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Sport, 1909

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 3

The "Country Week " 'carnival commenced in Sydney on Saturday last, the result being as follows:—Northe [?] beat Central Western, 15 points to…

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Racing Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 4

Doubty, winner of the Adelaide Birthday Cup, fell in a race yesterday and had to be destroyed. Two horses, Kiota and Crooks, were…

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Marathon Races. "Senseless and Ridiculous."

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 6

Mr C. B. Fry. the famous cricketer, in a speech at a distribution of sports prizes at St. George's School at Harpenden, said he disliked very long races in…

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Coursing

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 6

In addition to Duke of York'a success in the Sauniarez Cup at the at midale coursing meeting on Monday, other Glen Innes dogs performed…

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Golf

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

Filled with aspiration and hope, the local representatives set off for Inverell in the motor car on Prince of Wales Birthday. Within three…

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Football Fancies

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 6

The following will represent Norwoods in the competition game at Dandee tomorrow: H Biddle, J. Whyte, Huddy, PauL Allsopp,…

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Football. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

Combined City beat the Combined Country by 46 to 11. The All Blacks were beaten by the Meropolitan team by 27 points to…

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Late Sporting, Football

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 2

Combined Metropolitan First defeated Country First by 46 points to 11. Combined City Second defeatod Country Second by 22 to 8…

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Should Boxing be Encouraged? What the Rev. Everard Digby Thinks. Honest, Clean, Manly Sport

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 6

The following statements, made by the Rev. Everard Digby, the popular curate of St. Michael's, Coventry, England, who recently shocked…

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Golf

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3

The Northern District Golf Championship meeting commenced at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon. Included amongst the competitors were…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 6

The annual matches in connection with Country Week were played on Wednesday afternoon at the sydney Cricket Ground. The first fifteen of…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

There will be no local matches this afternoon, Uralla having forfeited to Centrals. South II also gave the Hillgrove Wallabies a forfeit…

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Golf

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 4

The Pope Cup was played for on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Mr.M'Rae. The best cards were as follow:—…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 3

The first test match under league rules between the New Zealand "All Blacks" and Australia was played on Saturday, and resulted in a win for…

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Cablegrams. London. Monday. Cricket. Australia v. England. the Second Test Match

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 4

The second test match between the teams of Australia and England began at Lords to-day in pleasant weather. The teams were:—…

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Cricket in England

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

The Australia cricketers beat Hampshire last week by six wickets Scores:— Hampshire 131 and 10[?] Laver took 13 wickets for 80 Whitty…

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Coursing

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5

It only remains for the Clerk of the Weather to be in a generous mood to assure [?] for the big coursing meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday next. The entries…

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Golf

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

In the semi-finals in the match play for the captaincy of the Tenterfield Golf Club, Mr. J, W. Forrest beat Mr. J. Miller, 2 up 1 to play; and Mr. Yabsley…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5
Also in The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate

There is come talk in the air of the two local senior clubs disbanding, "because they have no show in the competition." This showage deplorable want of…

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