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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Taree Regatta

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

The annual Taree regatta which took place on Saturday was most successful. The only drawback was the wind falling off late in the afternoon,…

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Jerseyville Regatta Postponed

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

Although a fairly large number of visitors and local residents assembled at Jerseyville on Monday in spite of the inclement weather experienced in…

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Cricket

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 5

Up to the second Teat the leading Australian first-class batting averages were—Bardsley 90, Hill 66, Trumper 63, Gehrs 59, Matthews 56. In…

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Taree and Lower Manning. Croki Regatta

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

For various reasons this annual event seems to have lost the usual interest taken in it by the public and agnatic sportsmen. Monday being an…

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The Regatta.i

Nambucca News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 3

The club gave away something like £50 in,prizes, and for an infant, just about knowing its swaddling Clothes, it is adventuresome, lusty and joyous…

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Nambucca Regatta. Big Success. a Large Attendance

Nambucca News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 3

Splendid weather, excellent arrangements, a pushing and hard working committee together with an immense attendance of the public…

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Sporting Racing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

Wingham Races Saturday, 28th January. Taree Annual Meeting, 24th and 26th February…

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Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2
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It is pleasing to note the improve ment in the play of the South Africans, and no doubt they are now becoming more accustomed to…

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Smithtown Regatta To-day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

The annual regatta at Smithtown to-day (Wednesday) promises to be more than usually interesting, as excellent nominations have been received for the principal events,…

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Cricket

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 8

It has been seriously suggested that the South Africans failed in the second innings of the second Test because they were so surprised at…

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Bowra Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

At Bowra on 3rd and 4th inst. G.C. won the Opening Handicap and Town Plate, Sir Innes the First Hack Race and Trial Handicap, Thornville the Club and…

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Sp0rting Racing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

Daring the recent meeting at Bowraville the grey horee G.C. was purchased by Mrs Kritsch, of Macksville, for 40. Kempsey is to be bent to Newcastle…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. Union Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

A meeting of delegates to the Hastiongs River District Cricket Union was held at port Masquarie on Tuesday, the 3rd inst. The election of officers took place, and resulted as follows :— Patron,…

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Smithtown Regatta Postponed

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 4

The heavy rain which set in on Wednesday morning prevented the carrying out of the Smithtown regatta last Wednesday, but it was hoped the…

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Sporting News. New Swimming Champion

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 5

At Sydney on Saturday the 1340 yards championship resulted in a victory for Longworth (a young swimner), Healy being scened, and Beaurepaire third…

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Boxing

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

At the Stadium on Tuesday night Dave Smith, of Sydney beat Jimmy [?] of America. The rain fell in sheet during the contest. There was an [?] attendance. After a hard fought…

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Sporting Intelligence. SWIMMING

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

No swimming contest ever held in Australia excited as much interest and excitement as characterised that held last Saturday at the Sydney Domain Baths under the auspices of the New South Wales…

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Sporting Racing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

Entries close to-night for the meeting to be held on Saturday next by the Upper Manning Jockey Club at Wingham course. It is to be hoped owners will make a liberal…

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Smithtown Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 4

THE adjourned annual regatta at Smithtown yesterday was largely attended by visitors from all parts of the district, as well as Fort Macquarie and other distant places…

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