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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Cricket. TAREE V. CUNDLE

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 3

THE above 2nd grade match, which was to have taken place at Oundle on Saturday last, fell through on account of the bicycle sports—the Taree players not putting in an appearance…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 12

In the match between Central Macleay and Our Boys, played on the Gladstone wicket last Saturday, the Central Macleay won. The scores were -- Central Macleay first innings…

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Croki Football Club

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Croki Football Club was held on Saturday night, the 19th instant, at Mr. M'Cartney's Hotel, but owing to the unsettled state of the weather, only about twenty persons put in an…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 7

THE cricket match on Saturday last between a probable eleven and a team of fifteen " possibles" was not a satisfactory contest. In the first place, three of the best men in…

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Cricket Record

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

The Melbourne University concluded their innings (in the match against Essendon), for 1094 runs…

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Tinonee Mems. Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 3

Tinonee played Redbank last Saturday, Redbank winning by 5 runs. The Tinonee team were taken to Redbank by the river steamer Alert. It was a very enjoyable trip…

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Wingham Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Wingham Football Club was held last Thursday evening, at Mr. John Allan's Hotel, in the presence of a fair number of…

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Public Schools' Athletic Association

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 17

A MEETING of the Macleay Branch of the above was held last Saturday in the Superior Public Schoolroom, West Kempsey. Mr. F. T. Lewis was in the chair,…

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Cundle Football Club

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 2

THE annual meeting of this club was held on Friday last, at the School of Arts, Cundle-town. There was a good attendance, considering the inclement weather. The gold…

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Cundletown Football Club

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 2

THE annual meeting of this club was held on Fridsy night last, at the School of Arts, Cundletown. There was a good attendance, considering the state of the weather. The report and balancc-sheet were…

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Selecting Cricket Teams. To the Editor of the Wingham Chronicle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I notice on reading the names of the cricket team chosen to play against the Lower Manning cricketers, next Saturday, that the name of either M. O'Brien, or…

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Cricket. Taree Half-holiday V. MONDROOK

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 5

THE match between a Mondrook eleven and the Half-Holiday team, which waa to have been played at Taree on Wednesday afternoon last, did not come off, the Mondrook players not putting in an appearance…

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Athletic Lung

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

"Athletic Lung" is a medical terra used to designate the abnormal development of long possessed by some athletes. The condition is produced by those forms of exercise that call…

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Hawkesbury Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 2

At the Hawkesbury Races, on Saturday, the Clarendon Handicap was won by Cabin Boy, and the Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap by…

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Profits of the Cricket Tour

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 4

THE nett profit made from the tour of the English team of crickets is admitted by one of the promoters to be £10,000. The probability, therefore, is that it is two or three thousand pounds in excess of…

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Upper Manning. April 1. Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 3

A cricket match was played between Cooplacurripa and No. 1 team on the 26th instant, Cooplacurripa winning by two runs, young Homewood…

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Wingham Jockey Club Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 3

The above named races took place on the Wingham Course on Monday last. The inclemency of the weather prevented a large attendance, as it…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 12

THE match between Mr. Cooke's Sydney team and a combined Hastings thirteen started at Port Macquarie on Saturday last. In their first innings the metropolitan players…

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A Football Pome

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 4

A William goat, with low-bowed head, Rushed wildly forth to butt— A moment later he lay dead With a shattered cocoanut!…

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Football Social, Cundle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 2

THE Cundletown Football Club held their annual social in the local School of Arts on Easter Monday night, when everything passed off splendidly. The…

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