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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

Thunder storms interfered with local cricket matches on Saturday last, and matches were abandoned in various stages of progress. Teams for…

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Gloucester Golf Club

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the Gloucester Golf Club will be held at Mr. Hawdon's office on Thursday night next, 9th inst., at 7.30. A big…

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The Golf-season Is Here

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

Scotch Gent— "My lad, are you to be my caddle?" Caddle—"Yes, sir." Scotch G.—"And how are you at…

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Cricket. Macleay v. HASTINGS

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The following players have been chosen to represent the Macleay against the Hastings Cricket Association on Kempsey Park on Saturday next. Any…

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Jerseyville. Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 6

Saturday last a stiff breeze verging on a gale made the water very choppy and caused the events to be exciting when the boats upset their crews into…

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Sporting. Mechanical Hare Coursing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 2

The mechanical hare race meeting set down to take place on the Taree racecourse on Saturday next promises to be the most successful…

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Swimming. Andre Majersky's Plans. an Eight Hours' Swim

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. Andre Majersky, who was remarkably fresh after registering a swim from Wingham to Taree last summer, is planning to do something…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

There was a big attendance at the annual regatta held at Taree. In the unavoidable absence of Captain Ricketts, Mr. J. Donaldson was…

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

The following will represent Gloucester United v. Gloucester River on the Park to-morrow:—C. Wellard, J. Wellard; H. Eagles, J. Avery, H. Hazel…

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N C. Championship. Boxing Contest Mooted

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 4

If negotiations are successful, followers of boxing will have plenty to occupy their attention on the two nights of the grand carnival in the…

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Gloucester Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above was held at Mr. Havilton office last night, those present being Messrs W. W. Hawdon (President), A. J…

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Sporting. Mechanical Hare Coursing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 11

There will be mechanical hare coursing at the Taree racecourse today (Saturday). A number of new and speedy dogs have come into…

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League Football--country Week

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 11

The New South Wales Rugby Football League is early afield this year. In the past the start generally has been left too late in the season…

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The Uncertainty of Cricket

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 4

PONSFORD'S 6 and 2 in the recent game against N.S.W. in Sydney was a sad failing at the end of the big cricket fixtures, for in earlier Shield marches this season the…

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Goat Racing in Sydney. Summonses Issued

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 10

When the Young Australia League decided to have a monster carnival in Sydney, one of the drawing features was the importation from…

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

Cricket matches on the Park are becoming interesting. Last Saturday's match was a mixture of cricket and "find-the-ball competition"…

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Night Tennis

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

Since the introduction of night playing in Gloucester the game has caught on well and both the Park courts are regularly in use by "budderg…

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Swimming

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The New Zealanders, Missed Ena Stockley and Kathleen Millar, won title events at the N.S.W. ladies championship swimming carnival. In…

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Tennis

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The Americans may nominate two Davis Cup teams, to play in the American and European zones respectively…

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