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Sport, 1939

1,746 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 88

Cricket Uralla V. Rockvale Rain Causes Abandonment

The Uralla Times · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 4

A shower of rain flooded the turf wicket at Armidale last Saturday, and the match between Uralla and Rockvale was…

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BOWLS Night Competition

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

Despite the misty rain which fell at intervals on Wednesday night. the Bowling Club held the weekly night competition. I[?] Trim's rink…

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A[?] Personal [?] Swimming Carnival PERSONAL

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 6

Mr. T. Broanan and daughter Myra are holidaying at Manly, as the guests of Mr. Broanan's younger daughter, Mrs. Franks…

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Races Abandoned Final Day of Glen Innes Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain which made the track untrafficable, the final fixtures of the Glen Innes Jockey Club's annual meeting to-day were…

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Today's Yesterdays Progress of the Nation's Colonisation Introduction of Sheffield Shield Cricket

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 8

A meeting convened by William Tunks and held at the Currency Lass Hotel, Sydney, 83 years ago to-day,…

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Swimming Carnival Weather Break Needed Local Swimmers in Training Many Visitors Expected

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 4

A cessation of rain and a break to warm weather is all that is required to make the swimming carnival being organised by the…

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Cricket Charmed Lives Solomon and Chipperfield N.S.W. v. Victoria Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 1

Victoria's attack in the Shield match against New South Wales to-day was the best seen in the competition this season, and…

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BOWLS Saturday's Play

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 1

Rink games played on Saturday last resulted: Bartle Allan and P J Nesbitt defeated Milne. L Nesbitt and Bacon…

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Greyhound Racing Meeting on Saturday Night

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 4

On Saturday night next the Inverell Coursing Club will conduct a meeting on the rarc[?]urse. Nominations which are called for…

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To-day's Cricket Latest Scores SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 1

Two [?] N.S.W and V.[?] [?] Scores to the [?] were Victoria [?] 76…

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Greyhound Racing Armidale Meeting To-night Eight-Race Programme

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 3

The Armidale Mechanical Hare Coursing Club will conduct race meetings at the sportsground track to-night and to-morrow night…

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Two Team in "A" Grade Cricket Competetion Centrals and Little Plain to Fight it Out Stan Gunson Gains Revenge for Early Dismissal

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 2

Centrals were for[?] a draw by the Ex-Students on Saturday and [?] lest their clear-cut po[?]tion on the two of the [?] the. They were awa[?] four points, whi[?] [?] received six and this bridged…

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Great Success River Swimming Carnival Perfect Day Favors Club Attendance Backs Demand For Baths

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 4

Initial major effort of the re-formed Glen Innes Amateur Swimming Club, the swimming carnival held at the Beardy Rive yesterday achieved a most gratifying success, worthily crowning the splendid worK and preparation of the energetic…

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Cricket at Week-end Veterans, Dundee and Wellingrove in the Winning List

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Veterans defeated Deepwater, Dundee defeated Lamb's Valley and Wellingrove defeated Imperials at the week-end…

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Cricket Juergens Shield Glen Innes Win Final Defeat Tenterfield by Big Margin

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 5

The final of the Juergens Shield competition between Glen Innes (southern zone winners) and Tenterfield (northern zone winners)…

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She Did Not Like a Fat Husband Wanted Him To Regain His Athletic Figure

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 8

Like many a former athlete, this mao began to put on weight as soon as he was forced to give up his usual exercise, and his wife was not very pleased when…

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BOWLS Teams for To-night

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

The weekly night bowling competition will be held on the local bowline green to-night, and the list of rinks is as follows:—…

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Man Drowned Swimming Across Lake SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 1

Elton Thompson (18), was drowned while swimming in Lake Parramatta last night. He Richard Gordon and Harold…

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BOXING Woods Outpoints McNamee SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 1

Walter Woods, 12/7 American boxer outpointed the Victorian Jack McNamee, 11.1½, in a 12 rounds contest at the Sydney Stadium last night…

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Sydney Boxing Woods Outpoints McNamee SYDNEY

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

Walter Woods (11.7), the American boxer, outpointed the Victorian, Jack McNamee (11.11) in a 12 rounds contest at Sydney Stadium last night…

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