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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 11

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 11

On Saturday last the Moparrabah Uniteds journeyed to Merriwa to try conclusions with the Pioneers of that place. The teams were: -- Merriwa, Full-back, A…

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Big Cricket Score. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 9

Playing for Gloucestershire against Sussex yesterday, Dr. W. G. Grace made the big score of 301 runs…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 11

In the junior cup match, played at Kempsey on Saturday last, the Kempsey fifteen beat the Wild colonials by 9 points to nil. Tries were obtained by Weeks, D. Worboys,…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 11

The junior cup match, Frederickton v. Wild Colonials, played at Kempsey on Saturday last resulted in a victory for the latter team by 8 points to nil. B. Toohey…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 7

MOPARRABAH UNDAUNTEDS V. MERHIWA. -- These teams met on the Moparrabah ground on Saturday last. The game resulted in a tie, both scoring 8 points. For…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 7

Great interest was evinced in the Junior Cup match, Kempsey v. Wild Colonials, which was played on the Kempsey ground on Saturday. For the first time this season…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 7

THE inter-district match, Hastings v. Macleay, which was played at West Kempsey on Saturday last, ended in a most unsatisfactory manner, neither side scoring. The display…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 7

On Saturday last, at West Kempsey, the Wild Colonial 2nd team met Kempsey in the semi-final for the Junior Cup. The game ended in a decisive victory for Kempsey by…

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Local News. "Cricket."

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 8

We have received from the publishers, Messrs. Gordon and Gotch, the first issue of a new weekly journal, entitled Cricket, published in the…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Kempsey Cricket Club was held at the Court House Hotel on Tuesday evening last. The following officers were elected: President,…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 7

The final match for the Wild Colonial Cup was played on the Union Ground, West Kempsey. The contesting teams were Kempsey, and Frederickton. The…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 10

At a committee meeting of the Macleay branch of the Rugby Football Union, held at O'Halloran's Hotel on Friday of last week, Mr. C. Nance, vice-president, handed…

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Bowraville Races

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 9

In order not to clash with the race meeting organised by the Lower Macleay Jockey Club for Prince of Wales Birthday, the Bowra Jockey…

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Local News. Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 8

A cricket match between Gladstone and Kinchela came off on the former's ground on Saturday last. Gladstone won by three wickets. Scores:--…

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Bowraville Races

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 8

Following we give the names of the horses entered, and weights allotted, for the principal handicaps to be run at the Bowraville race meeting…

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Gladstone Races

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 9

The race meeting, to be held under the auspices of the Lower Macleay J. C. Club at Gladstone on Monday next, bids fair to be very successful…

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Lower Macleay J. C. Races

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 7

On Monday Gladstone was the centre of attraction for the sporting fraternity in this district. There was a large attendance, persons coming to…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 10

(Secretaries of clubs are reminded that scores and names of teams must reach this office not later than Wednesday afternoon in each week.)…

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Regatta for Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 9

With the laudable desire of providing the residents of Kempsey with a day's sport at their own doors, aud also in view of the success attending a similar…

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