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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Sporting. Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 5

Mr. E. G. Kinghorn has resigned the secretaryship of the Macleay branch of the Rugby Union. His successor is Mr. P. O'Halloran…

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Football. PIRATES v. Rawdon Island

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

THIS match win played on the Gaol Hill on Saturday last. The Pirates won the toss anD played with the wind during the first half. The Game during this period was slow on both sides, no score…

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Sporting. Football. the Nesbitt Cup

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 4

The final match for the possession of the Nesbitt Cup was played in Kempsey between the Raleigh United and Wild Colonial B teams. From the kick-off the game was…

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Football. HASTINGS v. MACLEAY

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 5

THE above match came off on the Kempsey ground on Saturday last, the result being a win for the Macleay men by 12 points to [?] It was thought by many that the home team…

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No title Football. Taree and Cundle Combined v. Port and Beechwood Combined

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 5

THE above match took place on Saturday last on the Port ground, the visitors having come round in the s.s. John. Gollan from Taree on Saturday forenoon, accompanied by…

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Sporting. Skillion Flat Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 4

Skillion Flat Races on Friday took place on a "cinder" track, the recent fires having utterly destroyed the grass on the course. For all that, however, those racing…

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Football. Kempsey v. Raleigh United

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 4

On Saturday last the above teams met on the United's ground at Jerseyville, the match resulting in a win for the navy blues by 3 points to nil. As this was the only…

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Randwick Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 5

The following are the winners of to-day's Randwick Races:--Shorts: Waterfall, Dalgety, Doris. Maiden Handicap: Rewi, Onward, Inspirator,…

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Sporting. Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 5

A match between fifteens representing the Raleigh United and Wild Colonial clubs was played on the Kempsey ground on Saturday last. The Wild Colonials won by 8 points…

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Kempsey Cricket Club

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 16 October 1895 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the Kempsey Cricket Club was held at O'Halloran's Courthouse Hotel on Thursday evening last. Mr. J. W. Wilson occupied the…

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Intercolonial Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 5

A match was commenced on Saturday last between Victoria and South Australia, Scores:--Victoria, first innings, 220, second, one wicket for…

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Cricket

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 5

The following team will represent Huntingdon against Wauchope to-day (Saturday) C. Davis, G and E Trotter, O Steel, W Reed, J Graham, T Suters, A J Druitt, L and W…

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Beechwood Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 5

THAT enterprising sportsman, Mr. F. J. O'Neill, provided a very nice little programme of three events, which was run off on the Beech wood course on Saturday afternoon…

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Athletic Club

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 5

A FAIRLY attended meeting was held in the Club Hotel on Saturday night last, to consider the advisability of holding a day's Athletic Sports in the Christmas Holidays…

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The Wauchope Cricket Club. to the Editor of the P. M. NEWS

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 4

Sir,—I would ask for a little space in your paper, as I wish to say a little about cricket. A very friendly game was played on Saturday last on the Wauchope ground between…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1895 · page 4

The New South Wales v. Queensland intercolonial match being played in Sydney has so far resulted as follows: The home team put together…

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Cricket Concert

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1895 · page 2

THE concert, in aid of Our Boys C.C., was held in the Theatre Royal on Thursday night. The audience at the commencement was not very large,…

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Wauchope Jockey Club Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 5

THE weather did not look too bright early on Boxing Day, but later in the day the dark clouds which had been spreading themselves across the sky cleared a way, leaving…

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Cricket. to the Editor of Tug P. M. NEWS

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 5

Dere Mr. PORT MACQUARIE NEWS.—Billy Smith was tell me Saturday ther-be big cricket match between sum of our felers and those Huntingdon cricketers, so I thinks I…

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