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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Summer Racing Carnival. Gladstone and Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

The final two meetings of the summer racing carnival are set down for Gladstone on the 13th and Kempsey on the 20th. Old-time racing men are…

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Holiday Cricket Tamworth v. Noonan's Team

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 1

On New Year's Day at Tamworth a team from the Northern Rivers scored a decisive success against a Tamworth representative side. The…

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Football Rugby League Country Breakaway Movement Opposed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 1

Coffs Harbour District Rugby Football League has voiced its disapproval of the present steps being taken by country groups to break away from the…

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Bowls

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 3

In the consolation pairs at the recent Newcastle Bowling carnival, T. Andrews and D. Boorer (Gloucester) defeated S. Dunn and…

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Swimming Scott Retains Country Title

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 1

In conditions that were in no sense encouraging, Noel Ryan most decisively won the half-mile swimming championship of N.S.W. at Manly Baths on…

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Tennis Country Week Matches

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 3

The Country Week tennis carnival is still proceeding in Sydney. In division 11, of round 7, the Taree team suffered defeat by the Southern Tablelands 1…

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Swimming. Ryan's Record. Wally Scott Wins Country Championship

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

The New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association was very unfortunate with the weather for its State championships carnival at Manly…

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Cricket. England v INDIA

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

Calcutta: The Test match was drawn India, in the 2nd innings, scored 237. England, forcing the play, lost 2 for 7 when the game finished…

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Cricket. TAREE v. WINGHAM B.

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 3

The leaders of the competition, 12 points each, me: at Wingham on Saturday last. Taree had first use of the wicket and at the end of the…

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The Turf Gladstone Races. Next Saturday's Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

Excellent nominations have been received for the Gladstone Jockey Club race meeting, Saturday next. Weights were not to hand as we went to press…

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Golf. East Kempsey Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

This Saturday afternoon the committee have decided to conduct an 18 hole stroke handicap for the usual trophy, play to commence at 2.15 p.m…

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Hugging Kitty Woman's Opinion of Bowls

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

The secretary of the Glen Lines Bowling Club, whilst delving through old correspondence, discovered the following:--…

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Killed by Cricket Ball

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

Henry Baker (25), a printer, of McIntosh Street, Mascot, Sydney was struck on the right temple by a cricket ball while batting in a…

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"Hugging Kitty." a Woman's Opinion of Bowls

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

It is said that women differ from men in their intuitive perceptions—that a woman jumps without reasoning to a right conclusion, whilst a…

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Swimming

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

"The English swimmer, Joyce Cooper, has been invited to participate in the National Championships in Queensland, as well as undertake…

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Bowls

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

It was mentioned at the meeting of the Grafton. Bowling Club committee on Tuesday night that several members of the club were contemplating…

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Swimming Club

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

Racing was resumed on Saturday, 6th January, after a fortnight's spell. Three events were run-off the most important being the 110yds…

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Golf

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

A meeting of delegates to the Central North Coast Association was held at Port Macquarie on 28th December. Mrs. Chadwick, President,…

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Annual Easter Regatta. May Be Dropped. Public Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

Apart from the regular members of the committee of the Port Macquarie Regatta Club that attend meetings and do most to carry on…

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