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New England · Sport

Sport, 1931

2,086 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 105

BANNED! Organised Golf on Sundays. Armidale Club Sets an Example. Lengthy Discussion at Annual Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 6

Members of the Armidale Golf Club have set their faces against organised golf on Sundays. This decision was readied, by an overwhelming majority, at the annual meeting of the Club on Wednesday night, when the Rev. A. M…

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The Sporting Sphere Canterbury Races. Ordinary Suburban Fare To-Morrow. Absence of the Stars But Any Field is a Punters' Field!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

The ordinary suburban fare will be served up at Canterbury tomorrow afternoon when the programme to be submitted will…

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BOWLS The Committee Meets the Pennant Matches

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 6

At last night's committee meeting Mr. G. Mowbray was unanimously: elected to the vacant vice-presidency. It was decided to conduct a social…

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Local and General Tennis at Dundee

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 4

The final of the ladies' singles championship of the tennis club was won by Miss M. Hartmann, while Mr. Laurie Sloman won the gent's…

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Local News. Minny Golf

The Uralla Times · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

The Minny golf championship has been narrowed down to two finalists, Arthur Ryan and Alex McRae. Their match should provide an interesting…

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Saturday Cricket Comp

The Uralla Times · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

Uralla A grade team to play Kingstown at Uralla next Saturday, commencing 10 a.m.: J. Ryan, F. Dorrington, M. Lonergan, E. Ryan, W…

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BOWLS. Country Week Carnival Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 4

The country week bowling carnival commenced to-day. Results: Stewart Spellace, Hobbs and Goldstein (Katoomba) 15, beat Burgess,…

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Quirindi Races. Loch Gyle Wins Hospital Handicap

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 2

Loch Gyle. starting favourite at 6 to 4. won the Hospital Handicap at Quirindi races on Saturday. Charldos and Demetria filled the places. Other…

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Miniature Golf. Don't Throw Away Your Card Week

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 5

The winners of the various competitions at the local course for the past week proved to be Messrs. A. Stebr, J. Sullivan, and M. Gilmour…

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Rugby Football

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

The committee of the Inverell Rugby League is making a good start for next season. At an informal meeting of Inverell members held last…

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Slow Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 8

At Brockley the home team, in a very slow scoring match, played out time against Glenore, and the game was drawn. Only 195 runs were…

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Minnie Golf. Challenge Cup Results

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 8

The Competition to decide the first holder of the gent's challenge cup has been concluded, and by playing consistently throughout Q. A. Biddulph…

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Cricket Teams for

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

The undermentioned players have been chosen to represent their respective clubs in next Saturday's matches in first grade and second grade…

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Country Bowls Carnival Armidale Competitor's Success. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

The Country Bowls Carnival continued to-day, when the singles championship was commenced. E. Jackson (Armidale) 21, dofeated…

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Notes at Random On Saturday's Cricket

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 7

Whilst there was considerable attention given to the match behind St. Andrews between Waratahs arid Elsmore, the greatest interest of the day…

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TENNIS. Proposed District Association Experiences of the Past

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 7

The proposal to form a District Tennis Association, for the promotion of club competitions,recaus the existence, in Armidale of…

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Guyra News Cricket Hurricane Hitting. (Notes and Comments)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 8

Saturday's Pringle Shield matches produecd several surprises the biggest of them being the defeat of Ben Lemond by…

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Re-organisation of N.E.Cricket Eliminating the Long Christmas Break. New Scheme fer Consideration of Cricketers. Public Service Team to Go! Schools competition Suggested

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 2

In an endeavor to place the New England Cricket Association's senior grade competitions on a better footing, Mr. H. Patfield, an active member of the executive, and the President of the New England Empires' Association, has propounded a scheme, which he intends to place before the…

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Northern Racing Languishes

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 2

Tamworth Jockey Club has abandoned the usual Newmarket meeting replacing it with an ordinary meeting with prizemoney worth about £230…

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Swimming at Deepwater Annual Carnival "Boat Hole" Popular Closely-contested Events

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 6

The weather on Sunday last was ideal for a swimming carnival, and residents from all parts of the district flocked to the…

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