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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1898

235 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 12

Football. Cundle V. Taree. at Cundle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 2

THE most sensational match of the season took place at Cundle on Saturday last. The "almost invincible" Cundle team were put down by Taree, after an unparalleled record…

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Football. CUNDLE V. Taree, at Cundle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 2

THE above teams played a match on the Cundle ground on Saturday last, when the game resulted in a win for Tares by 7 points to 3. A full report by "Out o' Bounds" will be…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 9
Also in The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate

THE final match for the senior badges between Central Macleay and Kempsey on Saturday last ended in a draw, neither side scoring. The game was a fast and…

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Cricket

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

SEVERAL clubs have had meetings lately, and it behoves all secretaries of clubs, or promoters of now clubs, to be stirring and get their members together. Delegates should be elected, and the probabilities of…

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Lawn Tennis [?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

THE match between Wauchop[?] on [?] clubs played on Saturday [?] the latter's ground, resulted in [?] sets Huntingdon by 12 sets or 77[?]…

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Football. CUNDLE V. Taree, at Cundle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 8

Thirty white players on a green hill, Hen they go, there they go, never stand still; Ninety white barrackers, noisy and lean, With five or six darkies to vary the scene!…

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Football. Wingham V. Taree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 2

The semi-final match played by Wingham and Taree was watched with great interest on Saturday last at Oundle. The attendance was large,…

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Football. TAREE v. WINGHAM

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 2

THE above semi-final competition match was played off on the Candle ground on Saturday afternoon last, in the presence of a large number of spectators. Both teams had one or two good players absent,…

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New World's Record Score at Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 3

The match, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, commenced at Derby on Thursday for the benefit of Walter Sugg, has been made remarkable for an unparalleled…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 10

THE final Junior Cup match bet ween the Wild Colonials and Wild Australians was played at West Kempsey on Saturday last. The game was pretty evenly contested…

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Football Union

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the M. R. D. Branch of New South Wales Rugby Football Union, was held in the School of Arts, Taree, last Wednesday…

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Cricket in England

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

Yorkshire is the champion county for cricket this season; having won sixteen, and lost three matches…

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Football. PIRATES v. KEYT

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

THE above clubs met on Saturday lost at the Camden Haven Bridge ground, the game resulting in a win for the Pirates by 9 points to 3. Thomas, the captain of the Kew team…

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Cricket Championship. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 12

Yorkshire has won the county cricket championship…

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Football. Lower Manning v. CUNDLE

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

The following team has been selected to represent Cundle against Lower Manning at Croki on Saturday next: —Messrs. Godbol, M. Nicholson,…

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M. R. D. Football Union

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the delegates to the delegates to the above Union was held the Taree School of Arts on Wednesday evening last. Mr. Jas. Gilbert (President) occupied the chair…

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Football. Cundle. v. Lower Manning

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 3

A LARGE crowd assembled to witness the semi-final match between the above clubs at Croki, on Saturday last. The weather was fine, but at the start a…

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Dingo Creek Eastbank Cricket Club

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 2

The annual mooting of the Eastbank Cricket Club was held on the Club's ground on the 13th August. Mr. H. Yarrington occupied the chair. The Secretary read tho report for the past season,…

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Football. CUNDLE V. Lower Manning, at Croki

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 3

The second semi-final match between the above clubs was played on Saturday last at Croki, and proved interesting. The afternoon was fine, and a rather strong nor-easter made play a bit uncertain,…

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