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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Boxing. Graham Defeats Podmore

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

Lovers of the "noble art" need have no regrets for having paid the per capita charge for the final local glovedom display which was…

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England Retains Ashes— Final Rugby Test a Draw

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 1

London, Saturday.—The final test match between England and Australia for the Rugby League Ashes ended after a magnificent struggle in a…

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HARRlNGTON Swimming Carnival

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 5

There was a large number of visitor at Harrington on New Year's Day and considerable interest was taken in the swimming carnival…

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Sp[?] Races

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

[?] District [?] a race meeting [?] There are [?] of which are advertised [?]…

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SPORTING Cricket

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 4

[?]llowing players will repres[?]ee 1st gr[?]y. Wingham, at Wingham, on Saturday, 11th inst. Members unable to make the trip will…

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Cape Hawke Regatta. Record Crowds Witness Good Sport

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 1

Though light showers of rain ushered in the opening of the 44th annual regatta on the picturesque course on the 31st December, the weather break was…

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Plane Crashes. at Urunga Golf Links

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

While taking off in a cross-wind at the Urunga golf links on Boxing Day morning, a Gipsy Moth aeroplane, owned and piloted by Mr. G. L…

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Football. the Ashes. Retained by England

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

The final test match between England and Australia for the Rugby League. Ashes ended on Saturday after a mag[?] ficeat struggle in a pointless draw. As…

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Football. ENGLAND v. Australia. Scoreless Draw

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 4

On Saturday, after a stirring struggle, witnessed by a crowd of 34,709, who paid £4719 for admission, the third trial of strength between…

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Cricket. Don Bradman Breaks World's Batting Record

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

Don Bradman made cricket history on Monday when batting for N.S.W in the Sheffield match against Queensland. Scoring at the rate of more than a run…

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Races at Krambach

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

On Saturday," 18th January, the Krambach District Picnic Race Club will hold a race meeting in aid of the M.R.D. Hospital. There will be…

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Final League Football Test

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

The third Rugby League test match, played at Swinton (England) on Saturday, resulted in a scoreless draw, and England therefore retains…

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Swimming

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7

Andrew Charlton intends to seek selection in the team to represent Australia at the Olympic Games at Los Angeles in 1932. He has…

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Racing Taxes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 4

As an illustration of the amount of money collected by taxes on racing, we mention the three days of racing recently held at Port Macquarie. For…

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Cricket

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7
Also in The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate

The following is the team finally selected to represent Old Bar v. Taree on the Taree Park to-day (Saturday):—G. Bridger, K. Brimstone,…

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Football Tests

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 5

The final test match in England on Saturday ended in a scoreless draw. England thus retains the ashes, as in the two previous games…

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Football. Australians Praised

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7

The "Dally Mail's" Rugby writer agrees that the Australians are the greatest combination ever sent from overseas…

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Port Macquarie Races

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7

There was a record attendance at the above races, held on New Year's Day and Thursday, 2nd January. Results:-…

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SPORTING. Big Cricket. Warner's Views of Australia

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7

Mr. P. F. Warner, the famous International cricketer, writing in the "Morning Post," says that Bradman and Jackson are the most talked-of…

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