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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Jerseyville Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 4

ON New Year's Day this popular event attracted quite a crowd of patrons. Shire President J. A. Mannix who, by the way has acted as…

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Picnic Races. Gloucester, December 2th

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

The attendance was very good with a large number of visitors. Some of the races were well contested, but in two races there was…

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Port Macquarie Pony Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 6

The week's racing carnival in the Hastings River district was advanced a further stage on Wednesday last, when the Port Macquarie Pony Club…

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Pony Racing Carnival

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

Given fine Weather the Pony Race Carnival, set down for Wingham on Friday, 26th insa[?]t, and Taree on the following day, should he a…

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Smithtown Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

Only two events were decided at the above regatta on Wednesday last, heavy rain completely spoiling this fixture. The sculling race was won…

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Frederickton Regatta. Sixtieth Anniversary

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

FRIDAY'S event made the sixtieth carnival held at Frederickton, and as has been the case almost since inception the attendance was very large…

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Wallamba Jottings. School Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

On Saturday, 10th inst., a team of ten boys representing the Nabiac Public School, visited Failford and met a similar number from the School at…

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Wallamba Jottings. Schools Cricket

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

On Saturday last 10th instant, a team of ten boys representing the Nabiac Public School visited Failford and met a similar number from the…

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Macksville Regatta Club

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 8

A meeting of the members of the Macksviile Regatta Club was held at M. Moran's Star Hotel on Saturday when the balance sheet for the…

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Sporting Notes. Mackleay Pony Racing Club

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 4

Following are the nominations for the different events to be decided at the above club's meeting at Warwick course on Wednesday, 14th inst.:—…

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A Judge and Racing. Temptation." "Legislation Increases

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

It was said of a youth charged at the Quarter Sessions, Sydney, last Week with having stolon postal articles worth £2, that he had been…

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Cricket

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 6

A team from the Upper River met a Lower River team on the Macksville ground on Saturday and proved altogether too strong…

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Wingham Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 4

Don't forest that Wingham races take place this Saturday. Good programme, satisfactory entries, and a splendid [?] spot should await…

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Cricket

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

Macksville Club met the Railway team again on Saturday, and were beaten by one innings. Macksville scored 68 in the first innings and 58…

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Gladstone Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the Show meeting of the Gladstone and Lower Macleay Jockey Club on Saturday last, beautiful weather…

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Cricket

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 3

In a match between McNiveu's XI and Philip's XI, the former proved too strong, their innings closing at 124, while their rivals only scored 66…

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Golf Language

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 2

He had just come over from France and bad just been asked to give his view on the ancient game of golf. With much gesticulation be did so…

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Boxing. Thorn Knocked Out

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

Frank Thorn (8.11½) put up a wonderful display of boxing and generalship against Sid Godfrey (8.13¾) until th ethirteehth round. when a…

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Krambach Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 4

Krambach Races take place Saturday, 5th May. See programme in this issue—it's 18 carat, and stamped in every link…

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Human Side of Racing

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

AN incident occurred at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's meeting on Saturday, which goes to show there is n very human side to racing. The Club's chairman, Mr. A. C…

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