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New England · Sport

Sport, 1916

271 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 14

Football

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 5

Another of the competition matches took place on Saturday last on the river ground, the opposing teams being the Federals and imperials. The…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 6

The following team has been chosen to represent Armidale in the junior football match to be played against Walcha on the Armidale sports ground…

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Crafton Racing Carnival. a Few Impressions

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 5

On the fertile and flourishing Northern Rivers the July Racing Carnical at Grafton (which extends over a fortnight) is unanimously conceded to be…

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Tennis

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 6

A. team from Abington journeyed to Yarrowyck on Saturday last, where a very interesting game was played, ending in a draw. Abington players were:…

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Football

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 6

The return football match between an Armidale team and Walcha was played on the local sports ground on Wednesday, in splendid weather…

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Grafton Racing Carnival. a Few Impressions. (Concluded from last issue)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 10

Few people located on the Tableland are aware of the close proximity of Grafton to Armidale now that motor transport has become established in…

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Coursing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 6

In the Australian Waterloo Cup, [?] beat [?] in the property of a Orange [?]…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 6

Bill [?] formery well known [?] a heavy weight champion boxer, [?] at Tamworth, with a view of [?]…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 5

At Sydney stadium on Saturday night Dave Smith easily defeated Buck Crouse in four rounds…

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Sporting Notes. Football

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The last match of the second round of the Junior football competition was played on the river ground on Saturday last, between the Federals and…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 5

Jess Willard the world's heavyweight champion, has been offered £10,000 to fight Charley Weinart, of New Jersey…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 3

Arthur C. Crippa, the well-known middleweight boxing champion, who [?] years had been following the [?] of a farmer in the…

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Hospital Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1916 · page 2

The annual Carnival in aid of the Warialda Hospital this year consisted of two days' racing with a Social on the first night, and while the result…

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A Prosperous Racing Club

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 August 1916 · page 5

At a meeting of the committee of the Clarence River Jockey Club, the treasurer's statement showed that the receipts since the last meeting were…

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Swimming

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 6

L. Longer, the Los Angeles, swimmer, won the national half-mile championship in 12m 540 at Pansacola, Florida…

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Tennis

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 6

Norrie Williams, of Philadelphia, has won the tennis championship for the third year. Clarence Griffin and William…

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Northern Rifle Clubs. Boxing Day Fixture Arranged

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1916 · page 6

Captain P. Wright presided ever a meeting of delegates from the Northern Rifle Clubs, which was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday…

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To Purify Racing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 August 1916 · page 2

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Western District Racing Association, recently held at Orange, Mr. Birkenhead said it was time some…

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Rosehill Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1916 · page 2

Hurdles.--Trentbar, Bilbo, Briarberry, 4 to 1 Maiden Handicap.--Gallipoli; Mehi King; Lord Disgrace, 10 to 1…

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Racing and the War. Attitude of the A.j.c. No Objection to Curtailment

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 August 1916 · page 7

The attitude of the Australian Jockey Club in regard to the suggested entailment of racing during the currency of the war was expressed by…

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