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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Sport

Sport, 1917

357 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 18

Tattersalls Races

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

Tattersalls Club races have been again postponed until Thursday owing to rain…

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Tattersall's Races Again Postponed. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 1

Randwick races have been again post-poned owing to the heavy rain. The meeting will be held on Thursday…

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Tamworth Lawn Tennis Club

Daily Observer · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

Despite the fact that a great many member of the District Tennis Club have enlisted, it has been decided to commences playing operations for the…

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Moree Tennis Club

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Moree Pennis Club was held at the School of Arts on Monday night, Mr. A. A. Glennie, President, in the chair…

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Boxing

Daily Observer · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 6

Jimmy Hill had no difficulty in accounting for Matty Smith at the Brisbane Stadium on a Saturday night, winning by a large hatful of points after…

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BOXING. Demonstration at Stadium. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 2

Jimmy Clabby outpointed Tommy Uren at the Stadium last night. The verdict in Clabby's favor was the signal for a tumult of applause and hostility…

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Boxing

Daily Observer · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

If the friends and supporters of Bert Andrews have at any time entertained an idea that he had a chance of getting anywhere near the top of the tree in…

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Manilla Tennis Club

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

A meeting was held on Wednesday.. night in Mr. J. D. Kennely's office to reform the Manilla Tennis Club Mr. W. .D. Hartley was in the chair…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

Sid. Godfrey defeated Frank [?] in the eleventh round at the Stadium last night. Quendrex beat Benny Palmer in the…

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Football. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

A team representing the New Zealand Soldiers defeated the Sydney University footballers under Union Rules, yesterday by 10 points to 8…

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Boomi-amateur Races

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

The Boomi Amateur Race will be held on Wednesday and Thursday this week, and a most successful meeting is anticipated…

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Boomi-amateur Races

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 2

The Boomi Amateur Races will be held on Wednesday aud Thursday and week, and a most successful meeting is anticipated…

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N. and N.w. District Racing Association

Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 1

At the last committee meeting of the N. and N.W. Districts Racing Association, a notification was received from the A.J.C. that the application to have…

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Stoppage of Irish Racing. DUBLIN

Daily Observer · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 2

The stoppage of racing has caused widespread resentment. It is claimed that Irish racing is an industry…

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Boxing

Daily Observer · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

The first time Ferd Quendreux and Benny Palmer met at the Brisbane Stadium, the latter boy was all over the Frenchman and with a minute to go was…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 2

Benny Palmer knocked out Mat Murphy in the seventeenth round, after a most unsatisfactory contest at the Stadium last night. Vine Blackburn…

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Local Racing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 3

The annual hospital meeting has been fixed for July 4 and 5, last year's programme has been adopted, and the matter of applying for exemption from…

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Moree Tennis Club

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

This Moree Tennis Club was to have been formally opened on Saturday afternoon, but there was no[?]oeremony in connection with the…

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Racing in England LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

The Cabinet will not arrive at a fi[?] decision regarding the partial resumption, of racing until the views of deputations including one from the Jockey…

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Soldier's Life Attractive Australians Hold Boxing Tournament

Daily Observer · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 5

Private S. W. Gleadall, a Tamworth soldier writes:— "It gives me great pleasure to contribute to your paper any article that may…

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