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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1891

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Cricket [?]chs

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 6

BEFORE the year 1775 only two stumps were used, instead of three, to which number they were increased in that year. Lady cricketers are not entirely a product of modern…

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The Young Folks. Swimming with a Bear

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1891 · page 3

We have five kinds of bear in the Sierras. The "boxer," the "biter," the "hugger," are the most couspicuous. The other we are a sort of "all round" rough and tumble style of…

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Famous Athletic Visitors

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 2

London is being favoured with a visit of some of the principal members of the Manhattan, the premier Athletic Club of America, and some astonishing prowess was exhibited by them at the Stamford…

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A Racing Emperor

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 October 1891 · page 2

The Queen, with Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, have left Windsor for Osborne, where the Court will reside until about August 20th, when it will proceed to Balmoral. In the…

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News by Wire. Boxing. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 4

Billy Smith defeated Riordan at San Francisco in twenty-six rounds for £250…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 4

The following have been selected to represent Frederickton in an all day match to be played on Saturday at Frederickton, between that club and…

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Cricket. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1891 · page 2

Lord Sheffield's team beat Adelaide. Lord Sheffield offers £150 for competition between this colony, Victoria and Tasmania…

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Cricket. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 4

A match between Lord Sheffield's, team and Victoria commences at the Melbourne ground to-day…

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Cricket. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 4

The cricket match commenced to-day on the Association Ground. The projected visit of the Australian team to England has been postponed…

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Wauchope J. C. Races

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 December 1891 · page 2

The following are the nominations for the above:-- Shorts Handicap.--Brownie, Peri, Sarsfield, Welcome Jack Colt, Nonsense, Terror…

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Cricket. KEMPSEY v. SMITHTOWN

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 December 1891 · page 2

This match was played on Saturday at, the Kempsey ground. Owing to the recent heavy rains a good deal of water was lying about the ground,…

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News by Wire. Cricket. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 December 1891 · page 3

In the match between the English team and New South Wales, the latter made 74 runs in the first innings and 173 in the second. The English…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 December 1891 · page 4

Owing to the Christmas holidays being so close it has been decided to postpone the match between Kempsey and the up-river team which was to…

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Cricket. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 31 December 1891 · page 4

The Intercolonial Junior Cricket Match was played at the Association Ground on Monday. Victoria won by 165 runs…

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