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Sport, 1908

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Armidale T. C. Races

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 6

The Boxing Day meeting of the above club came off on Thursday last on the Armidale racecourse, and was attended by about 1000 persons, the…

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Deepwater Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 2

LONG before the appointed time for the departure of the special train for Deepwater the platform of the local railway station was thronged with intending excursionists on…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. CRICKET. England v. Australia

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

The second Test match was continned to-day, when England who bad lost three wickess for 246 the previous day, resumed their first…

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Emmaville Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

DELIGHTFULLY cool weather characterised the race meeting held under the auspices of the V.C.J. Club at Emmaville on Saturday—a[?] that was fully appreciated by visitors…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

[?] PLAYING for the South Australian juniors against the Victorian juniors at Adelaide during the holiday, Ward captured seven wickets…

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BENDEMEER, Saturday Night. RACES

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 3

OUR annual race meeting took place on New Year's Day on the new registered course. The weather being perfect, a very larg gathering was in…

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Imperial Cricket Board. London, Sunday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

ABE BAILEY, the South African millionaire, suggests the formation of an Imperial Cricket Board of Control…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

PLAYING for New South Wales teachers a[?] Wanganui (New Zealand) the other day [?] Tapp (late of Glen Innes) scored 31 not out in a total of 205. N.S.W. you…

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Late Sporting. Emmaville Races

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

THE Vegetable Creek Jockey Club races look place on Saturday last, and passed off successfully. Appended are the resuit:—…

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Telegrams. Sydney Friday. CRICKET [?] v.Australia The Third Test Match

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

C[?] is unable to play in the third test match. owing to an injury to his [?]. H[?] have been [?] in the team, with…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

The New Zealand professional football [?] has been defeated by a team repre[?] England by 1 goal…

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The Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

IT should not be forgotten that on Saturday next, at 9 p.m. nominations for the Opening Cranbrook, Welter and Anniversary handicaps for the local Jockey Club…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

IN the two test matches already decided Australia has scored [?] runs for 38 wickets and England [?] for 39 wickets. Pretty close going [?]?…

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Telegraphic. Cricket

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

Weather perfect Australia all [?] for 285 ; England 5 out for 259; Hobbs 26, Fane 48, Hutchings 23, Braund a Gunn 64, Hardstaff 51,…

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Sporting. the Cricket Season

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

THIRD TEST MATCH.—The third test match of the Englishmen's tour commenced at Adelaide on Friday. Australia gave a disappointing display. They sadly felt the…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Tuesday. CRICKET. England v. Australia. The Third Test Match

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

The match was resumed to-day in fearfully hot weather, the thermometer registering 106 degrees daring the afternoon…

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Swimming Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

The second carnival promoted by the local Swimming Club eventuated at the local baths on wednesday evening last, and proved a most pronounced sucess…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

[?] was effected at Brisbane on Saturday. Barstow secured eight wickets for one run. Maclaren six for eight, and M. Caffrey seven for 21. Gentlemen,…

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Swimming" Carnival

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 6

The second carnival of the season promoted by the Armidale Swimming Clob, attracted a crowded gathering on Wednesday evening. Every seat…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

To date the M.C.C. items has played in matches, won five, drawn four, and lost two. Eight individual centuries have been made on behalf of the side. The Englishmen are…

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