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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Sport

Sport, 1919

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Australian Service Cricket. Decision Postponed. London

Daily Observer · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Cricket Board of control decided to hold over for a [?] the question of the proposed Australian Service team to tour this country owing…

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Influenza All Races Stopped. Infectivity Increasing. Unemployment in Tasmania. Cessation of Travelling Recommended. Over 2000 Melbourne Cases. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 2

In response to numerous requests from country centres the State Government has decided to prohibit all race meetings until further…

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Queensland Racing. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

The Brisbane Albion Park Plate resulted:—Bandoliero 1. St. Leon 2, Wannine 3. Winner 5 to 2. Won by six lengths…

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First-grade Cricket. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

The ninth round of first grade cricket commenced yesterday. Petersham, 53, versus Paddington, 6 for 230 (McCloy 84 for Paddington…

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Belated Stoppage of Racing

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 1

Strangely the Government took action in respect to prohibiting the Armidale races after pretty well all the visitors had arrived.In fact most of the…

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Gunnedah Trotting and Racing

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 1

The Gunnedah Trotting Club is in the field with a programme for a meeting this month, Tuesday, 25th. It varies but little from that of the last one…

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Repatriation Cricket Match

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 5

Dr. L. O. S. Poidivon, who is now in this district, has been offered a place in the team of experienced players and which he has accepted, so lovers of…

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Boxing Contest. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

At the National Sporting Club [?] McGoorty (America beat Sergt [?] Rolph (Canada) in the eigth round. The contest was to be 15 rounds [?]…

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Wednesday Half-holiday Cricket Club

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 3

The following will represent the above club in their match against Woolomin, to be played on the Oval to-day; play to start at 2 p.m. sharp:—Madden, G. Sands,…

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Sporting Notes. Stipendiary and Jockeys—an Incident of Uralla Races

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 1

"Tarawera Punter" writes to the Armidale Chronicle"—I would like to know how long the North and North-Western Districts…

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Thousand Soldiers Break Quarantine. General Lee Meets the Men. All Taken to Cricket Ground. General Indignant. "Disgracing" Victoria Barracks SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

About 1000 of the Argyllshire's troops demanded release from quarantine. The request being refused, they stormed the first gate,…

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Repatriation Cricket Match

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

In connection with the above match, which is to take place on the Oval on Saturday next, 15th instant, a grand social evening and dance will be held…

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Nundle Cricket Notes

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 5

The local team met and defeated a fairly strong team from Woolomin on Saturday last The visitors were without the services of their chief…

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Political Corruption. Transvaal Racing Bill. Pretoria

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

In the Naylor case the Administrator of the Transvaal gave evidence that an "atmosphere of bribery" attended the racing bill in the Provincial Council…

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Cricket

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

The following have been chosen to represent the Town in a match against the Country on the local ground on to-morrow (Saturday), namely, R…

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Sporting Notes. Inverell Picnic Races Abandoned

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 1

Owing to the continued dry weather and the influenza epidemic, the committee of the Inverell Picnic Race Club decided, on Saturday last, to abandon the…

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Tamworth Swimming Baths

Daily Observer · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

Mr. F. J. Bishop, architect, writes:— It may be of interest to your readers to know that the preliminary steps in the above scheme have been taken and…

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New Zealand Racing. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The New Zealand Hawera Stakes resulted: Gloaming 1, Desert Gold 2, Birkenvale 3, Won by half a length. Time, 1.40 2-5…

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Adelaide Racing. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

The Adelaide Summer Purse resulted: Foxhead 1, Fobley 2, Bill Blankey 3…

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Queensland Racing. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

The Albion Park Plate resulted: St. Leon 1, Wanninie 2, Bandoleiro 3. Winner 7 to 1…

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