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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Boxing. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 15 May 1916 · page 2

Darcy defeated Costita in the fourth round at the Stadium. The police inferfered and stopped the contest. Llew Edwards beat Spargo in the 14th…

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Sydney Football. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 15 May 1916 · page 2

In League football yesterday Balmain beat Western Suburbs by 19 to 10, South Sydney beat North Sydney 11 to 7. Glebe beat Annandale 16 to 5,…

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Glen Innes Coursing. Glen Innes

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

The Glen Innes Coursing Club opened its season to-day in fire weather to a good attendance. Only three hares were killed during the afternoon…

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Boxing

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 6

A great house at the Stadium on Snaturday night was heated to a magnificent exhibition o the fight strenuous" by they lightweights Quendreux…

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Sydney League Football. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 2

First-grade League football resulted:— Balman defeated Annandale by 11 to nill: North Sydney beat Eastern Suburbs 6 to 4: South Sydney beat Western…

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Latest Sport Boxing. Local Men Defeated. SYDNEY, Sundsay

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 2

Jimmy Clabby outpointed Dave Smith at teh stadium last night The verdict met with a hostile reception. Harry Stone defeated Tommy Uren at…

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Boxing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday ] night Jimmy Clabby (America) gained a points' decision over Dave Smith (Sydney.)…

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Moree Races

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

The Moree Racing Club will hold. Its winter meeting on June 21 and 22 when £150 will be offered in prizes, the double being worth £48…

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Narraibri Races

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

The Narrabri Jockey Club commenced a two days' meeting yesterday, when the first race on the programme was won by Aberdonia, the second…

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Early Tamworth. Back in the Eighties. Some Interesting Reminiscences. CRICKET

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 4

On Saturday last a match was played between Tamworth United Cricket Club and Somerton. The Tamworth eleven was accompanied by Messrs. Gosling and…

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Moree Races

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

The Moree Racing Club will hold its winter meeting on June 21 and 22 when £150 will be offered in prizes, the double being worth £48…

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Boxing

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 8

The Tayler-Geike fight having to be abandoned on occurt of the illness of the former the management of the Brisbane Stadium arraged a double…

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Sydney Football. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

In Rugby League football Newtown beat Balmain 8 to 7; South Sydney beat Eastern Suburbs 9 10 7; Globe boat North Sydney 12 to 5; Annaurtnle beat…

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BOXING. King Outpoints Fritz Holland. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

Fernand Quendreux knocked out Frank O'Connor in the ninth round at Brisbane last night. Mick King beat Fritz Holland on…

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Tennis. East Moree V. Bellata

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

A tennis match between East [?] Bellata came off on Saturday at the East Moree court. It was a return match, the East Moree…

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Football

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 2

This morning by the 12 o'clock mail the Gunnedah Senior Cadets football team, known as the Independents, arrived in Narrabri and this afternoon…

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Manilla Cricket

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 4

A cricket match was played at Manilla between that centre and a combined team from Cuerindi, which resulted in an easy victory for the Manillaites. J…

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Boxing

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 4

There was a splendid attendance at the Stadium on Saturday night to witness the contest between Ferd. Quendreux and Frank O'Connor, but the fight…

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Horse Racing Expenditure

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 7

"The Easter racing carnival afforded evidence that large numbers of people throughout New Zealand are still, after over twenty months of war,…

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BOXING. Crouse No Match for Darcy. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 2

Les Darcy defeated Buck Crouse [?] the second round. The visitor was completely outclassed, and in trouble almost from the moment the men faced each [?]…

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