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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1909

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Lawn Tennis

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 3

THE return match, Smithtown v. Kempsey, was played at the former club's court, on Saturday last, in perfect weather. After some very evenly contested play, the home…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 11

A match between the Australian Eleven and Cambridge University started to-day. The Weather was fine, but the wicket was on the slow…

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Kempsey Races

Nambucca News · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 5

The Macleay Jockey Club held its annual meeting on Monday and Tuesday. The weather was showery, but despite the anger of Jupiter, Pluvius the attendance…

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Gloucester Football Club

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 10

A meeting was held at Mr. Reichert's Hotel on Tuesday evening last 8th June. Mr. Hughes was voted to the chair, and briefly explained that…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 11

Yesterday the All Blacks (New Zealand team) defeated Newcastle League by 9 points to 3…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 11

At Brisbane yesterday the New Zealand footballers defeated Queensland by 27 points to 19…

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CRICKET. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 11

Owing to rain there was no play in the match Australia v. Combined Yorkshire and Lancashire on Thursday…

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Macksville Races

Nambucca News · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 5

With ambitions worthy of its importance; Macksville has established a race club, that in a very few years, will be the envy of other clubs in the district. The…

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C. R. J. C. July Races

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 18

THE nominations for the principal events in connection with the meeting of the above Club, on 21st and 22nd July, closed on Monday night as under with the…

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Football

Nambucca News · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

Bowra and Buckra Heads met on the local convincing ground on Saturday to see which team would grab another competition marble. The All Blacks arrived…

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Racing Association

Nambucca News · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

Last week a meeting of the delegates of all clubs on the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence Rivers was held at Casino when it was decided to from a racing association…

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Interstate Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 11

Yesterday the second New South Wales fifteen defeated Queensland by 15 to 14…

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Great Athletic Feats. Men of Remarkable Strangth and Enduranes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 2

The myths of the early ages are crowded with stories of the magnificent foats achieved by their heroes. But when closely examined and stripped of…

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Football

Nambucca News · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 4

Bowra and Macksville were, up to Saturday, running level in the local competition. The positions, however, have changed, for the boys of the blue brigade…

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Grafton Races

Nambucca News · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 4

Grafton races opened on Wednesday and concluded yesterday. The weather was fine and the attendance large, Results Sires Produce, Jibe 8.4, Arbor 8.7…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 11

The Australians commenced a match against Derbyshire to-day. The home team in the first innings made 116 runs (Warren 37,…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 11

In the match started at Sheffield on Monday between Yorkshire and the Australian Eleven, the home team scored 346 in the first innings…

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Killed at Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 11

Owing to rough play in a football match at Inverell a young man named Harry Thomas Stott received very serious injuries. He was…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 11

Yesterday the Maori footballers defeated a weak team of New South Wales by 14 points to 11…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 11

In the match Australia v. Yorkshire and Lancashire combined the first four batsmen of the latter team made 261 runs (Spooner 66, Denton…

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