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Sport, 1908

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Cricket Chatter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

GEORGE GUNN has scored four centuries daring the M.C.C. tour. This is not too bad for a man who came out as an invalid, and who never took part in the opening six…

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Late Sporting. Cricket

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

THE English Cricketers commenced a match against West Australia on Friday. The colonials hatted first, and put together 256, Howard contributing 69…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 4

The match between England and West Australia resulted in a draw. The latter, in their second innings, lost seven wickets for 265—Rowe 105…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 6

The Noble benefit cricket match, Australia v. Rest of Australia, will be commenced in Sydney next Friday. The 'Sunday Times' says: "There…

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Recent English Cricket Tour

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 4

The N.S.W. Cricket Adeociation's share to make up the guarantee to the Marylebone C.C. will be about £1200…

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Tingha Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

FROM advices to hand we are informed that the above meeting, which eventuates on Kester Monday and Tuesday, is creating unwonted interest locally, and the prospects…

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Late Sporting. Cricket

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

The N.S.W. Cricket Association's share to make up the guarantee to the Marylebone C.C. will be about £1200. The match between England and West…

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Tenterfield Football Union. Annual Meeting

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Tenterfield Branch of the N. S. W. Rugby Union was held at the Criterion Hotel on Wednesday evening last, when there was a…

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Football. the Coming Rugby Season. Assistance for Country Branches

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

THE coming Rugby football season will be a memorable one in the history of the game in this State. In addition to the usual Inter-State and "Country Week"…

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Late Sporting. Cricket

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

PRACTICE will be held in the Queen's Park on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 4.30. The following players are requested to…

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Cricket. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 5

THE match between the Australian XL, and Rest of Australia was continued to-day, in beautiful weather. The former resumed their first innings,…

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Cricket Chatter. [By "Third-man."]

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

M. A. NOBLE has made 1000 runs in first-class cricket this season. By the way, at the beginning of the season a prominent Australian Circus dubbed M.A.N. a…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 6

On the past few seasons' form, W. Armstrong, the giant Victorian, is the best batsman in Australasia. The team to represent Damaresq…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

The leaves are turning sere, and sharp mornings be raid the approach of winter; and so it is time the adherents of King Rugby made a stir in the "court" The…

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Boxing in England

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 7

To show how the art of boxing is degenerating in England, an item from the pen of "Robin Hood" in the "Australasian" is significant—The less said about the "great"…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

TUESDAY saw the end of the Noble benefit match, Australia winning by an innings and three runs. The victors complied 568—W. Armstrong 146 not our, Gregory 106, Noble…

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Picnic Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

THE committee of the Glen Innes Amateur Picnic Race club has issued a general invitation for the public to attend free of charge the annual race meeting to be held…

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The Tennis Courts

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

THE delapidated condition of the tennis courts in South Park was referred to by Ald Colditz in the Council on Tuesday night, the perhaps with reasonable excuse…

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Empire Day Races

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

IN our advertising columns this morning there appears the programme of events arranged by the Glen Innes Jockey Club for the meeting to be held on the local course…

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Tenterfield Football Union. Presentation of Trophies. a Successful Function

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening last, in the Gymnasium Hall, a most successful smoke social was held in connection with the above Union, when the presentation…

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