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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

A JUNIOR club has been formed in Tamworth. Now then, youths of Manilla, where are you ? PRACTICE on the reserve this afternoon…

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Tennis Match

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 2

A TENNIS match was played on Wednesday afternoon between teams representing the Manilla Tennis Club and the Half Holiday Association. The former. \VVuth and A…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 2

At Werris Creek on Saturday the return game between Currabubula and the local team resulted in a win for the latter by 6 points to 3…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

FOOTBALLERS can purchase guernseys on application to the secretary. MANILLA has no competition fixture for to-day, but will commence the season on…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 2

AT Armidale on Wednesday New England defeated Northern Border, after a splendid game, by 8 points to 6. ON Saturday West Tamworth defeated…

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Barraba Races

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 7

VICTORIA Stakes.—Comrade 9st 5lb. 1; Zanzibar 2, Sardon 3. Four starters. WELTER Stakes.—Warlock 1, Valmoi 2, Whynot 3. Three starters…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 7

Oh, the football season's round again, And the doctor's heart beats faster, And the chemist stocks up lints and splints, And whips of sticking plaster.!…

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Tennis

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 7

A MIXED double tournament will, it is understood, shortly commence on the local courts. THE tennis courts are in splendid order…

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Tennis Captaincy

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 8

THE competition for the captaincy of the local Tennis Club was brought to a close on Monday. There were 13 aspirants for the coveted position…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 7

THE New England team plays the Liverpool Plains Union at Gunnedah this afternoon. IN Sydney on Saturday University beat…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

AT Gunnedah on Saturday Liverpool Plains defeated New England by 6 to 3. THE Manilla-juniors played a mixed team on Wednesday afternoon, and won…

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The Game of Football

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 3

A certain football club had a very unenviable record of defeats, so a distinguished spectator made a few nasty remarks to a committeeman…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

THE Manilla team journeys to Tamworth his morning to meet the formidable West Tamworth team. A great amount of local interest is being focussed on the…

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Tennis

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

OWING to the absence of two of the principal local representatives, match spoken of as likely to take place against Tamworth on Saturday last did not take…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

THE report of the Manilla-West Tamworth game will ba found elsewher[?]. The initial matches in connection with the Country Week series will be played…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 2

BARRABA defeated Bingara on Saturday, by 13 to nil. THE junior competition commenced at Tamworth on Saturday. East defeated…

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Football on Sundays. (To the Editor.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 2

SIR,—Would you permit me to raise an objection, through your columns, to the frequent and increasing practice of playing football on Sunday in Manilla. I…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 7

MANILLA v. West Tamworth at 3. HALF Holiday footballers are making arrangements to visit Upper Manilla next Wednesday…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

THE forward work of Terry Brady, Bliss, Curtis, and Gibbs in Saturday's match against West Tamworth was a magnificent feature of the game. The…

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Football Fancies

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 2

MANILLA is rather unfortunate in the matter of casualties to players this year. Bob Bice, as the result of injuries received at Armidale on Monday, is the latest to…

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