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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Athletic Sports and Trotting Match

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 6

The attendance on Thursday at Lemington Park or, as it is popularly called, O'Halloran's grounds was not so large as the fine weather and the excellent…

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A Clergyman on Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 June 1894 · page 3

THE Rev. Alexander Marshall, in the course of a sermon at the Scots' Church, Melbourne, on the subject of football, said:--…

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Football. Frederickton V. Wild Colonials

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 June 1894 · page 5

These clubs met at Frederickton on Saturday last, when the home team won by 12 points to nil. E. Rowe got two tries and Albert Barnett and Frederick Barnett one…

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Football. Proposed Team for Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 June 1894 · page 5

As the result of a conversation between Mr. P. M. Hart and Mr. Henry Stuart of Sydney on the occasion of the last visit of the latter gentleman to Kempsey, arrangements…

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Football Excursion to the Manning. Port Macquarie V. TAREE, at Tarco, and HAMILTON V. CUNDLETOWN, at Cundletown

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 5

ON Saturday morning last, the Hamilton and Port teams, accompanied by a goodly number of supporters, numbering in all about [?] persons, gathered on the [?] Thistle, en route for the Manning River…

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The Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 4

Mr. C. O'Sullivan was, as usual at up river meetings, the central figure at the races, and had the most of the work on his broad shoulders. The…

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Football. First Cup Match. Kempsey v. Wild Colonials

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 4

The first cup match was played on Saturday when Kempsey met the Wild Colonials on the West Kempsey ground. The attendance was small owing to the wet…

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Football. WINGHAM v. Port Macquarie

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 2

THE Wingham team journeyed from the Manning last Friday and Saturday to play a return match with Port. On the way here, close to Camden Havon an accident befell the horse driven by…

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Football. Wild Colonials v. KEMPSEY

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 5

This match was played on the West Kempsey ground on Saturday last in fine weather, and before a fair number of visitors. McClelland captained the Colonials, and…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 5

A match played at Gladstone on Saturday last between a local team and a Kempsey fifteen, resulted in a win for the former by 6 points to nil…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 5

ON Saturday last the fifteen chosen to play at Port Macquarie played the next best eighteen in the presence of about 150 spectators. Blaxland and Sutherland were…

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The Boxing Championship

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 5

A fight for the championship of the world has been arranged to take place between Peter Jackson and James Corbett. The battle will be fought at…

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Kempsey Cricket Club

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Kempsey cricket club was held on Thursday evening last, at the Courthouse Hotel, West Kempsey. Mr. J. W. Wilson…

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Football. the Nesbett Cup

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 4

A MEETING of footballers comprising the team that visited the Clarence last year and played for the Nesbett Cup was held on Monday evening. Mr. S. Bond occupied…

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V. R. C. Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1894 · page 3

THE V.A.T.C race meeting is and the Caulfield running of various horses gives one a basis on which to work out calculations for the great annual carnival of the…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 November 1894 · page 5

Bellinger beat Fernmount the other Saturday by one innings and 66 runs. The Manning sends a team to Sydney daring the Xmas holidays…

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Intercolonial Lawn Tennis. Parkes and Reid. Sydney, Tuesday. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 November 1894 · page 4

Victoria yesterday won the intercolonial lawn tennis tournament against N.S.W. Sir Henry Parkes, addressing a meeting at Parramatta last night, complained of the Premier, Mr. Reid, gulling the electors over the customs…

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Athletics

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 4

Nominations for the Caledonian Handicap, to be run at Grafton, Clarence River, on New Year's Day, close on December 14. Entry-forms for…

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