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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1909

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 11

Yesterday the Canterbury College (N.Z.) football team defeated Sydney University by 18 points to 5…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 11

Yesterday, the Wallaby football team defeated the Kangaroos by 34 points to 21…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 11

A match Australia versus an English eleven started on Monday, but on account of bad weather was drawn. England scored 140,…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 11

The Australians commenced a match to-day against an English eleven at Scarborough. England made 139 (Tyldesley 35). Macartney…

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Parrabel Cricket Club

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 6

THE seventeenth annual meeting of the Parrabel Cricket Club was held at Parrabel on Saturday night when a good roll up of members took places. Mr. J…

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Kempsey Cricket Club

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 4

THE annual meeting was held at McQuade's Hotel on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance, Mr. W. E. Chessell presiding…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 11

A match was started at Hastings on Monday between the Australians and a South of England eleven and owing to bad weather the match was…

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University Football

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 11

At Auckland yesterday the Sydney University football team beat the Auckland University by 11 points to 5…

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Kempsey Cricket Club

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 18

THE annual meeting was held at McQuade's Hotel on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance, Mr. W. E. Chessell presiding. The annual report, read by Mr. Nicholson,…

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Cricket

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 8

Ransford, Bardsley and Armstrong began the final match of the tour (Ireland is another…

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Lawn Tennis

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 4

A hatch was played at Warbro on Saturday last between Turners' Flat and Warbro clubs, resulting in a win for the visitors by 10 sets 72 games to 3 sets 48 games. Scores:…

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Boxing Contest

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 11

At the Sydney Stadium last night Arthur Douglas defeated Frank Thorn after a fight of 20 rounds. The crowd vigorously hooted the…

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Racing Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 11

Six horses fell in a race at Epsom (Melbourne) yesterday. Two jockeys were injured. One named Martin had his left collarbone broken, and…

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Big Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 10

Major Wardill, secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club, stated on Tuesday that he did not think the club should modify its terms for the use by…

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Line Racing. Melbourne, September 1909

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 4

Dear Dr. Lid[?] reference to the persons stations made by you some trasnpecting inconvenience [?]t Gloucester…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 3

Sydney's chief games on Saturday wore the Australian rules semi-finals on the big cricket ground. Not decided when this was despatched. The…

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Bowra Cricket Club

Nambucca News · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the above club was held at Gilkison's hotel on Friday evening last. Mr. F. W. Lane, vice-president, occupied the chair, and there were also present…

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 9

A meeting of the members of the Gloucester Cricket Club was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last, Mr. Punch in the chair. It was…

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 7

The following will represent Gloucester in an all-day match against Copeland in Gloucester on Saturday October 2nd. Messrs. Bridge, Elliss,…

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Sequel to a Boxing Contest. Charge of Manslaughter Breaks Down

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 7

Before Mr. Justice Pring on Tuesday, in the Circuit Court, Frederick John Thomas Burrows was charged with manslaughter, The case arose…

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