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Sport, 1908

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Cricket in Tasmania

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

The English cricketers command a game against Northern Tasmania on Saturday. The visitors batted first, and so far have lost three wickets for 218…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 4

In the match England v Tasmania, the latter scored 276 runs. England, in their second innings, have three wickets down for 148—Hobbs 64 not…

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The Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

IT is expected that the meeting projected by the Jockey Club for next Monday will be attended with a full measure of success. The fields promise to be numerous, and the…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

MOUNT MITCHELL and Half Holiday meet in the Northern Border competition, at the Show Ground to-morrow afternoon. Players are asked to put in an early appearance…

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World's Swimming Record Broken. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

CECIL HEALY last night broke the 200 yards world's swimming record established by the late B. B. Keiran…

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Late Sporting. Cricket

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 2

The following junior players will represent Tenterfield in a match to be played against the Stanthorpe juniors at the latter town to-morrow Saturday:—A. Reid,…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 6

What sh[?] be an [?] [?] down for Monday next, on the local [?] when the [?] most an…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Friday. Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

The inter-State cricket match between N.S.W. and Victoria was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to day. Victoria won the toss, and…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2

The New Zealand footballers were defeated by Leeds Northern Union by 12 to six…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes to say that cricket is very slack out Dundee way this year, no matches having been played at all. The local club appears to be as dead as the…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 6

Dumareeq has forfeited next Saturday's match against Hillgrove. Singleton defeated Tamworth on Saturday by an innings and 242 runs…

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Cricket. Sydney

Guyra Argus · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 4

The inter-State match between New South Wales and Victoria is in an interesting stage, the following being the scores when stamps were drawn…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

ARMSTRONG, Ransford, Tarrant, and Saunders have decided not to play for Victoria in the return match with England, which commences at Melbourne this week…

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A.J.C. RACES. The above races were concluded on Anniversary Day, with the following results:—

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

Novice Handicap...Lancasterite, Bungledoo, Movelca. Flying Handicap... Banzai, Orfano, Coppertop…

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The Latest. Cricket—Play Stopped by Rain. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 5

IT has been raining all day, so, consequently, play had to be stopped…

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

SKIPPER A. O. Jones has donned the flannels once again, and made his reappearance on Saturday against Victoria. He did not perform anything startling with the b[?]t,…

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Late Sporting. Cricket

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The Interstate match, Victoria v. N. S. Wales. was concluded on Friday on a soft wicket. New South Wales concluded their innings for 241 runs, Noble making…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 4

It has been definitely decided to send a New South Wales football team to England, while a British team will visit this State next season…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 6

The fourth test match is to commance id Melbourne on Friday next. Arthur Leckie, the er Guyra champion, made 16 and 40 for Woolbrook…

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