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New England · Sport

Sport, 1942

597 stories in New England's papers · page 18 of 30

Competition Tennis Draw Between Araluen and Boomerang

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 2

As a result of wet courts only two competition matches were played on Saturday. In the "B" Grade Mixed Araluen II. and Boomerang played a…

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Week-end Sport Rugby League Air Cadets Defeat City 13-0

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 8

In a Rugby League game at Armidale yesterday, Air Cadets defeated City by 13 points to nil. The attendance was not as large…

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Rugby League Board Objects to Condition of Ground After Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 July 1942 · page 3

The weekly meeting of New England Rugby League Board of Control on Monday night decided to accept the…

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Bowls Gold Leaves Challenge Fails

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 16

G. Bishop and R. Burgess challenged W. Callaghan and A. Cashman, holders of the Gold Leaves, but the leaves were not in falling…

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Week-end Football Fixtures

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 16

Two football matches are to be played at Armidale during the weekend. On Saturday Air Training Corps…

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Master Races and Dictator Rule

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 14

"The essential doctrine of democracy," it has been written, "is that each man, as a free human soul, lives of his own free will in…

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Races Abandoned Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 1

Moorefield race meeting, which was to have been held at Rosehill, and also the Newcastle meetings have been abandoned…

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No Rugby League

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 8

The Rugby League match between A.G.H. and New England which was to have been played yesterday afternoon was not held owing to the…

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Tennis Tournament In Aid of Armidale Ambulance

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 8

Men's arid women's doubles events comprised the programme at the Armidale City courts yesterday when a tournament in aid of the Armidale…

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Week-end Sport Rugby Union T.a.s. Defeats Cadets by Five to Three on a Boggy Ground

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 8

In a Rugby Union match at The Armidale School on Saturday afternoon T.A.S. defeated Air Cadets by 5 points to 3…

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Rugby League Board and Referees' Fees

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 3

The Weekly meeting of New England Rugby League Board of Control on Monday night deferred until next meeting…

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Rift Reported in League Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 4

Indications are that a serious rift has developed between A.G.H. footballers and New England Rugby League…

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Golf

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 4

Miss Flo. Wallace had her first win during the week, returning the best card in a stroke handicap. Harold Fletcher and Alex. McRae…

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Associates Golf

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 2

The Flag Foursomes set down for Wednesday had to be canceleld owing to heavy rain. Next Saturday: Golf and Card Party…

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Races Abandoned

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 2

A fearful fuss was made in Sydney amongst owners and trainers when Mcorefield decided to abandon its racemesting, owing to the wet…

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Football Air Training Corps Guyra v. Armidale

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 2

On Sunday next, on the local Showground at 3 p.m. teams representing Guyra and Armidale Flights of the 35th Squadron, Air Training Corps, will…

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Cricket Bats of 1939 Have Become Rifle Butts In 1942

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 6

A North of England factory which used to make cricket bats has now turned over to producing butts and stocks' for Tommy guns and rifles…

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Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 15

On Sunday the first football match of the season will take place, when the Guyra and Armidale Air Training Corps meet. Guyra will be…

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TENNIS Mixed Doubles Tournament

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1942 · page 2

Despite the fact that this tournament has had to be postponed on several occasions, and some players are not available for to-morrow, 31…

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Golf Competitions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 2

A par handicap competition played; by members on Sunday was won by A. McRae (6) 1 down. Other scores were: H. W. Vincent (10) 4 down,…

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