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New England · Sport

Sport, 1931

2,086 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 105

Midnight Tennis. Italian Champion Defeated. By Obscure German Youth. Berlin

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 1

An amazing tennis match was played at midnight before a large gallery, when an unknown young German, Schwenker, defeated the Italian…

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"Don't Let Him Bluff You!" A Cricket Incident. (To the Editor)

The Uralla Times · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 1

Sir, —Will you kindly grant me space in your valuable paper to reply to Mr. Arthur Ryan, as your readers are doubtless wondering what…

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Armidale Cup Meeting Opens To-morrow Everything Ready! For Opening of Armidale's Racing Carnival. "Trafalgar" Predicts Big Fields and Close Finishes. Bowery and Tantrum Fancied For Big Double

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

The Aged Binaka Given Good Chance in Brooklyn. The Armidale Cup Meeting will commence to-morrow and be continued on Wednesday and Thursday. This popular racing fixture which is regarded as the best…

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Big Drop Racing Crowds Ponies, Horses Clash

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 8

Horses and ponies clashed on Saturday for the first time since the introduction of the betting tax with disastrous results for the…

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Freak Cricket

The Bundarra Times · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

A feat which is surely without a parallel even in such a game as cricket, is the last-wicket sand put up by two English cadet airmen in the…

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Cricket Meeting

The Bundarra Times · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

A general meeting, of Bundarra Cricket Club members was held in Mr. J. Melville's office during week-end to discuss the financial…

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Cricket. Teams for

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

The following will represent Dangarsleigh against Eastwood, at Dangarsleigh:—J. Andrews, C. Lawrence, B. Tolley, D. Edwards, H. House, E…

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BOWLS. State Singles Championship. Armidale Elimination Contest

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

In the elimination contest for aspirants for State Singles representation honours, E. W. Jewell defeated E. Jackson yesterday. Jewell has now to…

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Piper Misses Century. Len Niott Bowls Well

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 7

Liangothlin accounted for Guyra B. by 155 runs at Liangothlin. Guyra were all out for 71, P. Jones top-scoring with 29. He punched everything…

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CRICKET A’s Again On Top

The Bundarra Times · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

The third meeting or the Bundarra A’s and B’s in the District cricket competition on Sunday last resulted in yet another win…

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Cricket Record was Made at Bundarra. Carl Taylor’s Double

The Bundarra Times · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

Bill Johnson, of Ben Lomond, recently scored 201 retired and took 8 wickets for 27 in the one day. This was put forward as a record, and no…

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Cricket in South Africa. Easy Win for M.C.C. Capetown

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

The M.C.C. team defeated Eastern Provinces by 226 runs. In the second innings, M.C.C. compiled 6 for 199. and then declared…

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Queensland's Chief Justice. Adjudicates in Cricket Dispute. Queenaland Dead-lock Ends. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

The Chief Justice (Sir James Blair) presided at a meeting of the Queensland Cricket Association Executive and the players concerned in the…

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Injured Whilst Swimming

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 8

Mrs. Thompson, 35, of Kitchener, near Cessnock, had her back injured under strange circumstances, while swimming at the Wangi Wangi…

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Deepwater Swimming Carnival

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 6

Local residents are very enthusiastic about the swimming carnival to be held here next Sunday, 8th. inst. The Hospital and School of Arts…

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Freak Cricket

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 2

A feat which is surely without a parallel even in such a game as cricket, is the last-wicket sand put up by two English cadet airmen in the…

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Snakes Seagulls and Golf Balls

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 8

The story is related by a Brisbane paper that a young golfer rushed into the club house obviously suffering from some form of nervous shock and…

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CRICKET Toohey Cup Competition

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 6

Another match in this competition was played at Deepwater last Sunday, Deepwater defeating Bolivia by 38 runs. The innings' scores were:…

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BOWLS Inverell Match on Saturday Trundler's Misfortune

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 4

Yesterday was a bad day for bowls and the threatening weather reduced the number of trundlers to a dozen. Scores were:—…

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"Minny" Golf for Distress Relief Fund

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 1

Last night's ministure golf carnival in aid of the local distress relief fund was, Considering the times and the unfavorable change…

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