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Central Coast · Sport

Sport, 1915

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Girls' Swimming Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 10

Despite the inclement weather, Mr. Johnstone came from Newcastle to act as judge at the second annual girls' swimming carnival, promoted by…

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Gosford Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 15

Perfect weather prevailed for Gosford Races held last Tuesday, and the attendance was the largest since the inaugural meeting. The racing track…

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Wyong & District Cricket Association. Third Annual Dinner

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 17

The third annual dinner in connection with the above Association was held at Wyong on Saturday evening last, It was intended as a Wind-up to…

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Football at Erina

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 18

A football match took place on the Erina Park on Saturday last, between a team from Matcham and an Erina fifteen. W. Deaves started the ball…

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FOOTBALL. Gosford v Sydney Coaching Shunters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 11

On Saturday last the above teams played the christening match of the new Waterside Park Ground. Grand weather prevailed for the match,…

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Football. GOSFORD v. MATCHAM

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 12

The above match was played at Gosford last Saturday, and resulted in a win for Gosford by 19 to nil. As the Matcham Club has only played…

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Football Warriors. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 2

Sir,--The local footballers should be either among the Allies in the east, or at the Dardanelles, helping their fellow men to save their…

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Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 12

There is a good chance of a local football competition starting this year. Erina, Ourimbah, Tuggerah, Wyong and Yarramalong have…

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Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 22

Erina footballers journeyed to Ourimbah on Saturday last to give battle to the local lads, and after a very evenly contested game, proved…

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Football. Gosford v. Sydney Coaching Shunters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 15

A very interesting match took place here on Saturday, when the Shunters were obliged to taste defeat for the second time this season at the hands…

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Wyong & District Rugby Football League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 12

The inaugural meeting of the above League was held on Saturday last, 22nd May, at the Royal Hotel, Wyong. The clubs represented were:…

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Cricket

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 17

Woy Woy cricketers journeyed to Hawkesbury River on 15th instant, and defeated the Brooklyn Club by 5 wickets and 38 runs. Scores :—…

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Tuggerah Park Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

Tuggerah Park Races were held on Saturday last. Results:— Opening Handicap, of 25 sovs., about 4 furlongs.—O. M'Grath's Gluson, 9st…

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Gosford Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 9

Tuesday's meeting of the Gosford Racing Club was the most successful held since opening day. Each meeting of late is eclipsing the other,…

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Lisarow Cricket Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 20

Lisarow Cricket Club, to wind up the 1914-15 season, held a dinner at the Royal Hotel on Friday evening last, the President (Mr D. Jenkins)…

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Football. Gosford v. OURIMBAH

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 8

This match took place at Ourimbah last Saturday under the refereeship of Mr W. Buscombe. The game was very interesting, and good, clean…

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"The Shirker." Playing Football and Attending Prize Fights

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 7

In the course of a sermon in the Methodist Church at Bathurst on "The Shirker," Rev. J. W. Collier stated that there were 500,000…

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Wyong & District Rugby Football League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 7

To-morrow will see the beginning of a new era in local football. Hitherto football has been a hap hazzard sort of a game, games now…

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Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 7

On Saturday the Waterside Park looked a sports scene, when a large number of spectators assembled to witness the matches—Gosford Juniors…

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Football

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 15

Four local footballers — W. Moase, B. Hitchcock, W. Kilpatrick, and A. Guerin—accepted the invitation of the Sydney Tramway Union team to…

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