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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Across the Atlantic by Submarine. Racing [?]Gts of French and American Navigators

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 January 1903 · page 2

So far the [?]ctibility of the sub[?]macine boat has only been success fully tested in limited [?] of…

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Taree Regatta

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

A good crowd of visitors assembled at Taree on Thursday last to witness the acqatic sports at that centre. The Marion Mayfield arrived from Foster…

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Regatta at Croki

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

THE Manning River Rowing and Sailing Club's annual regatta was held at Croki on Boxing Day. The day being fine, one of the largest…

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Cape Hawke Regatta Club. Seventeenth Annual Regatta. First Day

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 6

BEAUTIFUL weather prevailed for the seventeenth annual function in connection with the above club, on Tuesday last-- the opening day-- there being a fresh breeze from the north -east…

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Boxing -Day at the Old Bar

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 6

THIS favourite pleasure -resort is gaining increased public estimation each successive year. Boxing- Day, 1902, was without any doubt the record attendance. The home paddock was simply crowded…

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M. R. Rowing and Sailing Club. Annual Regatta at Croki

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 5

THE annual aquatic carnival of the Manning River Rowing and Sailing Club was held as usual at Croki on Boxing-Day, and in many particulars must be regarded as a highly successful festival. Although the…

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Cricket. TAREE V. WINGHAM

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

The above match was-played at Wingbam on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the visitors. ' The following were the scores:…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Cricket. Victoria defeated South Australia by 179 runs. Swallowed by an Alligator

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

Several blacks were camped on the beach near Endeavour River, Queensland, when an immense alligator suddenly emerged and seized a piccaninny and swallowed it in the…

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Cricket. HASTINGS V. Upper Macleay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 5

A TEAM of cricketers from the Upper Macleay, organised by Mr. J. Campbell, played a Hastings River team at Wauchope on Monday last, and were defeated by the home team by 19 runs…

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Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

The Macleay beam dedicated Beechwood by 38 runs. The scores were: — Beechwood 85, Macleay 123. In the match against Wanchope the…

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Wauchope Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

THE following is the result of the above races run on Saturday last: — OPENING HANDICAP — Tittle Alice 1, Wellshot 2, Maelstrom 3, Myrtle,…

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Inter-District Cricket

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 3
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

As reported in a previous issue, a combined team of cricketers, selected from the various clubs in the Manning River district, visited the Camden Haven and Hastings Rivers last week. The combination…

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Cricket

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 7

The Inter-State match between South Australia was concluded to-day. Scores:—S. A. 1st innings 412, Hack 84, C. Hill 31, Claxton 80, Gehrs 60, Newland 31, Waters…

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Athletics

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 5

Cecil O'Brien has been allotted 4 yards in the Sheffield Handicap, 130 yards to take piece at Beechwood on the 26th inst. The scratch man is on 2 yards, and the limit is…

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Wauchope Races

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 11

THESE races took place on Saturday last, and passed off successfully. There was an attendance of between 700 and 800 persons--including a large number…

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Cricket. Interdistrict Cricket. Manning v. HASTINGS

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 3

THIS match was commenced on the Wauchope ground on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The wicket was in perfect order, but the ground wan anything but good—it…

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Cricket. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 5

SIR, — Through your valuable journal I would like to call the attention of the captains and committees of the various cricket clubs to the very unfair, or so…

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