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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

A team chosen by the Gloucester District Cricket Association journeyed to Dungog on January 2nd to play a challenge match against a team…

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Cricket Teams

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

As there was no play on account of the wet weather on Saturday last, matches set down for that date will be played, on Saturday next…

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Sphere of Sport. Coursing. Macleay Greyhounds. Outsiders Score

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

Punters generally had a torrid time of it at the Macleay Greyhound Racing Association's new year meeting on the Forth-street track on Friday…

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The Turf. Gladstone Races. Rain Mars Fixture

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

With the stalls full of horses representative of the best in training on the coast, and including a couple from Sydney, the stage seemed set…

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Gladstone Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

Gladstone's second annual regatta, after the splendidly successful initial function of last year, promises to be a particularly popular function on…

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Greyhound Racing

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 5

Mr. G. Robinson's Colundar has token up duty as a stud dog, and no doubt sportsmen will watch the progress of his first progeny with great…

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The Turf. Gladstone Races. Saturday Next

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

The Gladstone-Lower Macleay Jockey Club will hold a race meeting on Gladstone course, Saturday next, and the nominations give promise of a great…

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Gladstone Regatta Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

The Gladstone Regatta Club now has arrangements well in hand for the holding of the annual regatta fixture on Saturday, January 23rd next,…

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Coursing. Next Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

Although an announcement was made that the Macleay Greyhound Racing Association would race on the Forth-street track to-night (Friday)…

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Golf. East Kempsey Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

Members are reminded that the usual competitions, which have been suspended during the Christmas holidays, and subsequently on account of…

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Government and Racing. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

A sub-committee of the State Cabinet has been charged with the task of making a comprehensive survey of every aspect om horse-racing and…

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Sphere of Sport. Bowls. Mayor of Armidale Relinquishes Sport

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

After having been actively associated with the rifle club movement for over half a century, and having guided the affairs of Armidale Rifle…

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Australian Natives First Cricket Team to Visit England

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 6

It is not generally known that as far back as 1868 a team of pure bred Australian natives were taken to England…

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Women's Tennis No Longer "Pat-ball." But Footwear More Feminine Than Ever

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 2

Let us turn back the calender half a century and become spectators at a tennis match on a fine Saturday afternoon in 1886…

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Swimming

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 5

A record 110 yard swim for an Australian junior by R. Newbiggen. a Newcastle youth, and one of the fastest 440 yards swims done by Noel…

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Bowls

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 5

Country Week bowls carnival starts in Sydney on February 15. Up to the present two Taree rinks have decided to compete, This is always…

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Football

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 5

Amidst a din of cheers, whistles and rattles, punctuated by screams from frightened women and children. Dave Brown, Australian Rugby…

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Cricket

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 6

The following will represent Taree Old Bar cricket team against Mount George, at Old Bar, to-day (Saturday): H. McInnis capt.), B…

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Country Week Tennis To the Editor "M.R. Times."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1

Dear Sir,—As councillor for the North Coast of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association, a position which I have held for the past nine…

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

In the competition matches played on Saturday last, small scores were recorded in all games, which, no doubt, were caused by the long grass…

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