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Sport, 1923

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Bowls Commercials V. Professionals

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

The momm[?]cial members of the local club have isued a challenge to the professional members to play a three-rink match on Wednesday next, the…

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Telegraphic. Rosehill Races. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 2

Hurdles -- Wilgowrie, Lostek, Gindi, 5 to 2 Maiden Han., 1st div. -- Pekerangi, Sister Ray, Welfare, 5 to 2. 2nd div…

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COURSING Club's Annual Meeting Past Year Reviewed Greater Interest Needed the New Executive

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

There was a small attendance at the annual meeting of the Coursing Club on Thursday night last, when the president, Mr. George Matthews, was in…

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Boxing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

The boxing tournament promoted by Tommy Murphy was advanced a further stage on Saturday evening. Jim Simpson and Joe Martin fought a…

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Sporting, Bowls

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

Commenting on last week's match, when Armidale won, the Batey Cup, the Glen Innes 'Examiner' says: The green was in good order, but the…

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Swimming Vacation School

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

The Vacation Swimming School, organised by the Department of Education to teach the rising generation the breast stroke, terminated on Friday…

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Pupils' High Efficiency. Swimming Demonstration

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 7

As a finale to the vacation swimming school instituted by the Department of Education, a display was given on Friday afternoon last by those who…

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Country Week Tennis

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 8

Additional results of Thursday's playare: Armldale II. v Grafton. Stacy and Rogers v Turner and…

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Cricket Little Plain's Good Win

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

Only one competition fixture was played on Saturday; the only matches having to be abandoned owing to the rain. Education journeyed to Little…

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Hospital Benefit Races. Meeting of Committee

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

The committee of the Hospital Benefit Racing Club met at the Council Chambers on Thnrsday evening. The Mayor (Ald. Morgan Stephens) occupied the…

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Returned From Races. To Find £800 Missing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

When W. H. Dermody, of Randwick, returned from the races on Saturday night, he found someone had broken into his home, ransacked the place, and…

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Bowls

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon the pretty green was well patronised, no less than fire rinks going right up to tea-time. Some very interesting games were…

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Swimming Exhibition

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 6

On Friday afternoon last, at Taylor's baths some four hundred citizens, to say nothing of the numerous "young try," attended to see exhibitions of…

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Tennis

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 1

On Saturday last, a party of tennis players from Walcha Rond journeyed to Armidale and played the Railway Club, on the Railway courts. Walcha…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

The M.C.C. team defeated Otago (New Zealand) by six wickets. The Marleybone team, touring South Africa, defeated Natal by 236 runs…

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Country Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 6

New England country districts' cricket competition was advanced a further stage on Saturday last, when Rockvale easily defeated Kangaroo…

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Greek and Turk. Tragedy of Long Memory. Study of the Two Races

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 7

The Near East question is closely analogous to the Irish question. Its difllculty is largely made up of two elements, Turkish incompetency in ruling,…

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Miscellaneous. to Make a Concrete Swimming Bath

Guyra Argus · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 4

A correspondent interested in a movement to construct a community swimming bath recently approached the Department of Agriculture for…

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Country Tennis Armidale Ladies Triumph

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 4

The Country Tennis Carnival was continued yesterday Finals in the lad[?] and men's tea[?] were played, each resulting in a win for [?]…

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Coursing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Glen Innes Coursing Club, a letter from Mr. C. Wilkinson, secretary of the Armidale Club, notified that that club had…

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