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New England · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,746 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 88

Seeing Old Year Out Social At Golf House

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 2

A social at the Uralla golf house was the only social function at Uralla on New Year's Eve. Some youths celebrated the occasion…

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Boxing Champion Directs Three Companies Len Harvey's Many Interests By Air Mail.) LONDON, December 10

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 4

The new British heavyweight champion, one of the world's wealthiest boxers, has many interests in addition to the ring. Len…

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Local and General Night Bowls Competition

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 4

Entries for Thursday night's bowling competition will close to-night (Wednesday) at 6 p.m…

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Ascot Races Today's Results SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 1

Races held at Ascot to-day resulted: Nursery Handicap (1st dives Melrose 1. Bren Sion 2. Blue Baron 3. Nursery Handicap (2nd dives…

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Six-man Football Many Advantages Growing Popularity

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 8

A new kind of foolball—fast high scoring full of spectacular passing and open field running—is being played tens year by 2000 high school It's…

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More Races Than Horses! Fiasco at Wanganella SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 1

A message from Hay states that only thnee horses competed in five races at a race meeting at Wanganella on Monday. They were…

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African Cricket Locals in Trouble England's Good Score CAPETOWN

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 1

The South Africans are in danger of a follow-on in their scored test match. At stumps they had scored 213 for…

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Consistent Variora Takes Inverell Cup Exciting Finish in Rich Event Val William Takes the Presidents. Highly Successful Annual Fixture. Splendid Racing Throughout Three Days of Carnival—good Land, Variora and Val William Take Out Doubles—flyings to Spear Gold and Lachlan

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 7

THE HIGH REPUTATION OF THE INVERELL JOCKEY CLUB WAS FULLY MAINTAINED DURING THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNUAL CUP FIXTURE. THE ATTENDANCE ON THE THREE DAYS WAS WELL UP TO THE STANDARD OF RECENT YEARS, AND THE RACING THROUGHOUT THE…

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Boxing

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 2

Ossie Stewart, the coloured American middleweight boxer, will meet Atilio Sabatmo, of Pureto Rio, at the Rushcutter Bay Stadium on January 16…

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SWIMMING. Glen Innes Club

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Glen Innes Amateur Swimming Club was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night. Present: Mr. H. G…

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BOWLS Blue Pennants The Deciding Match

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

An important match will be played on Saturday next. 7th. instant, when the Glen Innes Blue Pennant rinks will meet Tenterfield here…

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CYCLING Glen Innes Races Excellent Entertainment

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 6

Though the attendance was not as large us last year, the Glen Innes Cycle Club's New Year's Day sports meeting held on King…

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Motor Cycle Races Australian Titles Change

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 2

The Australian T.T. motor cycle races were held at Lobethal. South Australia, on 26th December and were witnessed by about 20,000 people…

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Greyhound Racing Punters' Successful Day Six of Seven Favourites Win

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

Bookmakers were buffeted by the punters' successful wave at the local Greyhound Racing Club's meeting held last Monday…

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Deepwater Races Successful New Year's Day Meeting All Neighboring Centres Represented in the Large Attendance

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 3

Just as it was the enthusasm and stout-heartedness of the officals and commtteemen of the Deepwater Jockey Club which brought the club through the depression years, those qu qualities are not only retaining for the fixture a prominent place on the racing…

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Cricket Team

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

The following players will represent the Ex-Students against the Imperials at the showground on Saturday:—A. Lockrey, F. Percy. C. Foley. C…

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New England Cricket Vacation' Competition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

The New England Cricket Association's vacation competition commences to-morrow afternoon, when four teams will be engaged…

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World's Fastest Greyhounds Racing on Local Track?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

In compliance with a request from the publishers, the secretary 'of the Uralla Coursing Club (Mr. R. R. Trevitt) submitted for…

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Youth Drowned Swimming After Meal SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 1

Harold Thompson, 18, of Port Kembla, was drowned while swimming in Broughton Mill Creek, about one mile from Berry…

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URALLA Sunday Cricket Uralla Team Successful

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 8

Uralla Sunday cricket team registered a comfortable victory over Bendemeer in an all-day match at Hampden Park yesterday…

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