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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Sport

Sport, 1916

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A Day's Races

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 2

The members of the West Narrabri Lodge M.U.I.O.O.F. contemplate holding a day's races on Anniversary Day, January 26th…

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Racing Club Dispute Settled. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 2

The dispute between the Mentone Racing Club, Victoria, and the bookmarkers was settled by Mr. Maitland, the handicappers, resigning his position. The…

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Latest Sport Boxing, Clabby Outpoints King. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 2

Jimmy Clabby, last 2½[?] outpointed Mick King 11st. 5[?] at the Stadium last nignt. In the first few rounds the men showed excellent science in attack and…

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Patriotic Cricket Match. In Aid of Fund for Injured Soldiers. MELBOURNE

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 2

A cricket match. Victoria v. a combined eighteen under Armstrong, was commenced in Melbourne yesterday in aid of the Injured Soldiers' Fund…

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Armidale and New England Races

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Armidale and New England Jockey Club will be held on the 9th and 10th February, to be followed on 11th Feb. by a…

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Country Tennis Wiork. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

The drawings for the country week rarnival, promoted by the Lawn Tennis Association are as follows: Team matches—Tamworth versus Bathurst,…

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Boxing Notes From Sydney Chat on Coming Events. Darcy's Great Position

The North Western Courier · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

On New Year's night the boxing crowd at the Stadium, in the contest between Jimmy Cluabby and Mick King, saw proof of Les Darcy's…

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Inter-District News QUIRINDI. Wallabadah New Year Races

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

The holidays passed off very quietly in Quirindi, the only sports gathering eventuating to commemorate the beginning of the new year being the annual…

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BOXING. Three One-Sided Contests. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 2

Tommy Uren easily outpointed fred. Gilmore at the Stadium. Frank Ellis throw in the towel in the 11th round to George Taylor in…

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BOXING. Uren Unable to Meet McCoy. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 2

There is a probability that Uren will not be able to face McCoy for the light-weight championship on the 29th inst. His ankle is so badly sprained that the…

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Drowned While Swimming River. Plucky Effort at Rescue. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

Samuel Stewart a telegraph lineaman, was drowned in the Macquarie River on Friday in the act of swimming over the river at the railway bridge with a wire…

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Tennis Players' Roll of Honor Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

The secretary of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association is compiling a roll of honor from affliated clubs. There are already 400 names on the…

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Boxing Notes from Sydney Uren's International Honors Darcy and McGoorty

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

Tommy Uren on Saturday night came triumphantly through the first test of his international quality. He was much too fast and strong for the…

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Latest Sport Boxing. Darcy Defeats George Brown. Points' Victory. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

Les Darcy outpointed George [?] of America, at the Stadium last [?] The local lad had the best of the [?] from start to finish. The American [?]…

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Boxing

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

Fritz Holland earned too many guns for Nieol Simpson at the Brisbane stadium on Sunday night, and at the end of the seventh round the towel was…

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Boxing. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

Darey is anxious to meet Hardwick for the heavyweight championship of Australia…

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Boxing Notes. K. O. Brown a Tough One. Our Own Knockout O'connor. Featherweight and Lightweight Doings. (Special to this Paper.)

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

George Knockout Brown certainly showed himself a tough ploce of humanity in his losing fight with Les Darcy on Saturday. He weighed…

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Latest Sport Boxing. Simpson Wins Empire Championship. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 2

Fritz [?] received a poit[?] [?] ion over Red Watson at the Stadium. Fritz Holland cutpointed Mick King in Brisbane…

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Boxing

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 3

Charlie Simpson's victory over Llew Edwards was something of a surprise to followers of the game. Edwards had beaten Jimmy, Hill and Hill had…

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Boxing Gloves for Soldiers

The North Western Courier · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 6

In response to the special appeal of Mr. Robert Budden (War Chest Commissioner) for sporting materials for the lads in Egypt and at the front,…

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