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Sport, 1912

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Boxing or Jiu-jitsu. Professor Stevenson Challenges M'vea or Langford

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

Professor Stevenson, the jiu-jitsu expert, challenges M'Vea or Langford to determine whether boxing or wrestling is the better means of self-defence…

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Davis Cup Tennis. Australasians Superior at All Points. American Captain's Failure

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 3

Supporters of the Australasian team in the Davis Cup lawn tennis match against America are highly Jubilant at tho success which attended the play of Norman Brookes,…

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Davis Cup Tennis. Australasians Superior at All Points. American Captain's Failure

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 3

Supporters of the Australasian team in the Davis Cup lawn tennis match against America are highly jubilant at the success which attended the play of Norman Brookes,…

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Six Days Races. Cyclists Cover 1000 Miles. Tasmanian in the Lead. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 2

The competitors in the six days' cycling race covered a thousand miles at noon to-day, amid a scene of great enthusiasm. Grenda of Tasmania, was then in the lead,…

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Boxing

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3

Private advices state that at the McVeaLangford contest the crowd did not reach 11,000. and the takings were approximately £5000…

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Boxing

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3

Private advices state that at the McVeaLangford contest the crowd did not reach 11,000, and the takings were approximately £5000…

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Cricket

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3

The following players have been selected to represent Al[?]s in a match against the Royal Standards on the Oval on Saturday next, 6th inst., and following…

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District Cricket. Match at Ogunbil

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3

The New Year opened here with a cricket match between the local team and a team captained by Mr. N. Brown, of Hazledean, being composed of players from The…

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District Cricket. Match at Ogunbil. (From our Correspondent.)

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3

The New Year opened here with a cricket match between the local team and a team captained by Mr. N. Brown, of Hazledean, being composed of players from The…

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Englishmen's Deadly Cricket

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

The decisive victory of the Englishmen in the second test match was unquestionably due to the total failure of our big guns. The invaders set themselves to make…

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Cricket. Albions v. Royal Standards

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 8

This afternoon, on the Oval weather permitting, the District Cricket Union competition will be advanced another stage, when Albions will meet Royal Standards, at 2…

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Cricket. Albions v. Royal Standards

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 8

This afternoon; on the Oval weather permitting, the District Cricket Union competition will be advanced another stage, when Albions will meet Royal Standards, at 2…

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Swimming Championship. Won by Longworth. in Record Time. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

In the swimming carnival to-day the 100 yards' championship of New South Wales was won by Longworth, with Hardwick second and Healy third. Time, 56…

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Cricket. England V. Geelong Thirteen. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

In the match Englishmen versus thirteen of Geelong, the former were yesterday 8 for 285, and the latter 2 for 41. Kinneir made 43, Gunn 51, and Vine 43…

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The Tamworth Daily Observer Saturday Evening, Jan. 6, 1911. Notes. Australia's Boxing Inferiority

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

The easy victory of Dave Smith, the brilliant middleweight who with an extra stone would be a likely "white hope," definitely cuts Lester's reputation as a champion in…

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Cricket. South Australia V. N.S.W. ADELAIDE

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

Runs came very slowly on the bowling of Hazlitt and Emery, but subsequently the batting livened up. Dolling made better progress and compiled his half…

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Cricket Trouble. Legal Action Threatened. If Board Sends Manager to England. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 11

Mr. Evans, a prominent member of the Cricket Board of Control, declares that if the Board attempts to send to England a manager appointed by it in connection…

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To-day's Cricket. Albions v. Standards. Small Scoring and Close Game. Notes on the Play

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

Ideal cricket weather prevailed when the Albions-Standards competition match was begun this afternoon. Rowe, skipper of the Standards, won the toss from Hyman of the…

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Concerning Swimming

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 3

Tho holidays can hardly be said to have brought their usual crop of disasters. If tho papers may be trusted, they have been loss than usual. But there have been two…

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Concerning Swimming

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 3

The holidays can hardly he said to have brought, their usual crop of disasters. If the papers may be trusted, they have been less than usual. But there have been two…

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