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PHA/8/1/5/8
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[Page 7] Two newspaper cuttings; cross-country race; 1908
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- 1908 (Creation)
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1 piece
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(1826-1995)
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Newspaper cutting with headline: "285 runners take part in the North of the Thames Cross-country Championships", featuring Daily Mirror photograph of the start; Text details that the race, run over 71/2 miles, was won easily by the Polytechnic Harriers, with the quickest individual time being 41min, 56 4-5secs; Date added by hand: 1st Feb 1908; 105x254mm.
Newspaper cutting from the Daily Graphic, Monday 3rd Feb 1908, with photograph of the runners keeping together in the first round; details that the race took place at Wembley Park; 106x210mm.