with the bat just now. His score of 40, not out, against Coningdale last…

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International Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 5

In the match, England versus Broken Hill, the former are all out for 173, Tyldesley being top scorer, with 49…

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Golf Stories

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 5

A BEAUTIFUL golf story, gauranteed as being " mostly true," is sent by a correspondent to the "Globe." He writes: -- Some years ago I was playing in a match in India,…

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Sporting Mems. the Cricket Season

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

THE Australion eleven began match at Bendigo on Tuesday last against a local sixteeo. The Bendigo representatives made 180 in their first innings, and the visitors…

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Southern Sporting A.J.C Races

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

The weights for the Doncastor Handicap and Sydney Cap were issued this week. Since their publication. Revenue and Aurous have been scratched for all their…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 6

Uralla and Dumarerq play an offmatch at Dumareeq on Saturday next. Uralla, 278 (M. M'Kay 72, U M'Kay 25 E. Bateson 24, Gillies 57,…

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Sporting. CRICKET

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

It if stated that the Englishmen cleared a trifle over £10,000 during the tour just concluded. THE Australians are having a picnic in…

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Warialda Races. Warialda. Wednesday. First Day

The Inverell Times · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club took place on the local course on Wednesday and Thursday last. The weather was fine, and owing to the continued…

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Cricket

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

SHANNON VALE scored a win in the competition on Saturday at the expense of Red Range, making 116 to 71. J. Mitchell batted splendidly for the winners in compiling a chanceless 60, and received…

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A Golf Story

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 3

THERE is a story at present current on the golf links (says the "Free Lance") that a certain golf-widower who took bat little interest in his…

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The Annual Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Warialda Jockey Club took place on Wednesday and Thursday last, and as far as the racing was concerned was…

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Sporting Mems. the Cricket Season

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 4

THE match between M'Laren's English team and South Australia was concluded on Tuesday last, the former winning by six wickets. Following are the scores:—…

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Tingha Races

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

The following weights have been declared for Tingha Races:—OPENING HANDICAP. Hidalgo, 9st 5lb; Maxim, 9st 51b; Florrie,…

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Sporting. CRICKET

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

THE score put up on the local wicket on Monday by Andy Dezius, 128, is that smiter's highest tally, and the biggest individual score made in Bundarra for the past several years…

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Mr. Balfour and Golf

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 6

A rather amusing story is going the rounds of Mr. A. J. Balfour and the Cassiobury Golf Club. The other day Mr. Balfour and Lord George Hamilton went down to…

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Football

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 3

ABOUT 18 attended a meeting at the Exchange Hotel on Saturday evening, when it was decided to re-form the Federal Football Club, the membership fee of…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

GLEN INNES and Glencoe met on the Show Ground on Saturday, and to the great surprise of all concerned "the boys from the village" went home with a narrow victory to their credit, thanks…

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Dundee Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

NEXT Monday the annual meeting of the Dundee Amateur Turf Club will be held, and indication is not wanting that it will culminate in a downright big success. The nominations for the different…

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Sporting. Hawkesbury Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

Park Stakes.--Frenchman, Olivia, Boosting. Clarendon Handicap--Acetine, Lucifer, Peppercorn…

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SPORTING. Inter-State Cricket Match

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 3

The annual cricket match between the Commercial Travellers of Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland took place at Warwick (Q.) on…

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