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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1918

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Local and General News. Races Postponed

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

OWING to the continued wet weather during the past week, the winter race meeting of the Hastings River Jockey Club has been postponed till Friday and Saturday…

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Next Season's Racing

Macleay Argus · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Defence, who has been asked by the Federal Cabinet to consider the question of next season's racing fixtures, stated on Monday that…

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Local and General News. The Races

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 4

H. R. Jockey Club races today and to-morrow (Saturday).First race start each day at J o'clock…

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Football

Macleay Argus · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

At the Kempsey ground last Wednesday afternoon the Kempsey Half-Holiday Juniors easily defeated the West Kempsey District School in a football…

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Kempsey Golf Club

Macleay Argus · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

The Kempsey Golf Glub commenced its season on Saturday last, when there were about 50 persons present on the links to take part in and witness the…

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Tennis

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

The following Players Will represent Mr. R. M. Easton's team In in a match against Barrington on Saturday next June' 1, at Barrington, play to start…

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Sporting. Mancleay J.c. Races

Macleay Argus · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 5

The annual race meeting of the above club will be held on Warwick course on Saturday, and Monday next. Given fine weather the meeting should eclipse all…

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American Sympathy. with Austrian Dominated Races. Montreal

Macleay Argus · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 5

A Washington message says the State Department has officially expressed sympathy with the national aspirations of the Czeehilevae and Jugoslay for…

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Macleay River J. C. Races Annual June Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 4

The advent of the railway to Kempsey should strengthen the position of the Macleay River Jockey Club in its claim as one of the leading clubs on…

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Macleay River J. C. Races. Annual Meeting. Big Fields and Good Racing. Strike of Jockeys in Maiden Novice. Far West Wins the Double

Macleay Argus · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 6

Officials of the club:-- President, Mr. W. H. Sheridan; vice-president, Mr. A. C. Parker; committee, Messrs. L. B. Lancaster, Angus McNeil, Chas. Nance,…

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Tennis Match

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 2

Mr. Easton's team journed to Barrington on Saturday, and after a pleasant afternoon’s play succeded in carrying off the honors. The visitors…

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Gladstone Women Workers. Get Money at Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 4

At Gladstone Races on and Monday last the local Women Workers for Soldiers ran the tearooms in excellent style, and…

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Racing Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 4

DURING the running of the Club Handicap at Gladstone races on Monday last an unfortunate accident occurred. Davey Buchanan, Purdey and Mervella fell. The…

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Tennis Match

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

A team of Gloucester tennis players, headed by Dr. Forsyth, played an all day match on the Wingham Courts on Monday, and after a most enjoyable…

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Football Match

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

A return match between Gloucester and Taree teams was played at Taree on Monday. About a dozen players went from Gloucester, and the balance…

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C.R.J.C. Annual Races

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 5

[?] favor " Grafton Argus.") [?]TON, Wednesday.--C.R.J.C. an[?]meeting commenced to-day in glor[?]eather. There was great crowd…

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Schools' Football. Smithtown v. BELLIMBOPINNI

Macleay Argus · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 8

Teams of 12 from each of the above schools met on Saturday last in Mr. George Telford's paddock at Bellimbopinni on Saturday last, and a very…

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Krambach Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 5

On Saturday next, 3rd August, Krambach Turf Club will run off a programme of five events for prizes aggregating £48. The club are a by…

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Krambach and Wingham Races

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

THE Winter meeting of the Upper Manning Jockey, Club, postponed from Saturday last till tomorrow (Wednesday), has again been postponed for a…

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Accident at Football Match

Macleay Argus · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon Mr. V. G. Cummings, of the West Kempsey District School, sustained a rather severe contused wound over the loft eye,…

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