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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1909

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The Regatta

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 2

THE annual regatta eventuated at Settlement Farm on Boxing Day and prosed great success, the various contests being witnessed by a very large gathering of interested…

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The Boxing Contest

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 2

Jack Johnson, the colored champion, beat Tommy Burns for the Boxing Championship of the World at the Stadium, Sydney, to-day…

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Jerseyville Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

GLORIOUS weather fa[?]ed the Jo[?]eyville Regatta, and the crowds of spectators who assembled along the river bank and at the village whar[?]es…

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Cricket

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 4

The match between N.S. Wales and Queensland was commenced in Sydney on Friday last. N.S. Wales first innu[?]s 256, second innings 380…

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Inter-State Cricket

Nambucca News · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

In the cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales, the Victorians won by an innings and 47 runs. The Victorians, scored 369, but the…

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The Boxing Championship. Johnson Defeats Burns

Nambucca News · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

Jack Johnson, colored champion, beat Tommy Burns for the Boxing Championship of the World at the Stadium, Sydney, on 26th. December, 1908. Johnson led…

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Jerseyville Regatta

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 19

THIS popular annual function eventuated on New Year's Day was well patronised by the public. The steamer Olga took a large number…

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International Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 11

The Australian Rugby League team defeated Widnes by 13 points to 2…

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Interstate Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 11

Yesterday South Australia defeated Victoria by 15 runs. The feature of the play was the bowling of O'Connor who took 7 wickets for…

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H. R J. C. Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Hastings River Jockey Club was held on the Port Macquarie course on the first and second days of the new year. After the intense heat of…

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Wauchope Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 2

The Wauchope races were held on Saturday last. Heavy rain fell in the morning, and atone time it was thought the meeting would have to be postponed, but the weather…

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Boxing Legislation

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 4

The Cabinet has decided to legislate next session to regulate and control all boxing contests. Pending the necessary legislation in fighting will…

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Swimming Championship

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 11

The race for the 220 yards swimming championship of Australasia was held yesterday and was won by Beaurepaire, of Victoria, C…

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Rugby in England. Touring Players. Amateurs or Professionals. Reply to the Scottish Union

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 10

The emergency sub-committee of the English Rugby Union has informed the Scottish Union that the matter of the money paid to the Australian team…

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Christianising Influences. Europeans Amonst Native Races. Britain's Beneficent Rule

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 10

President Roosevelt delivered an interesting speech on Monday upon the occasion of the diamond jublilee celebrations of the African Methodist…

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Frederickton Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 4

THE 52nd annual regatta, which was held at Frederickton on Tuesday, added one more to the long list of successful azua[?]tic carnivals identified…

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Frederickton Regatta

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 18

FREDERICKTON can boast of running the second oldest, aquatic event in the State of New South Wales. For 52 years past there has been a regatta…

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Interstate Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 14

The cricket match is still unfinished. In reply to a score of 811 by New South Wales, Victoria scored 468 in the first innings and…

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The Boxing Contest. SYDNEY

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 7

The Lang Squier boxing contest for the championship of Australia was witness by 20,000. In the preli[?] rounds Squires was the most association and unlocked Lane down after the fourth round. Lang did most of the attacking Squires cleverly ducking and saving himself. Squires came up at the peginning of each round…

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Cricket

Nambucca News · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 5

Bowra team to meet Greendale at 1 o'clock on Saturday :--Davis, Hoffman, .Gilkison, W. Bradley, R. Brown, M'Geary, Wheaton, Tod Argent, W. Laird, H. Humphries, D…

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