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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1886

26 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Frederickton Regatta

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 2

ON Tuesday last the people of Frederickton celebrated the 98th anniversary of the colony by holding their annual regatta. The weather was not all that…

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The Late Cricket Match. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 2

SIR, -- As a great deal of misunderstanding and misconception has arisen regarding my action in giving Mr. Harris out in the match between the Eleven and Fifteen on…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 2

It must have been very disheartening to the members of the selection committee to find that their efforts on Saturday last were not more successful…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 3

The great and long looked for cricket match between the Macleay and Hastings elevens ended yesterday in a complete fiasco. Without wishing to…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 2

THE third inter-district cricket match between the Hastings and Macleay Rivers combined elevens was commenced on the Macleay Cricket…

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Farmer. Training a Trotting Horse by Swimming

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 2

WHILE Mr. Robert Bonner was inspecting John Turner's horses in Philadelphia the General told a curious story of horse training. "When I was a boy, and $200 looked as big…

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Macleay v. Hastings -- Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2

We are pleased to learn that satisfactory arrangements have been made for another inter-district cricket match between the Macleay and Hastings…

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Kempsty Regatta

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 April 1886 · page 2

The Kempsey Regatta which is to take place on Easter Monday promises to be a big success. The prizes are numerous and liberal, and the names…

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Alleged Perjury. Conspiracy of Absence. Coursing Magistrates

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 2

A LARGE number of people assembled at West Kempsey police court to hear the case of perjury which had been preferred by Mr. Thomas Waters against Mr. Charles…

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Greenhill Races

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 3

PERHAPS the most successful races ever held on the pleasant banks of the fertile Macleay were run off on Monday and Tuesday, the 26th and 27th ult. The committee who…

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A Cricket Greivance. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 3

Dear Sir--Allow me through the medium of your valuable paper to ventilate a greviance that nothing but time can obliterate from the minds of the Frederickton Cricket Club who…

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The Cricket Grievance. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 1

DEAR SIR,--A letter appeared in your issue of 22nd inst, which purported to have, for its object the retaliation of a cricket grievance. Before going any…

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A Cricket Grievance. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 2

Sir, -- I would inform you that I do not intend to carry on any further correspondence re this matter, I simply ventilated a grievance, and when doing so did not intend…

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Cricket on the Macleay

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 3

Now that the cricket season of 1886-7 is about commencing it would not be out of place to give a resume of cricket since its resscitation on the…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 2

IT is proposed to inaugurate the cricket season of 1886-7 by a grand match to take place on the Association Ground, West Kempsey, on Saturday, the 2nd…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 2

THE general meeting of the Kempsey Cricket Club was held at the Royal Hotel, on Tuesday evening 30st inst. Mr. Geo. T. Bethel, was in the chair…

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Macleay Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 2

THE opening match of the season will be played on the West Kempsey ground, to-day, (Saturday) between elevens representing the Upper and Lower…

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Cricket Match

The Manning River Chronicle · Thursday 14 October 1886 · page 2

A cricket match was played in [?] between T[?] and Wingham on Saturday last. Following are the scores :— TAREE, 1ST INNINGS…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 3

THE Kempsey Cricket Club scored their first victory for the season last Saturday, beating their opponents, the East Kempsey Club, by 58 runs, More…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 3

THE match between the Kempsey and Undaunted clubs was concluded on Thursday, the former winning by 32 runs. For the Kempsey club. Messrs. Bethel. McPhee, D…

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