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Central Coast · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Gosford Races. Entries for Tuesday Next

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 11

Maiden Handicap, six furlongs.— La Maison, Maqueda, Holbeau, Handsome Lassie, Pierrepoint (N.Z ), Tressamita, Montalus, Warhurst,…

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Gosford Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

The first meeting of the New Year was heid at Gosford Racecourse on Tuesday. There was a large attendance, despite the oppressive weather,…

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Gosford Races. Entries for Tuesday Next

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 12

Flying Handicap, six furlongs.— Rualma. Apiarist, Royal Navy, Bulbo, Gulabi, Bonnie Change, Hippasia, Davey Buchanan, St. Rosaline, Ayr…

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Cricket

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 8

The following cricket team will represent Gosford against Narara on Saturday next :—Dr. Duncan, E. Hawkins, E Phillips, H. Guerin, J…

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Wyong Park Races. Entries for Tuesday Next

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 8

Maiden Handicap, six furlongs — Volodga, Zoroastrian, Silver Thread, La Maison, The White Waif, Aunt Nell, Sir Argonaut, Flavindin, Patent…

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Gosford Athletic Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 3

An Athletic Club has been formed in Gosford under the direction of Professor Dick Ellis, late instructor to the Wanganui (N.Z.) Colleges…

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Cricket

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 11

The following players have been selected to represent the Boys' Home in the return match against Woy Woy to be played next Saturday at…

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Wyong Cricket Association

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 10

On Saturday next, March 31, an all-day match will be played at Wyong between members of the Association still in the district, representing the…

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Girls' Swimming Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 16

At the Inter-School Swimming Carnival for Girls, held at Bondi Baths on 22nd instant, Barbara Castleden, from the Gosford School,…

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Cricket

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 13

The following players have been selected to represent the Southern against the Northern end in a match to be played at Wyong on Saturday…

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Wyong Park Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 7

There was a splendid attendance at Tuesday's meeting at Wyong Park, and the [?] were the most numerous recorded for a long time back. The…

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Cricket

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 14

The cricket match between the Boys' Home and Woy Woy, set down to have been played last Saturday at Victoria Park, resulted in a win by…

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Easter Regatta

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 8

Seven local boats competed in the sailing events at Easter Monday's Regatta held at Gosford, which, by the way, were well patronised by the…

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The Sketcher. an Indian Cricket Match

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 15

Many years ago, while stationed in Upper Bengal, a party of officers belonging to my regiment accepted the kind invitation of a wealthy planter to go out to his estate…

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Gosford Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 7

The April meeting of the Gosford Racing Club, held on Tuesday last, passed off most successfully under the secretarial management of Mr. Harry…

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Wyong Park Races

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 9

The recent wet weather rendered it impossible for Wyong Park Racing Club to erect the totalisator machine for the meeting set down for Tuesday,…

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Gosford Races. Entries for Tuesday Next

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 12

Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Lord Earlston, Hippasia, Istrian, Opportunity. Queen Carmen, Daddy Christmas, Sunlike, Bruck, Lady Clarit,…

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Tennis Match

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 3

Wamberal team, assisted by some members of the Tumbi Umbi Club, visited Gosford on Saturday last, and after an enjoyable afternoon's play defeated…

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Swimming Reminiscence

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 8

In our last issue reference is made by " Gummy " in his article on the visit to Hawkesbury River of the Gosford actors, to the prowess, as a…

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Tennis Match

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 8

A team of two ladies and four gentlemen from Woy Woy visited and defeated the Gosford Club on Monday fast by 70 games to 69. As…

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