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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Sport

Sport, 1908

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The Tennis Lawn

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 6

Only to those who have tried it are the difficulties of attaining a smooth, well-kept tennis-lawn full known Every inch of the ground has to be…

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Cricket Club Meeting

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

A MEETING of the Junior Half-Holiday Cricket Club was held, at the Imperial Hotel on Friday night. Mr. W. D. Hartley presided…

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Cricket

Manilla Express · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 2

A MATCH will be played to-day between the Albions and Keepit. The team to represent the former will be selected from the following:…

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Golf Gossip

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The first round of the Lady's Championship was played on Thursday, and leaves the game in a very open position. The ladies have…

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Football Social

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

We would remind our readers that the members of the Half-Holiday Football Club hold a grand Social on Tuesday evening, at which…

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Cricket Chatter

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The season officially opens in Sydney to-day (Saturday). Matches will be played in all grades. Sydney's cricketing prospects this year are said…

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Boxing Championship

Manilla Express · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

"Bill" Squires has announced his intention of fighting the winner of the Burns-Johnson fight. He asserts that he was not too fit when he last fought…

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Remarkable Golf Shot

Manilla Express · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

IN playing golf on the links in Parkes on Saturday the Rev. Seymour Smith,while making a long high approach shot, killed a quarrin,…

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Cricket Chatter

Manilla Express · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

PLAYING for Central Cumberland at Chatswood, E. F. Waddy scored 110 by attractive cricket. The cricket season was opened in…

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Glenevon Cricket Club

Manilla Express · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above club was held at Glenevon on Saturday, when there was a good attendance…

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Boxing

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

The stakes in the Burns Johnson fight were handed over to the stake- I Judders yesterday. '…

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Cricket Chatter

Manilla Express · Wednesday 14 October 1908 · page 2

GLENEVON C.C. social next week. Coming out? THERE is a healthy tine of revival about cricket matters in the town…

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Football

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 5

The football match, Wallabies against Mammoth, was abandoned owing to heavy rain…

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CricKet

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 2

A CRICKET match will be played this afternoon between teams representing the Manilla Club and Albions. The following will represent…

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Boxing Championship

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 4

Jack Johnson, who fights Tommy Burns for the championship of the world, arrived at Freemantle yesterday…

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Cricket

Manilla Express · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 2

A CRICKET match will be played on the Recreation Ground, to-day between the Albion C.C. and the "Two Mile" club. The following…

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Letters to the Editor. We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents. the Totalisator and Boxing Contests

Manilla Express · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 2

SIR,--"Clod-Thumper" would belittle the value of the quotations that I have given from the speeches of public men in New Zealand and…

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Tamworth Races

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

AT the above on Thursday Mr. T. J. Arneil's chrissie (7-0 and 2½lb over) won the Philip Handicap, of 20 sovs. Mr. J. Byrnes'…

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Cricket Chatter

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

THE annual match between Tamworth and Northern Commercial Travellers took place at Tamworth on Wednesday and resulted in a…

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Cricket Chatter

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 2

THE members of the Standard C. Club journey to Barraba on Monday next. DURING the visit of the…

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