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Sport, 1928

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TENNIS Booming in Glen Innes Big Things Ahead "The Davis Cup of the North"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 5

Tennis players and enthusiasts are [?] have fee[?] of tennis within the next few months. The Glen Innes Lawn Tennis Club…

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Local and Gineral Coursing Club

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 4

The date of the annual general meeting of the Inverell Coursing Club has been altered to Monday, January 30th, instead of Wednesday next as…

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Warialda Golf Club

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

The annual mooting of members of the Golf Club was held on Friday night. About 16 were present, Mr. Peate (President) being in the chair…

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Glen Innes Races

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 4

The Cup meeting of the Glen Innes Jockey Club will be held on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, January 25th and 26th. Record…

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Uralla Races. Second Day

The Uralla Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of the local Jockey Club was concluded on Thursday. A heavy rainstorm came up during the morning, and nearly an…

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Greyhound Racing Germany Catches the Craze

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

Her Von Mumm, a member of the famous champagne firm, backed by bankers, has formed a company to start Greyhound racing in Germany…

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Gravesend Races. Good Nominations Received

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

Following are the nominations and weights for the All-Heights meeting at Gravesend next Thursday :-- Opening Handicap, 4 furs--Nikola…

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Tennis Champions. Arrival in Sydney. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

Peterson and Hawkes, who will take part in the Australian Lawn Tennis championships, arrived in Sydney to-day from Melbourne.They…

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Coursing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 7

Mr. W. A. Hirschberg has again donated a bracelet to Armidale Coursing Club for the Bret meeting of their 1928 season…

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Bowls

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 7

On Friday afternoon file 'A' pennant skips (Messrs. A. T. Neil, J. A. Page and T. Jones) of the local club selected the following to take part in…

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Bowls

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 8

At the local green on Saturday the semi-final of the pairs handicap, commenced on New Year's Day, was decided, Denshire and Jones (24)…

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Golf

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 7

Between twenty and thirty members of Armidale Golf Club assembled at the School of Arts on Thursday afternoon to farewell Rev N. a'B. [?]…

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Tennis

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2
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The English girl, Helen Bennett, defeated Miss Ryan in the final of the Newport Club championship at Cannes, 6--4, 6--2. Betty Nuttall did…

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Football

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

In the finest Rugby match ever seen in Paris the Waratahs defeated France on Monday by 11 points to 8 Opening in brisk fashion the…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

In the final of the local 'A' grade holiday competition on Saturday, at Kentucky, the home team and Railway played a draw. However, on the…

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Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 7

Scoring 99 (E. Ryan 23, L, Doran 19 n.o., M. Thompson 15, E. Barnden 13; W. Doyle 4-34, H. Cordingley 2-4, R. Townsend 2-39, H. House 1-12), [?]…

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Rugby League Chairman. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

[?]Rugby [?] is op[?] the Queensland Rugby [?] ng power [?]nate a ch[?] for the Australian Board…

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Tennis Champions Arrive. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

The three French tennis champions, Borotra, Brugnon and Boussus, arrived in Sydney to-day and were given a cordial welcome. They…

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Armidale Annual Races. Store Holidays

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

The traders' sectional committee of the Armidale and District Chamber of Commerce has decided to close the stores on the afternoons of…

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