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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Cricket Chatter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

The English cricketers will play a football match under British Association rules at Perth on March 10. Abe Bailey, the South African…

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British Rugby Union Team. London, [?]day

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

The Rugby union team for New Zealand consists of 28 players, including eight internationals. Mr. A. F. Harding, of Middlesex, is captain, and J. McEvely, of…

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General News. Cricket

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

As Nashua did not turn up on Saturday the Bank officials, with the assistance of a few spectators, played a scratch game on.No. 1 Oval…

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British Football Team Compl[?]ed. London

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

T. Smith of Leicester, completes the British Rugby football team…

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Scheme For. Triangular Cricket. Test Matchs. London

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

The Marylebone Club has issued the draft scheme of a triangular contest suggested between England, Australia and South Affrica, each to play each other twice in…

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Football

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

A MOVEMENT is on foot in Casino to form one strong team of the best players, to compete in the Lower River Competition, and run a junior competition for the town and…

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Cricket

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

ON Saturday Casino C.C. met Greenridge on Carrington Park, and won easily. Following were the scores:—Greenridge.—E. Bowen, c Fitzpatrick, b…

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General News. Cricket

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

The following will represent H.H.C.C. v. Tregeagle on the Oval to-morrow— Dalziel, Cruickshank, Lord, Jamieson, Mckenzie, Lance, Grant, Hogan, Meyers,…

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Trickery In Cricket

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 6

A NOVEL exemplification of how to win a game of cricket was afforded by the English team in the fifth test match in Sydney. They were ar the wickets, but…

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The Riviera Lawn Tennis Championship. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

Messrs. Simond and Ritchie defeated Messrs. Wilding and Myers for the Riviera tennis doubles championship. LABOUR PARTY MOVES THE…

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Boxing Championship. Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 5

W. Lang, of Melbourne defeated W. Smith, of N.S.W., in the middle weight boxing championship of Australia last night. The match not lasting two minutes…

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Cricket Chatter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

In Lismore on Saturday teams representing the Press and South Lismore played a [?]e, each side scoring 64 runs. A cricket match between teams of ladies…

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Lawn Tennis. London

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

Mr. Ritchio won the lawn tennis championship of the Riviera, beating Mr. Wilding by three sets to two…

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Killed by a Cricket Ball. Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

While two brothers were playing with a rubber cricket ball at Melbourne, it struck their sister, aged three, under the heart killing her in a few moments…

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Tennis

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

At a meeting held last Tuesday night the Town Tennis Club decided to hold their opening function on next Saturday week, when the president's wife (Mrs. A. H…

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Cricket' Notes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

AUSTRALIAN Eleven meet the Rest of Australia on 20 th inst. in a benefit march to M.A. Noble. Playing for the Sydney Grammar School against Gladesville on Wednesday L. Scott secured all…

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University Boxing Championship. London

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

Mr. W. R. Reynell, of Oxford University, who comes from Adelaide, won the heavy-weight inter University boxing championship…

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Telegraphic News. Coraki Races. Coraki

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

The following weights have been declared for the Coraki Tattersall's Turf Club meeting on March 17. Opening Handicap, of £20. Six…

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Cricket Chatter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

The Noble testimonial fund his reache I nearly £600 in Sydney. Greenridge and North Casino engage in a match on the Carrington P[?]rk wicket…

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Protist Aganist Sunday Cricket

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 2

The commence of the Helensburgh Workmen. Social and Literary institute, has carried, a resolution epressing the opinon that Sunday is not an apporapriate day…

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