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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1903

336 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 17

Football Crowds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

Football crowds, unfortunately, have not a rep[?]tation for magnanimity. On the contrary, they are generally supposed to be vicious, revengeful; and even brutal…

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Sketcher. Legislation Against Football

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

A DISCUSSION that will be strange to football loving Australians took place in the Montana (U. S. A.) State…

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Tennis

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

The return match, Marles v. Little Dingo, was played on the latter's ground on Saturday last. The following are the results:—…

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Football

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

Next Saturday a team from Fort 'will journey to Kempsey, where they will meet a local team. The N.Z. and N.S.W.football teams…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

The above races took place on Saturday last. Results:—Jumpers' Flat Race.—No Name, Enlong, and Antique…

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Football. TINONEE V. WINGHAM

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

This match was played at Tinonee on Saturday afternoon last, and was an evenly contested game. W. Payne secured a try for Wingham, from which F. Cross kicked a goal. W. Badger scored a…

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M. R. D. Football Union

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of delegated to the above Union was held in the School of Arts, Taree, on Saturday evening last, when the following delegates were present:…

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M. R. D. Football Union. Delegate Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of delegates to the M. R. F. Union was held in the School of Arts on Saturday evening last. The following delegates were present:-- Messrs Jas. Gilbert and Thos. Foster (Taree), Messrs. Lalor and…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 July 1903 · page 7

On Saturday last at Sydney the match between N.S.W. and Queensland resulted in a win for N.S.W. by 11 points to 6. P. Barnett, E. Egan, J. Collings and D…

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Lawn Tennis

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 July 1903 · page 7

A MOST enjoyable game was played at Frederickton on Wednesday last, between the Half-Holiday and Frederickton Clubs, and resulted in rather an easy win for the home team. Appended are the results:…

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Football

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 3

Last Saturday a large number of people turned out in the wet to witness the match on the Gaol Hill, between Port and Hamilton. After a very close and rough game,…

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Football MANNING v. HASTINGS

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 4

Owing to the fact that those en[?] were unable to find a caterer in Taree for the plimentary dinner to the Hastings [?] ballers to be tendered after the match to [?]…

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Football. N.S.W. v. QUEENSLAND

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 5

THE second inter-State match between the above teams was played in Sydney on Wednesday, and resulted in a win for N.S.W., after a splendidly - contested game, by 11 points to 8…

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Football

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

Tares meets Tinonee on Saturday, at Tinonee. Mr. W. Allan will play with Wingham on Saturday…

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Football. TAREE V. TINONEE

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

THE following players will represent Taree, at Tinonee, on Saturday next:--Messrs. W. Krause, S. Baker, E. Quinlivan, H. Elliss, E.J. Little, H. Noble, A. Fawoett, L Davie, J. Everingham, G…

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The Football Match. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 3

SIR,--By your report of the M. R. D. Football Union I saw that it was arranged that the district match against the Hastings, on Saturday last, was decided to be played at Taree, the most central place,…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 3

The return match between Queensland and N.S.W. was played in Sydney on Wednesday last and resulted in a win for N.S.W. by 11 points to 8…

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The English Cricket Team

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 4

McLaren has declined to join Warners English Cricketing team to visit Australia…

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Athletics

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 3

The South Grafton Marion Clarion says:—"The £50 footrace [?] between W. Ross and Martin took place on Saturday night and was won by the former."…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 7

THE inter-district match between a Port Macquarie fifteen and a team representing Kempsey attracted a large attendance of spectators at the latter's ground on…

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