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Sport, 1920

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Boxing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 10

[?]ing contest took place in the [?]ale Town Hall on Saturday night, [?] there was a fair attendance of [?]tators. The contestants were Billy…

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Inter-state Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

Sydney, Thursday.—In the inter-State cricket match the Victorians completed their second innings for 336, leaving N.SW. 506 to get to win. When play…

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Sporting. A.J.C. Races

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 10

The December meeting of the above was brought to a close on Boxing Day, when six interesting races were witnessed by an attendance of over 10,000…

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Bowls

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 3

A team of Inverell bowlers, comprising Messrs. H. Buxton, S. V. Northcott, C. Nicholas and S. J. S. Butler, who happen to be holidaying in the…

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D[?]water Jockey Club. Annual Races. King [?]Ice Wins a Double

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 6

The chief, in fact only local attraction on New Year's Day, is the Deepwater races. For years this event has been looked on as one of the…

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Boxing Inverell Lad Defeated

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 5

A boxing contest took place in the Armidale Town Hall on Saturday night when there was a fair attendance of spectators The contestants were Billy…

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Cricket Selecting a Team Why So Many Australs?

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

As one keenly interested in cricket, I am absolutely at a loss to understand how the so-called Inverell District teams were selected to play the Moree…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 7

Centrals defeated West End in a senior match on the sports ground last Saturday. The winners put up 112 (Jansen 41, Blair 27, Hayes 18, and…

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Interstate Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

South Australia, in their second innings, have two wickets down for 168—Richardson not out 84, and Pritchard not out 68…

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Tennis Carnival Inverell Defeated

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

The country tennis carnival commenced in Sydney on "Wednesday. In the first round Inverell was drawn against Buddabadah. The scores were…

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Boxing

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

There was only a fair attendance at the Armidale Town Hall on Saturday night, Dec. 27th to witness the contest between Don Robertson, of Moree,…

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Cricket

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2
Also in The Armidale Chronicle

A couple of interesting [?] were played during the holidays between Uralla and Kentucky—the first at Uralla on Boxing Day and the return…

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Country Tennis Week

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

A men's team from Armidale, consisting of Messrs. J. R. Pinlayson, J. C. Bootle, R. Wililams, and R. Dight is engaged in the country week tennis…

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Tennis

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 4

The country week carnival is proving a big draw in Sydney. In the teams championship the final was won by [?] who beath Barraba by 5 sets…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 4

In the interstate cricket match South Australia made 249 and has 5 down for 122, New South Wales knocked up 375…

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Telegraphic Moorefield Races. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 3

Hurdles--Angleform, Swanker, Cowboy Evens. Flying--La Steppe, Malbar, Savoir d' Of 3 to 1…

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Cricket Dundee V. Inverell

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

This match took place on the Church Ground on Saturday last and gave rise to not a little comment on the whole contest. To begin, the Dundee men…

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Sporting Notes Inverell January Races

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

The racing track and the surroundings generally in the pretty little course situated on the western side of the Macintyre River, was never in better…

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Cricket Delungra v. Mt. Russell

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The above match took place at Delungra on Saturday. Was[?], winning the loss, sent Mt. Russell in to bat. Tom Ross opened to McDonald and…

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