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Sport, 1927

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Cricket

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

The state of the elements prevented any play last Saturday…

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Cricket

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 3

Arthur Mackay got going in the Association v. Walcha match yesterday. and ran up 179 not out in 2½ hours. A majority of the runs came…

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Northern Racing Grievances

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 4

The Inverell "Times," which reprinted the "Examiner" editorial on northern racing grievances, adds:—Inverell club was "the bad boy" of…

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Champion Cricket Family

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

Constable Jeffrey, of Uralla. is member of the well known Goulbur cricketing family of that name. There are few teams of crickete…

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Glen Innes Races Postponed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

The rare track in partly under water this afternoon, and at a meeting of the committee held on the…

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While Woman Attended Races £2000 Worth of Jewellery Gone SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

[?]wellery valued at £2000 was sto[?] from the home of Mrs. Bakewell at Coogee yesterday afternoon, during her absence at the Randwick…

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The Sargeant Shield Won Outright by Tingha Inter-district Cricket Final

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

Inverell and Tingha, having been successful in the quantying rounds of the Sargeant Shield Cricket Competition, met on the Glen Innes show…

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Armidale Coursing Club Annual Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

The Armidale Coursing Club held its annual general meeting on Tuesday night last. Mr. G. Hillard occupied the chair…

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Sporting CRICKET

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 6

J. R. Mackay's team were victorious over Mr. J. Scale's colts at Chatswo[?]d oval on Tuesday. by 91. Carl Taylor made 43. R. Spencer 58,…

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Boxing Contest Lapses. Cook Refuses to Fight

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 1

There was no contest at Newcastle last night between George Cook, heavyweight champion, and Yank. Cook refused to enter the ring, as…

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Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 2

Journeying to Walcha on Anniversary Day, fur a return, match. Armidale's senior representatives again proved victorious, by 106 runs…

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Anniversary Day. Quiet Celebration in Armidale. Rain Makes Conditions Unpleasant. Bowls, Sports, Cricket, and Picnic

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 12

Anniversary Day was quietly celebrated in Armidale The main attractions were the official opening of the Armidale bowling green, sports [?]…

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Control of Racing. "Too Many Grievances."

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 11

Glen Innes Jockey Club apparently has a grievance against the handicapper of the North and North-Western Districts Racing Association…

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Boxing Control Board. Deputation to Minister. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 6

The Chief Secretary, replying to a dep[?]tation which requested the appointment of a Board to control boxing said that such a course could not…

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Armidale Coursing Club. Annual Meeting of Members. Mr. F. A. Antill Elected President

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 11

The annual meeting or the Armidale Coursing Club, held in the Soldiers' Club on Tuesday night, was largely attended—due, no doubt, to interesting…

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BOWLS F.N.B.A. MEETING Visit From N.S.W. Team Sought

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the F.N.B.A., held on Wednesday evening, there were present: Messrs. A. Purkiss (choir) and T. Jones (Annidale), Beacroft…

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Defeat Avenged N.S.W. Overwhelms Victoria In Shield Cricket

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 1

In the first Sheffield Shield cricket match between N.S.W. and Victoria, the latter, after putting up a record score of 1106 scored an innings…

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Cricket

The Uralla Times · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 2

A light shower on Saturday put the wind up the local cricketers and the proposed match between seniors and juniors was abandoned…

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TENNIS Town Club Championships

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 5

The following is the draw for the various championship events in connection with the Glen Innes Town Tennis Club…

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Sporting. Races at Moorefield

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 7

Cave Dweller's win in the Steward's Mile at Moorefield on Saturday was his fourth in succession. He had a runaway victory, and it looks as if the…

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