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Sport, 1903

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

TOWN v. Country on the Show Ground next Saturday. Latter team:--Sharpe, A. Cadell, O'Brien, Rees, M'Lean, Mitchell, Hagan, Hunold, Gilchrist, L. Fakes, Arthur…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

The following players will represent the Half-Holiday Club in a match against Bungulla on Queen's Park on Wednesday next:—Messrs. Baker, Parker, Mitchell,…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 5

The New South Wales Cricket Association last night disapproved the proposal to widen the wicket. In the match Lord Hawke's team…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

THUS a writer in our Newcastle morning contemporary :--Is boxing brutal? That's a question that is being heard on every hand just now. Clergyman and others of like mind probably nover…

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Cricket Concert

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

TO-MORROW evening the concert and dramatic performance organised to financially assist the Northern Border Cricket. Association will take place in the Town Hall. An excellent programme…

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Jottings on Sport. CRICKET

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

PLATING for Burwood against Glebe on Saturday J. Mackay notched 37. R. ABEL has now made over 2000 runs in a season in eight consecutive years—a total of…

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Fun at Cricket. Some Amusing Stories

The Inverell Times · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 7

Books about cricket are always welcome, provided that the author has not too many pet theories about the game and possesses a good repertoire of stories…

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Boxing Contests

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

The Daily Telegraph is giving great prominence to what it describes as ratal spectacles at the boxing saloons in Sydney. Speaking of one a few…

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Sporting Mems. the Coursing Club

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 5

THE "Government Gazette" of the 18th inst. contains a notification that a special lease has been granted to the New England Coursing Club (of which Mr. M. Hern is…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

SHIELD matches for next Saturday:--Red Range v. Glencoe, at Glencoe; Shannon Vale v. Wellingrove, at Wellingrove ; Glen Innes v. Reddestone, at Reddestone…

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Cricket Concert

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

THE concert arranged on behalf of the Northern Border Cricket Union eventuated in the Town Hall on Saturday evening, which occasion was marked by the gathering…

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International Cricket. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 5

In the match against Lord Hawke's team, N.S.W. in their second innings made 463, Duff 196 and Hopkins 133 being. the principal scores. Lord…

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Boxing

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 5

W. M'Coll, the champion boxer of Australia, who has conducted for some time past the Royal Standard Hotel at Adamstown, near Newcastle,has disposed of his business…

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Football

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 5

The rugby season will be officially opened in Sydney early in May. The Canadian footballers won 5, lost 9, and drew one of their first fifteen matches in the…

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Cricket

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 5
Also in The Armidale Chronicle

George Giffen will be 44 on the 27th inst The New South Wales Cricket Association has decided against the proposed widening of the wicket from 8 to 9 inches…

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Cricket. OLLERA v. Brushy Creek

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 6

Oilers and Brushy Creek played off the final match of the Guyra District Association on Saturday last, on the Guyra ground. The weather was…

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Boxing

The Inverell Times · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 4

Arthur Cripps and "Soldier" Jack Thompson fight for the middle-weight championship at the National on Tuesday, April 21. Billy M'Coll and Jim Scanlan have been…

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Cricket

The Inverell Times · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 4

The cricket match, Lord Hawke's team v. New South Wales, was abandoned on Tuesday owing to wet weather. The 236 runs put on by R. A. Duff and A. J…

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International Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 4

In the match between Lord Hawke's team and Adelaide, the former have one wicket down for 106…

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