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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Double Tie in a Cricket Match

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 3

A STRANGE coincidence happened, says the Inverell ' Argus,' in connection with a cricket match between Dinton Vale v…

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[?] R.J.C. Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above [?] on the Port Macquarie [?] on Monday last, January 1st. The weather [?] should be desired for racing [?]…

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Swimming Baths. To The Editor

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

SIR,--As we all know this is a bad time for speculative enterprises but still I believe if floating swimming baths were tried here they would pay. Of course the difficulty would…

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Cricket. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

The first innings have closed in the cricket match, South Australia v. New South Wales. The former made 117 and the later 393…

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Smithtown Regatta Committee

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 4

THE Macleay Chronicle of last week in its report of the settling-up meeting of the Smithtown Regatta says, " ' The Press' was proposed by Mr…

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Smithtown Regatta Committee. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 5

SIR,--I was very pleased at reading your leader in the issue of the 17th instant, re advertisements of Smithtown Regatta, and I say if any committee has the success of…

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M.R.J.C. Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 4

THE following are the nominations for M.R.J. Club race meeting to be held on Friday, 16th February:—Flying Handicap, [?]mile—Dart, Gladstone…

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Bicycle Races & Athletic Sports

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

Some 500 persons paid for admission to the bicycle races and athletic sports held in Mr. O'Halloran's paddock, West Kempsey. The track was in…

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Bellbrook Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

"We must creep before we can walk," said bluff Mr, McCarney to a visitor at the Bellbrook Races on Friday last. The remark was apropos,…

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Cricket. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

The cricket match Tasmania versus Victoria was continued on the Melbourne, cricket ground on Saturday. The Victorians, in their first innings,…

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Horse Racing at Gladstone

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 3

A LARGE number of persons assembled on the Gladstone Racecourse on Saturday, February 3rd, to witness the second race between Mr. Gralton's Broker and Mr…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 4

JERSEYVILLE v. SMITHTOWN.--This match was played on the ground of the latter club, on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the visitors by four wickets. The scoring…

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Cricket. Auckland

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

The intercolonial cricket match played here, between the New South Wales team and New Zealand, has been won by the visitors by 160 runs…

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Musings in the Cricket Field

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 4

IT was once said by an eminent author that "great men are unconscious of their greatness," but although this may apply in a measure to the world of art and letters certainly…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 5

A MEETING for the purpose of re-forming the Wild Colonial Football Club, was held at Mr. O'Halloran's Hotel, on Thursday last. About 30 persons were present, 25 of whom…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 4

THE inter-district cricket match--Hastings River v. Macleay--will be played on the Kempsey ground on Easter Saturday, 24th instant. Play to commence at 10 a.m. The…

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Inter-District Cricket

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 5

We received the following telegram from Kempsey this morning:—"Inter-district match postponed on account of bad weather. Please make public.—A BENNETT…

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Bowraville Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the local race club took place on Wednesday last and passed off in a satisfactory manner. The attendance considering…

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