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New England · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Boxing Championship. London, Sunday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 5

BURNS, the boxing champion of the world, has been matched to fight Squires, the Australian champion, in Paris, on the 13th of Jane…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 6

The touring British football team defeated Wis[?]rapa (N.Z.) on Saturday last by 17 points to 3. The Queensland professionals, with…

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Golf Gossip

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

MR. CRUSEMAN retains the captaincy. Congratulations to a worthy holder. Was there ever a game he took up in which he did not excel? At…

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Football. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

THE British football team has been defeated by Wellington (N.Z.) by six points…

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Football Fancies. Saturday's Fixtures

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

FEDERALS v. Rovers, on Show Ground, at 3.15. A. G. Vincent reference. Cartons v. Royal Blues, at Emmaville, commerce 3.15 A. H. E. Cobley reference…

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Cricket. London Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

PLAYING for Middlesex against Hampshire, at Lords, Warner and Tarrant went in first and secured 203 runs for the first wicket. Warner made 110 and Tarrant 157…

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The Sporting Column. Football Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 8

There was a poor attendance at Wednesday's match between Centrals and the School, owing, no doubt, to the bleak weather prevailing. The match itself,…

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Late Sporting. Football. Tenterfield v. STANTHORPE

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 7

On Monday last about 20 of the local Footballers visited Stanthorpe and suffered defeat at the bands of the local club by 3 points to nil. Crisp captained…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 6

Sydney University it now the only [?]beaten first grade Rugby club in Sydney this season. The tearing British Rugby team…

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Coursing Club

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

A MEETING of the above was held at Tattersall's on Friday night, there being a good attendance. A report was read from the sup-committee on ground improvements…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 5

London, Sunday Night.—Playing for Marylebone against Cambridge University, Tarrant, the ex-Victorian, took seven wickets for 46 runs…

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Football Fancies

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 5

FEDERALS and Emmaville Cartons Show Ground next Saturday. FOOTBALLERS! The Union Social in the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow night. Don't…

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The Sporting Column. Football Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 8

THE local competition matches were advanced another stage on Saturday last on the Sports Ground. The weather was perfect, and a large assemblage of interested…

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A Football Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 4

A man named Walter Rocks, of Tocumwal, died from the effects of injuries sustained vhile playing in a football match on Saturday…

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Coursing [?]

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 4

THE Clerk of the We[?] mood on Wednesday [?] weather for the holiday [?] second meeting of the [?]…

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Golf Gossip

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 5

FOU[?] A [?] Stanth[?] A tour no[?] would [?] Tuesday [?] Warwick…

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Football Social

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 4

A FOOTBALL Union social was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night. There was a large assemblage of dancers, and the affair possed off most successfully…

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The Sporting Column. Football Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 4

The weekly meeting of the Rugby Union committee was held on Monday last, Mr. Lamb being in the chair. The protest from De La Salle against North juniors playing…

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Late Sporting. Football. Glen Innes v. TENTERFIELD

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

A TEAM of footballers journeyed to Glen Innes on Tuesday night and met a local team on Wednesday morning on the Show Ground. In the first half Glen…

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Trangular Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 4

The London Daily Graphic' upholds the Australian attitude with regard to traingular cricket…

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