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New England · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Swimming Carnival Postponed

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 4

The Inverell High School Swimming Carnival, which was to have been held on Wednesday, has been postponed owing…

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Good Crowd at Boxing Tourney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 2

Citizens Boys' Club members were pleased with the attendance at the boxing tournament the Club staged in the Glen Innes Town Hall on Saturday night. Despite the bad weather…

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Swimming: Conditions Were Against Club's Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 11

Driving rain and a cold easterly wind made conditions difficult for officials and competitors alike at Armidale Swimming CLub's annual carnival on Saturday…

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Players Again Disappointed TENNIS

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 2

Week-end rain again caused abandonment of all tennis fixtures and keen…

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Night Tennis Comp. Draw

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 6

The draw for this week's night tennis competition is: Tuesday Glen[?]oe v Glengarry. [?]…

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Inverell President's Optimism on Prospects for Country Rugby Union

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 6

Retiring president of the Inverell Rugby Union (Mr. J. Derrin) said on Thursday night that country Union was definitely growing and that three tours by combined country teams had done much to foster…

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Nineteen Teams Expected in New England Rugby Union Comp

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 6

The rapid growth of Rugby Union in the north was made known at a meeting in Armidale on Friday night, when representatives of the various clubs intimated that 19 teams may play this season…

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Rugby Union Code Thriving N.E.R.U. Considers: Fijian Visit, N.Z. Tour, More A Teams, JUnior Competition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 10

The great expansion of the cede in New England was illustrated it the annual meeting of New England Rugby Union on Friday night, at which there were 27 delegates representating clubs at Tamworth, Walcha, Guyra, Inverell and Armidale…

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Rugby League Matters Affect Inverell

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 8

A variety of business. including the function of the Northern Division (made up of Group 4 and 5) was…

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Group Tennis Teams

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 2

The followings players have been selected to represent Glen Innes in the Group teams matches to be played…

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BOWLS Herb Cleal is Cock o' the Walk

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 2

In his play against President Alan McDougall for the Cock o' the Walk Trophy last Saturday afternoon Herb Cleal…

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Cricket Inverell W. Zone Premiers

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 8

Inverell, by defeating Ashford last Sunday, has won the premiership of the western zone of the Northern…

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Group Meeting at Guyra: W.j. Williams President Rugby League

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 3

ARMIDALE: Group [?] Rugby League will be hard pressed to conduct first grade football this season. This was indicated at the…

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BOWLS [?] v. URALLA

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 3

Uralla will travel to Walcha next Sunday for the last but one of their pennant fixtures for the year…

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BOWLS Pennant Teams

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Guyra Club against Armidale at Guyra on Sunday in…

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Rugby Union Guyra Players to Commence Training

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the New England Rugby Union at Armidale, Guyra was represented by G. White, J…

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Golf N. Williams Wins Stroke Handicap

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

Heavy rain prevented any play on Saturday afternoon but 16 enthusiasts lined up for the stroke handicap oh Sunday…

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Bowls

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 15

Dates for proposed fixture N.D.B.A. v. C.N.B.A. have not yet been published from Armidale been released…

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Coursing Off

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

Because North coast, floods have disrupted coursing Activities in in Lismore and Casino, insufficient entries…

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Emmaville Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 3

EMMAVILLE: A meeting has been arranged to make arrangements for further boxing Competitions here…

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