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Sport, 1954

1,587 stories in New England's papers · page 17 of 80

Football Team For Bundarra

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

A football club is to be formed in Bundarra. This was decided by a meeting of interested people in…

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Rugby League No Game This Week End

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

Armidale will not play a trial match this week-end. Earlier officials had made tentative arrangements for Armidale to…

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Ken Bryars and Wife Share Cricket Honors

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

All-rounder Ken Bryars has just completed an outstanding competition season with his club, Inverell. Inverell Club, whose ofiicial…

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Good Fields, Crowds at G. Innes Picnic Races

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

Good fields, keen racing and fine weather combined to make the first day of the Glen Innes Picnic Race Club's meeting yesterday a success…

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Rugby League Trial Games

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 11

In a trial game at Walcha yesterday, feast Tamworth dedefeated Watialda 11-6. Inverell defeated Warialda…

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Associates' Golf Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Sunday's event was a Four Ball Best Ball v. Par and the weather being good 20 associates hit off in…

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Cricket News

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

Glen Innes cricketers will hold their annual "Smoko" in the Show ground pavilion on…

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Rugby Union 35 Play in First Trial Matches

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 6

Thirty-five Inverell Rugby Union players began the 1954 season on Saturday in trial matches at Guyra. Guyra won the main game 13-11, after the scores…

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Rugby League Season Opens Auspiciously for the Maroons

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 6

Well, the League season has begun: and begun in a fairly straight forward way, even though Ron ("Posso") Madden is no longer with…

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Rugby Union Teachers' College Defeats Walcha in Trial Game

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 10

Armidale Teasers' College defeated Walcha 6-5 at Teachers' College on Saturday in the first Rugby…

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Two Wins to Boys' Club at Tenternefd Rugby League

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

In the first Rugby League games of the season, Glen Innes Boys' Club met two Tenterfield teams at…

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Golf Armidale Club Competitions Attract Large Fields

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 10

Despite "hairy" fairways and somewhat rough greens some good cards were handed in over the week-end…

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Golf Reg Stickels Holds His Good Form

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 6

Playing consistently good golf, Reg Stickels, former club secretary, on Sunday recorded his second win for…

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Picnic Races End on a Successful Note

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Seventy-nine starters raced at the Glen Innes Picnic Race Club's two-day meeting on Thursday and Friday. Average number of starters,…

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What is Golf?

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

This item was recently forwarded' to clients of the Langlea Printing Ltd., entitled "What Is This Golf?"…

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"Non-bias"' Bowls Budget

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 8

On Sunday last an Inverell pair contested the semi-final of the New England Bowling Association champion pairs; and they played really very good bowls to win the "semi." and lose the final by only…

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Group Tennis Team

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

The postponed New England Tennis Group match against Inverell will be played on the local courts on…

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Associates' Golf at Warialda

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

Last Saturday's heat, together with the long grass, deterred all but eleven Intrepid associates…

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Rugby Union, Guyra Defeats Inverell in Trial

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

Guyra defeated Inverell 13-11 in a trial game at Guyra. Halftime scores were 8-all. Jack Miller (Inverell) came…

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Jet Age As Cricket Aid

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: A let engine was used yesterday by the Lancashire Cricket Club in an experiment to…

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