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New England · Sport

Sport, 1916

271 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 14

Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 4

At Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Len Darey defeated Back Grouse, an American, in two rounds. The police stopped the fight…

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Tamworth Races

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 5

The Tamworth jockey club is out with its programme for the June holiday meeting to take place on Saturday, [?], Monday, [?] hinst. The…

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Football

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 2

A combined Inverell junior team visited Glen Innes yesterday and played a match against the New England Grammar School. The latter won by 10…

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Football

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 5

The last game of the first round of the local junior football competition will he played on the River ground at 3 p.m. on Saturday 10th June between…

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Armidale Golf Club

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 6

A match between the President's team and Captain's team on King's Birthday was very evenly contested, and resulted in a win for the…

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A Golf-tee Fertiliser

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 3

A recent American patent covers a golf-tee intended to be shattered to tiny fragments when the ball is struck. The tee is manufactured in a conical…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 5

Dave Smith [?] next X[?] Bell in the fortnight [?] at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. [?] outpointed…

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Bravo! New Zealand. Racing to Be in It. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 3

The "Scotsman" publishes a special narrative of the battle cruiser New Zealand's share in what is described as one of the greatest sea lights in…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 6

Lea Darcy and Dave Smith are to meet at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday, June 24 "for the heavy weight championship of Australia" Smith…

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Glen Innes Coursing Club

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 3

The club was unfortunate in striking a day such as yesterday for his second meeting, and the way things turned out at the finish was anything…

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N.E. Rugby Football Union. the Annual Meeting

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 6

The New England Rugby Union annual meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening, when Mr. F. Lamb presided over only…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 3

In a cricket match st Lord's an army eleven played against a train of Indian talents. The latter included three nephews of Prince Banjituinhji, who…

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Football

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 4

A team of junior footballers from Bundarra will visit Inverell to play the local junior team on Monday afternoon next. An easily match between…

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Elsmore Races Postponed

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 4

Owing to the inclement weather, the bridle races and dance which were to have been held at Elsmore tomorrow, in ald of the hospital, have been…

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[?].E. [?] Football Union. [?] MEETI[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

[?] [?] [?] on Monday evening, wh[?] [?]…

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Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 5

By his defeat of Dave Smith, in 14 rounds at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Les. Darey is now heavy weight champion of Australia…

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Late Sporting. Rosehill Races

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 5

The Rosehill Race Club commenced a two-days' meeting on Saturday in dull weather. There was a large attendance. Results:—…

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Boxing

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 5

Les. Darcy knocked out Dave Smith in the 12th round, after a hard and exciting battle at the Stadium, on Saturday night, thereby winning the…

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Football

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 5

The Bundarra Juniors visited Inverell yesterday and played a match against a local junior fifteen. A good number of spectators were present to…

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Extracts From a Golf Diary

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 2

Brassy.—A brass-shod driver by which the ball is sometimes hit and sped on its way into the middle of a hayfield on the other side of a stone…

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