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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 5

The first football match of the season was played on Saturday last, when the Wild Colonials met a Port Macquarie fifteen at West Kempsey. The game was not a very…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 5

A mach was played at Gladstone on Saturday last between the Central Macleay and " The Fenians" (Smithtown). Very little interest was taken in the game as…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 5

A MATCH was played on Saturday last between the 2nd fifteens of the Kempsey and Wild Colonial Clubs. The Colonials won the toss and played during the first half with…

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Macleay Rugby Union

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 2

A WELL attended meeting of the delegates and committee of the Macleay branch of the N.S.W. Rugby Football Union was held at the Court House Hotel, last Friday evening…

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Hastings Rugby Union

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the Hastings District Rugby Football Union was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday evening last. Alderman Spence occupied the chair. The…

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Football. the "Wild Colonials" at Bellingen

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 3

ON Friday afternoon the Wild Colonial football team, accompanied by the Kempsey band and a number of other visitors, made a start for Bellingen, where a match…

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Athletic Sports

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 2

THE second meeting of the Port Macqnarie Athletic club was held on Saturday last on the Agricultural Ground. The day was fine but cool, and the attendance of the public…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 5

The Australians commenced a match against the Oxford University yesterday. Oxford lost 5 wickets for 76 runs…

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Football. Raleigh United v. Wild Colonials

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 5

A MATCH between a team from the Lower River and the Wild Colonials was played on the Kempsey ground on Saturday last resulting in a record win for the latter team by 36 to…

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Football

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 5

THE first of the Union matches for badges took place last Saturday, with the following results:— RAWDON ISLAND v BEECHWOOD…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 4

In the match Australians v. Gloucestershire, the home team were beaten by one innings and 91 runs. Dr. W. G. Grace only scored 27 runs…

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Upper Macleay Races

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 5

FIRST-CLASS weather, and the prospect of a good day's sport drew together a large number of visitors to the Merriwa course on Friday…

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Football. Wild Colonials v. Central Macleay

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 4

The game played on Saturday between the above teams was without doubt the best this season has seen, the Colonials being the victors by 11 points to nil. Mr…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 5

On Saturday last, at West Kempsey, a match was played between the Central Macleay first 15, and 18 Kempsey juniors. The game resulted in a victory for the latter…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 13

On Saturday last a team from the Macleay journeyed to Port Macquarie and beat a Hastings combination by 3 points to nil. The enjoyment of the game was much…

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Cricket. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 11

The Australians won the match against Yorkshire by 140 runs…

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Late Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 8

A wire was received yesterday afternoon from the Port Macquarie Union stating that their team could not come over to play the match arranged for…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 7

The following is a list of matches (with results) played by the Australian Eleven now in England :-- May 11.--Sheffield Park v. Lord Sheffield's…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 7

The match played at Kempsey last Saturday between a representative fifteen and the next best eighteen ended in a draw, each side scoring five points. F. Barnett…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 11

A WILD Colonial Cup match was played at West Kempsey on Saturday last between the Kempsey junior team and the Smithtown Fenians. The game resulted in a decided…

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