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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1904

306 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 16

Football

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

Croki footballers beat Taree, at Croki, last Saturday by 6 points to 3. Candle footballers beat Tinonee, by 13 points to nil, at Candle, last…

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Football. COOPERNOOK V. WINGHAM

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 3

A MOST exciting match was played between the above teams on the Wingham Park on Saturday last, resulting in a drawn game--each team scoring 3 points…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 3

Kinchela and Frederickton played a draw at Kinchela on Saturday, each scoring three points. Teague and Workham scored respectively for Frederickton and Kinchela…

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Football

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

On Saturday last, at Taree, the Taree Estate juniors defeated Taree juniors by 5 points to 3. A football match between employees…

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Football Notes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

THE matches played on Saturday last resulted as follows :--Kinchela and Frederickton played a draw, each side scoring their points.--Central Macleay beat Wallaroo by…

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Tennis. FAILFORD v. TUNCURRY

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

Mrs. Hardy, Misses Wright and M. McQuarie, Messrs. Hayes, Jas. Browne, E. Wright, H. Wright, S. Wright, representatives from…

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Football

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 2

The following are the fixtures for Saturday next:—Cundle v. Croki, at Croki; E. J. Little…

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Football. COOPERNOOK V. TAREE

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 3

These teams met on the Taree ground on Saturday last, and a well-contested game resulted in a win for Coopernook by 6 points to 3. B. Sheather crossed the line for Coopernook and…

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Golf

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 8

"I tell you, golf is going to be the salvation of the nation. It is going to make athletic men and women out of our puny off springs, and lengthen our days…

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FOOTBALL. Macleay v. Hastings

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 7

The inter-district match between teams representing the Macleay and Hastings River Unions was played on the gaol hill at Port Macquarie on Saturday afternoon last in…

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Tennis

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 5

On Saturday last hal-a-dozen members of the Dingo Creek Tennis Club, Messrs J. Cox, P. and J. Martin, M. Bell, E. Johnston and G. House,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 3

A very enjoyable lawn tennis match was played last Saturday between Port Macquarie and Rawdon Island, on the former's Court. The match resulted in a win for…

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Football Notes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 10

A Macleay district team visited Port Macquarie on Saturday last and played a combined Hastings fifteen. The latter won by 8 points to 3. The…

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Grafton Races. Grafton

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 5

The Clarence River Jockey Club races were held to-day, in splendid weather, and in the presence of a good attendance. The following was the result of the racing:--…

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Football. Annual Inter-district Match. Hastings v. MACLEAY

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 5

I am not much of a footballer; to be more precise, I know nothing of the game. I may recognise the essential difference between a 'scrum' and a 'goal,' but as to the mysteries of 'off-side,'…

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Football

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 2
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

The second test match between the Australian and British footballers, played at Brisbane on Saturday, resulted in a win for the Britishers by…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 3

On Saturday last at Brisbane the British footballers defeated combined Australia by 17 pointS 3. Owing to the heavy rain on Saturday last…

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McTWEEDIE'S Defeat. All Strategy Is Fair in Love and Golf

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 8

My blood boiled as McTweedie walked to the see, and carefully playing his bull on the small mound of send which he had moulded with his freckled hand, [?] to)…

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Football Notes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 11

OWING to the wet weather on Saturday last there were no matches played on the Macleay. The matches set down for Saturday are…

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