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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Smithtown Regatta

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

THREE of the local boatowners, Messrs W. Stapies, G. Hayward, and J. A. Brien, took part in the shove regatta on Tuesday last, and met with good success—having each was a [?] Messrs…

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Sporting. Racing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

Owing to the heavy rains experienced this week the committee of the Upper Manning Jockey Club decided to postpone their race meeting listed for to-day. The races will…

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Frederickton Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

EACH of the three Macleay River aquatic carnivals has this year been treated to the same unfavorable weather conditions, necessitating…

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Cricket

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

G. A. Faulkner stood out of the first match against Tasmania. Made 6 and 87 in the second. This gives him 1051 in first-class matches. For…

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Cricket Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

A match was commenced at Kempsey on Saturday between Kempsey and the True Australians, Batting first, Kempsey made 47—Druit 12. Holton took 6 wickets…

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A Plea for Colored Races

Nambucca News · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 7

Lord Curzon. in a, rhetorical address at Glasgow University, discussed the Eastern nations' demand for representative institutions…

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The Fredickton Regatta

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

THE [?] won the Handicap Salling, Race at the [?] council in the Champion…

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Town Tennis Court

Nambucca News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

The Secretary of the Tennis Club (Mr. Hodgins) informs us that the tender of Mr. E. J. Dalley for £10 has been accepted by the club for clearing and fencing…

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Sporting. Racing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

Feb. 11th, Upper Manning J.C. races, Wingham. Feb. 24th and 25th, M.R J.C, races at Taree…

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Cricket

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

Mad advices from New Zealand announce the death at the age of 40 of Harry Graham, a one time [?]. Who played for Victoria and in [?] games…

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Sporting Racing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 6

Weights for M.R. J.C. Races appear in another column. The aged gelding Neptunus has become tho properly of a Belliogen resident, who,…

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Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 6

Honors are now easy this season between Manning and Wallamba. Two more matches are to be played. The postponed Test match was to have…

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Boxing. Thompson Beats Paper

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 4

The two Americans, Thompson and Papke, fought at the Stadium on Saturday night. The contest was classic in its way. The opening rounds gave do suggestion of the strenuous battle…

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Romance of a Cricket Ball

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

Several lads were amusing themselves practising cricket on a vacant piece of ground in one of the suburbs on the outskirts of Glasgow…

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Autumn Racing Campaign

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 8

History reported Last Autumn trainer J. Siely, of Rosehill, look Kuringai (Fla[?] Velox) and Lantoka to Melbourne some weeks before the…

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Tares Show and Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

Committee meetings in connection with the above were held on Tuesday morning, in view of the inclement weather ; but, as a good drying wind was blowing, it was…

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Cricket. the Fourth Test

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

The fourth test match was commenced in Melbourne on Friday. Australia made 328 in the first innings—Bardsley 82, Rensford 75, Kelleway 59, Armstrong 48…

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Boxing. Hill Defeats Hanley. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

Jimmy Hill defeated Tommy Hanley on po[?]ts oil Wednesday night…

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Boxing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

Dave Smith drew £1400 as his share of the gate receipts in the last three fights [?] had in Sydney. Evidently there is good money in the game for a top not[?]her…

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