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Sport, 1928

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After the Races. Mishap to Horse Train. Auckland (N.z.)

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 4

A train conveying horses from Pukekohe races to Auckland collided with a goods train at Penrose Junction on Saturday night. Several horse…

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TENNIS The Lady Champions

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon last the championship events of the Glen Innes lawn Tennis Club were advanced another stage, when the ladies…

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Late Sport Big Tennis Crawford Wins Again PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

At the tennis carnival, Brugnon beat Patterson 6-4, 6-2. Crawford beat Bou[?]us 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. Borotrn and Brugnon beat Patterson and…

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Football

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

All football enthusiasts attention is drawn to the fact that the annual general meeting of the North -western Rugby Football Union will be held in…

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COURSING Opening of Season

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

A meeting of the Inverell Coursing Club was held at the Oxford Casi[?] last night. Those in attendance were Messrs. W. Ireland(chair), W. Eath[?]…

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District Tennis. Association Meeting

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

The first annual meeting of delegates to the Inverell District Lawn Tennis Association was held at Mr. E. C. Holloway's on Monday night…

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Golf Club. . Opening of Season

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

Golf in Inverell for -the coming season will commence on Saturday, 31st instant, by which time the course will be in good order…

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Town Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 6

The annual meeting of members of the Town Tennis Club, held at the school of Arts on Monday night, disclosed that the…

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Coursing to the Rescue. Assisting Olympic Fund SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 1

The Australian Coursing Club has decided to hold a meeting in aid of Olympia Games funds. It is stated that about £2000 could be raised by…

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Sunday Cricket. Mayor Takes Action

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

The Mayor, Ald. F. S. Stuckey, intimated to the council last night a mayoral minute,that he proposed instructing the…

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Racing Torrents. Follow Break in Reservoir. Heavy Loss of Life and Property. Fate of Many Families Unknown. Vancouver

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 1

A Los Angeles message states it. is estimated that between 200 and 500 lives have been lost in a break of the St. Francis reservoir dam in San Francis quite Canyon, 45 miles north of Los Angeles on Tuseday. A wall…

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Cricket

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

The final of the Juergens' Shield Competition is to be played at Glen Innes next Saturday—Guyra versus Tenterfield. Quite a number of…

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New Golf links for Armidale

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 5

Big things are moving in the Armidale golf world. At the annual meeting on Tuesday night, a scheme for the purchase of a…

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Motor Bike Racing Australian Riders for England LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 1

Australia's new sport, dirt track motor cycle racing, has been taken up. As a result, National Speedways Ltd was registered to-day. The…

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Golf

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 12

At the annual meeting the associate members of the A[?] Golf Club on Monday night, [?] Mary White was re-elected President. Other…

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Tennis

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 12

General committee of Armidale City Club met on Monday afternoon, when the following new members were elected:…

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Easter Races

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

As will be seen by advertisement in another column, Tingha Jockey Club is out with a programme of £263 for its two-day Easter meeting…

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Sporting Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 12

With but nine men, North Armidale could only, make 24 (E. Baillie 14; A. Croft 6-11, J. Mair 2-4) and 16 (Croft 4-9, Mair 3-7) against School. The…

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Golf Club. Annual Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Inverell Golf Club held in the School of Arts last night when there were present, Mesers. J. Mellveen…

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Rosehill Races. Final Acceptances. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

HURDLES.—Pindarus, Stony, Suncoil, Bungarly, Gold Thread, Somnolent, Quondong, Farmer, Templar, Remount, Knight Errant, Quarranite…

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