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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Sporting Athletics

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 5

Youthful Australian athletes are anxious to trukle the speedy young German. Gerhardt Emton, at his favorite distance—100 yards. They are not…

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Golf Clubs

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

Comment in Scotland upon the decision of the Rules of Golf Committee to legalise steel shafts for golf clubs follows two definite lines. First…

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A Facetious View of Golf. a Text Book for Novices

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

George Fitch believes that there are still people who play golf while the rest of the world works. He conveys a great deal of his advice in a…

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Sphere of Sport. the Turf. Gladstone Races. All-round Improvement. Some Close Finishes

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

To say that there was a distinct improvement in the racing at Gladstone on Saturday would be putting it mildly, and the public were not backward in…

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Bowls

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

pied by 32 players on Saturday, this being the first day's play since the The Taree bowling green was occugreen was top-dressed…

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Cricket

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5
Also in The Macleay Chronicle

Bishop Moyes of Armidale, is a keen cricketer, and is at home equally with bat or ball. He played for the Federal team in the New England…

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Gladstone Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 9

The attendance at the above meeting on Saturday last was up to the average, Kempsey as usual being well represented. Six races were fun off during the…

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Tennis. Singles Too Strenuous

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

Miss Daphne Akhurst, one of Australia's leading women tennis players, announces that after the tennis championships in Melbourne she will…

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Swimming. Jean Cocks Wins 220 Yards Championship

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

The New South Wales Ladies Amateur Swimming Association held its annual carnival at Coogee Aquarium baths on Saturday night…

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Football. 'Roos Beat Wales

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

The Australian Rugby League team ended its tour on Saturday by defeating Wales, at Wembley, by 16 points, after the score had been live all at half time…

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Profits From Football Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

The London "Athletic News" states that the receipts from the Rugby tour were £36,926, of which the Australians will receive £20,605, giving them a…

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Yacht Racing. Vanessa Wins Sayonara Cup

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

By winning the third race of the series on Monday, the New South Wales yacht Vanessa, retains the Sayonara Cup…

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Where Cricket Is Really Bright

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

An Auckland message says:-- Cricket has become the national game of the Solomon Islands. The principal of the Melanesian Mission…

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Football. Profits From Roos' English Tour

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

Although the admission charges are lower, the profits from the Australian Rugby League tour of England, according to information from the…

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Foot Racing. Otto Peltzer. Hooted at Sports Ground

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

The German athlete, Dr. Otto Peltzer, was loudly hooted at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday when the announcement was made that he…

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A Facetious View of Golf. a Text-book for Novices

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

George Fitch believes that there are still people who play golf while the rest of the world works. He conveys a great deal of his advice in a…

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Athletics

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

At the International Sports on Saturday Miss Clarice Kennedy gave an amazing exhibition of plack and grit. Thried she flew over the [?] handler…

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Smithtown Regatta

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Smithtown will be the popular rendezvous to-morrow afternoon, on the occasion of the annual regatta, the first event of which is scheduled to…

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Frederickton Regatta

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

With the first event set down for 11 a.m. the 77th annual regatta of the Frederickton Aquatic Club (the pioneer club of the Commonwealth),…

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