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New England · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Bowls

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

Tamworth and Glen. Innes have agreed to play the final for the Blue pennant, in connection with with the F.N.B.A., at Armidale on Wednesday…

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Cricket

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 12

In the New England Cricket Association A grade competition on Saturday. Kentucky defeated School by 60 runs. A feature of the match was the…

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International Rugby. Board's Important Decisions. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 1

The International Rugby Board has regretfully decided that it is impossible to send a representative team to New Zealand in 1980. It also…

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Inverell Picnic Races 54 Horses Paddocked

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

The Inverell Picnic Race Clubs Annual fixture is to be held this year on April 18 and 19. Horses intended to compete at the meeting entered the…

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Sunday Cricket Inverell Mayor Takes Action

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

The mayor, Ald. F. S. Stuckey, intimated to last meeting of the Inverell Council, in a mayoral minute that he proposed to take action in…

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Pennant Final. Northern Bowls Competition Glen Innes in the Final

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 5

The local sporting community accord its best wishes to the Glen Innes bowlers in their play in the Pennant final, to be played at Armidale…

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Golf. Successful Opening

The Uralla Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

The official opening of the 1928 season, held last Saturday, was favored by bright weather conditions, after a flying scud which obtained…

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L0cal and General Golf

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

A mixed team's match over nine holes will he held on the opening day, Saturday, 31st March. Nominations from those wishing to participate…

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Inverell Picnic Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

The Inverell Picnic Race Club's annual fixture is to be held this year on April 18th and 19th. The horses paddocked are:--…

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Cricket. Uralla Wins a Grade Competition

The Uralla Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

By defeating Kelly's Plains last Saturday. Uralla won the A grade competition for the season, and is due for congratulation upon once…

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Fender on Cricket. Side, Not Self. LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

Percy Fender, .speaking at a sport service at Epsom said the fifth, [?] against Australia in 1926 provided classical instance of playing for side…

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Bowls

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

About twenty bowlers participated in practice games at the local green on Saturday, rain earlier in the day not preventing play, Visitors…

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Sporting Tennis

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

Six men from Armidale City Club visited Uralla on Saturday afternoon and, at the Public School courts, won by 13 sets 95 games to 4-61, with one…

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Glen Innes Football

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

On Saturday night next in the Council Chambers the annual meeting of the Glen Innes Rugby League will be held. Last year football in…

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TENNIS The Local Tests Judge Triple Champion

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 5

The weather was ideal on Saturday afternoon last for the playing of the concluding matches in the balance of the championship events of the…

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Sunday Cricket Inverell Mayor Takes Action

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 1

[?] S. Stuckey,in [?] of the Inverell Council in a mayoral minute, that he proposed to take action in connection…

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CRICKET The Juergens Shield Competition Guyra Defeats Northerners

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon the [?] of the Harry Juergens Shield Cricket Competition was played. The contestants were Guyra and Tenterfield…

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ATHLETICS More About Bauer. Two Victorian Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 7

The Wangaratta Despatch a Victorian paper, has this to say of George Bauer, the Bundabergian runner, who won the Glenn Innes Easter…

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Rugby Union Football. Annual Meeting

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 4

The annual Meeting of the North-west Rugby Union was, held in the School of Arts on Monday night, the president, Mr. A. de M. Freeman…

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League Football

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 4

There is a movement on foot to revive the League code of football in Inverell, and a meeting is being convened for next week. Three years…

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