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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Trial Bay Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 5

Terrible weather prevailed at Trial Bay yesterday, owing to which only two races were run, the Trial Bay Stakes, which was won by…

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Gladstone J. C. Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 5

Excellent racing, a fast track and a large crowd were the conditions under which the Gladstone J. C. Races were held on Wednesday last, on the…

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Trial Bay Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 5

The race meeting of the Trial Bay Jockey Club, postponed from New Year's Day on account of the rain, was held on Saturday last. Postponements usually affect the…

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Sporting. Cricket. Frederickton v. KINCHELA

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 5

The return match between the above clubs was played on the Kinchela wicket on Saturday, last, and resulted in a win for the local team by 31 runs. Scores: Kinchela…

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Athletics

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 5

The Caledonian Society's Handicap run at Elizabeth Island, Clarence River, on New Year's Day, was won by J. D. Beardy, of Tamworth, 16 yards, J. Russell, of Ballina,…

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Frederickton Regatta

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 5

Our Frederickton correspondent writes:--The Regatta Committee is again to the front with an attractive programme of sports for Saturday next, Anniversary Day. At a…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 5

The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v. N.S.W., is in progress on the Association cricket ground, Sydney. The Victorians, in their first…

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Sporting. Cricket. Hart Challenge Cup

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

The cup match, Kempsey v. Uniteds, will be continued on the West Kempsey ground en Saturday next. The game will be commenced at 1 p.m…

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Athletics

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

A Sheffield Handicap, of 130 yards, for a prize presented by Mr. B. Gogerty, is to be run at Frederickton on Saturday, 16th instant. Entries close on the 11th…

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Sporting. Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 4

The cup match, Kempsey v. Uniteds, was concluded on the Kempsey ground on Saturday last, when the up-river team gave the premier club a thorough dressing down…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 4

A cricket match between Victoria and South Australia was commenced on the Adelaide Oval on Friday last. At the drawing of the Stumps on…

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Athletics. Foot Race at Frederickton

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 5

Gogerty's Sheffield Handicap was run off at Frederickton on Saturday last. A fair entry brought together a good assemblage of the public, but not sufficient interest was…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 4

The English cricketers played a match against a northern district eighteen at, Newcastle on Friday and Saturday. The game ended in a draw,…

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V. R. C. Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 4

The V. R. Autumn Races were commenced in Melbourne on Saturday. The Newmarket handicap was won by Laundress, who started out at 50 to 1,…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 5

A meeting of persons interested in football (the season for which is close at hand) will be held at O'Halloran's Hotel on Thursday, March 21st. The main business of the…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 4

Stoddart's English cricketers commenced a match in Hobart on Saturday against an eleven of Northern Tasmania. The latter want 113 runs to…

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Athletics. O'halloran's Sports

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 5

The postponed afternoon's sports promoted by Mr. P. O'Halloran, of Kempsey, came off on Saturday last. Two or three hundred persons were present and a "passable"…

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Sporting. Cricket. Kempsey V. Port Macquarie

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 5

More than the usual interest was taken by the public in the match played on the Kempsey ground on Saturday between eleven's representing Port Macquarie and…

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Wild Colonial Football Club

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Wild Colonial Football Club was held in the Court House Hotel, West Kempsey, on Wednesday last, the President (Mr. P. O'Halloran) in the…

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Sporting. Cricket. Hart's Challenge Cup

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

A Cup match was played on the Kempsey ground on Saturday last between the United and Albert Clubs. The Alberts won the game easily, by an innings and several…

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