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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1918

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Boys' Swimming Carnival

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last the Boys' Swimming Carnival eventuated in the swimming pool in the Gloucester Park. Mr. L. E. Street acted as judge, and…

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Wingham Annual Races

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 2

144 nominations have been received for the two days' meeting of the above Club on 19th and 20th April…

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Sporting Notes. City Tattersall's Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 8

Followers are the results of the difference events at the above meeting at [?] in Saturday. Hurdle race [?]…

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Wingham Races Postponed Owing to Rain

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

(WING to the heavy rain early this (Friday) morning, the course was found to be in an unsafe condition for racing, and the committee decided to postpone the meeting till…

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Wingham Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 3

Owing to the wet weather the annual race meeting of the Upper Manning Jockey Club has been abandoned. The only immediate date available is 4th May, and this has been…

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C.n.c. Racing Association

Macleay Argus · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the Central North Coast Racing Association will be held at McQuade's Hotel, Kempsey, on Wednesday next, at 2 p.m. The business of…

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Port Macquarie Golf Club

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the Port Macquarie Golf Club was held in the Town Hall on Friday, the 19th April, at 7.30 p.m. Mr. P. G. Hampshire, Vice-President, occupied…

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C N. C. Racing Association "P.j.r." Appeals Upheld. A. J. C. and Stip Steward Curley

Macleay Argus · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 5

Mr. C. Teague, president of the above Association, presided over a committee meeting at the Victoria Theatre, yesterday afternoon, when a number of…

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Wingham Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 5

Wingham races take place to-morrow (Saturday). There are seven events and the nominations are numerous, so sportsmen will have a long day of…

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N.C. Racing Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

A delegate meeting of the above was held at Kempsey on Wednesday last, when there was a full attendance. From Wingham went the…

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C.N.C. Racing Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 3

Mr. C. Teague, President of the above Association, presided over a committee meeting at the Victoria Theatre, on Wednesday last, when a number of…

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Wingham Races

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 3

Saturday last proved an ideal day for racing, and as a consequence there was a fairly good attendance at the Wingham course, where a…

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School Cricket

Macleay Argus · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

As announced in our last issue the Taree District School cricket team visited Kempsey on Friday last to play a match with the Kempsey District School…

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Kempsey Golf Club. Annual Meeting

Macleay Argus · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Kempsey Golf Club was held on Monday night at the School of Arts, when there were present, Messrs. Pennefather, in the…

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C.n.c. Racing Association

Macleay Argus · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

At the meeting of the above Association on Thursday last the Secretary (Mr. E. Weeks) reported the following statement of the Association's finances:…

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CENTRAL N. C. Racing Association "Pj.r." Disqualifications Lifted. Unregistered Meeting Refused. a J. C. Asks for Stipendiary's Dismissal. Association Pass Vote of Confidence Instead. a Lively Meeting

Macleay Argus · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 9

Mr. C. Teague, president of the above Association, presided over a committee meeting at the Victoria Theatre, on Wednesday afternoon last week, when…

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Football, 1918

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

Good ladies who have knitted socks And Balaclava caps, Who sent full many a welcome box To cheer our fighting chaps--…

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Central North Coast Racing Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. C. Teague, President of the above association, presided over a committee meeting at Kempsey last Week, when a number of important ma[?]rs…

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Central North' Coast Racing Association. a Lively Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 5

Mr. C. Teague President of the above association, presided over a committee meeting at Kempsey last Week, when a number of important matters…

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Kempsey Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Macleay River Jockey Club takes place on Saturday and Monday, 1st and 3rd June. The programme is a good, one, six races each day…

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