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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Football Law-breakers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 6

Perhaps one of the least-known unrepealed statutes in existence is the one which dates back to Charles [?] reign, and forbids a man…

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Boxing Championship

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 10

Jack Johnson, the colored pugilist, who is matched to fight Tommy Burns, arrived by the R. M. S. Ortona from England, at Perth, on Thursday. In…

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The Boxing Championship Johnson "Not Worried"

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 13

Jack Johnson, the coloured boxer, who will fight Tommy Burns for the championship of the' world, landed from R.M.S, Ortona at Adelaide, on…

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Cricket at Stratford

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 7

A meeting was held at Stratford Hall on 30th October, for the purpose of forming a cricket club for the Avon. About twenty persons attended, all of…

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Gladstone Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 8

THE Gladstone and Lower Macleay Jockey Club's postponed holiday meeting was brought off on Saturday last. The fixture was accorded good…

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Cricket Rivals

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

When Chawley-in-the-Mud played Podburgh-in-the-Hole, two of the players had to umpire for their side, and, one of them was anxiously Waiting to…

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Lawn Tennis Championship

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 4

Australasia defeated America by three rubbers to two for the lawn tennis championship, thus retaining the Davis Cup…

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Local and General News. RACES

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 2

In this issue the Upper Manning Jockey Club have their programme advertised for a day's racing on January 23rd. WINGHAM COURT HOUSE…

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Cricket

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

The match between the N.S.W. second eleven and Queensland was commenced at Brisbane on Saturday. The following is the result up to…

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Boxing Contests to Be Considered

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1908 · page 4

The matter of boxing contests is to be considered by the Cabinet upon the return of the Premier from his West Australian trip…

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Macleay River Jockey Club Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1908 · page 5

A HEAVY sterm on Christmas evening made thing pleasant for the opening day on Saturday of the above club's two day's Xmas meeting…

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