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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Tennis

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 5

A match was played on Saturday on the Railway Club's Court, Turner's Flat meeting a local team. Although an easy win for the visitors, many of the games ran to "40…

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Swimming

Nambucca News · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 3

A great afternoon was spent at Macksville by swimmers and onlookers on Wednesday last at the opening of the swimming season. A splendid display of fancy diving…

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Golf Championship

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 11

In the final of the amateur golf championship, played in South Australia, Scott beat Howden, of Brisbane…

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Boxing

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 5

The [?] is announced of [?] the colored [?] at one time lightweight champion of the world. He died from consumption…

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Cricket

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 5

In the English inter-county cricket match Kent versus Gloucestershire at Chelter[?] the former scored 606 runs in 5 hours for the loss of 6 wickets…

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Boxing

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 11

In a fifteen round bout at Calgary, North West Canada, Abe Attell defeated Eddie Marino. It was the best contest ever fought in the Canadian…

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Horse Racing. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 4

The prize money paid in this state last year in connection with horse racing amounted to £135,000, being a large increase on that paid during…

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Horse Racing

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 4

If there is a great exodus of "horsey" men from New South Wales to New Zealand no one need be surprised. We were in the habit of thinking that…

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Tennis Social

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 5

On Friday night Kempsey Railway Tennis Club held their second social in the Good Templars Hall. The effort was a gratifying success, from…

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Inter-District Football. MANNING v. BELLINGER

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 5

There was a large attendance at the West Kempsey recreation ground on Saturday last to witness the closing stage of the football season, when representatives of the…

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Football

Nambucca News · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 3

The following team will meet at Gilkison's Hotel on Saturday morning at 8 o'clock to journey to Bellingen : -- Back, Cooper ; ¾ Watson, Peade W., Peade "Pat,"…

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Inter-District Football. Bellinger Beat the Manning

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 20

AT Kempsey on Saturday last the final match for the championship of the near northern rivers was played. The attendance of spectators was…

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Football

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 4

A scratch match took place between a team of Port seniors and a Beechwood team on the latter's ground last Saturday, and ended in a draw, neither side [?]…

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Spirting Intelligence. CRICKET

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Forbes River Cricket Club was held a few days ago. The report and financial statement were adopted unani[?]. The election of officers for the ensuing year…

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The Turf. Picnic Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 4

Amongst the many functions which added to a gala days' sport at Telegraph Point on Saturday last, was the racing for bridies, circingles, and also money prizes, in Mr. T. Keough's paddock at…

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Tennis. Tournament at Telegraph Point

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 4

The Handicap Singles tournament, under the auspices of the Telegraph Point club, eventuated last Saturday, and must be written down as an unqualified success. During the day quite 100…

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Tennis at Midnight

Nambucca News · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

At this season of the year (says a London exchange of July 23) the tennis players in the Shetland Isles take advantage of the peculiar light…

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Boxing. Kaufman Oupoints La[?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 4

At Philadelphia on Monday Al. [?] Bill Long [?] six rounds in the [?] law of the [?] to [?] Although the [?] not permit the [?]…

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Sporting Intelligence. FOOTBALL

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 4

A MATCH was played last Saturday on the West Port ground between the Kew club (premiers 1910 Camden Haven Union), and the Port Macquarie club (premiers of Hastings District Union), and…

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Tennis. BOWRA v. Bonnie Doon

Nambucca News · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

There is a weeping and wailing in the houses of the Bonnie Doon tennis players, and there is a laughing and a hailing in the homes of the…

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