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New England · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Golf

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 5

The Glen Innes Golf Clubs season was opened yesterday, but owing to the heavy rain fell during the afternoon the various players with…

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Lost Golf Balls. Judge's Witty Dissertation

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 5

"Whose property is a lost golf ball!" Recent Magisterial decisions on the point have been somewhat mixed, and Judge Perry has a witty summing up of…

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Amateur Picnic Races Successful Gathering

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 5

The tweety-second annual race mooting of the Tenterfield Amateur Picnic Pace Club took place yesterday and to-day, when the attendance was only…

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Sporting Notes. Tennis. School of Arts v. PARK

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

On the Park court on Wednesday afternoon a team of ladies from the School of Arts Tennis Club met a mixed team from the Park Club, and…

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Boxing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

"Tommy" Murphy, the well-known country [?], to whom we [?] a [?] weeks ago, has returned to Armidale to take up [?] [?] as…

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Golf

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

Saturday, the [?]th, is one of the days for qualifying for the President's [?] in connection with the [?] [?] [?]…

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Picnic Races

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Glen Innes Picnic Race Club is set down for Wednesday and Thursday next, when a number of Inverellites intend…

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Pony Races

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

Pobby Burns's dictum anent the schemes of mice and men ganging oftagely has been thoroughly exemplified in connection with the local Pony…

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Races Postponed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

The [?] [?] races, the opening day of which was postpone from Saturday [?] Monday on account of the [?], have been…

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Sp[?]rting. CRICKET

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

Mr. Harry Hilliard, the old [?] Australlia [?], died last week at [?] [?] [?] [?], [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Boxing

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

It is reported that "Snowy" Baker has offered Carpentier £6000 for three fights in Australia…

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Lawn Tennis

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

At the lawn tenuis tournament at Caunes, France, Brookes and Wilding won the first round of the open doubles…

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League Football

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

We understood an effort is being made to introduce League football locally this season, and if it succeeds it will revive this popular outside…

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Rosehill Races

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

Hurdle Race.—Warrabinga, Ennisbelle, Girmin. Winner 20 to 1. Time, 4.53. Trial Stakes.—Teddy Bear,…

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Sporting Notes. TENNIS

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

A tean from the Park Club I [?]d their return match against the [?] at the latter place on Saturday and teams showed improved form…

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N.S.W. Rugby Union. Tenterfield Branch

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Tenterfield brunch of New South Wales Rugby Union was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening last. Mr…

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Lost Golf Balls. Judge's Witty Dissertation

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

"Whose property is a lost golf ball?" Recent Magisterial decisions on the point have been somewhat mixed, and Judge Perry has a witty summing-up of…

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Sporting Notes. FOOTBALL

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

The football season was fairly launched on Thursday night, when two of the local clubs held their annual meetings. The scene of…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

Australia defeated New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 6

On the sports ground, Kelly's Ploins defeated St. Peter's in a senior competiti on match, by 19 runs. The winners scored 110, Holtsbaum being…

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