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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Wingham Cricket Club. Meeting of Members

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 1

A meeting of the above Club was held in held School of Arts. Wingham, on Wednesday night last. January 13th, 1937…

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Town Topics. Gladstone Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 4

Gladstone's second annual regatta, Saturday, starts its £51 programme with a half-mile sculling race at 12.30 p.m. Speed boat races, sailing races and…

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Greyhound Racing Friday Night Next

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 4

The programme to be presented by the Macleay District Greyhound Racing Association Friday night next will carry a total of £45 prizemoney, and…

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Tennis. Country Carnival. Forward Beats Rodgers in Singles

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 3

The 1937 country lawn tennis championships were completed at Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay, on Saturday. F. Forward…

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Gladstone Regatta

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

Excellent sport is promised patrons at the Gladstone Regatta Club's annual carnival to be held on the picturesque river course at that centre…

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Tennis

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 2

The second round of the Night Tennis Competition commences next Tuesday night, the draw for which will be the same as the first round…

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Coursing. To-night's Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

The Macleay Greyhound Racing Association will hold a race meeting on the Forth Sstreet track to-night (Friday), when patrons are assured of…

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Bowls. Cavanough Cup

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 2

Since our last report the following have played for the above in the Electric Light Singles' Handicap:— Hawdon scr. beat Munro scr, 22 to…

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 3

The following players will represent the Gloucester Clubs teams to-morrow:— Thistes v. Stratford, on the Park;…

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Golf. Champion Coming to Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

On Tuesday next the Australian amateur champion, J. Ferrier, will visit Kempsey and engage in a four ball best ball competition on the…

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Golf

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 4

"This .Saturday the local club will stage a lottery mixed foursomes. On, Wednesday next the regular fortnightly mixed foursomes will be…

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Greyhound Racing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 2

The secretary of the M.R.A. and H. Association (Mr. C. A. Jackson) in a letter dated January 4, asked the Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A…

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Hastings Shire Council Cricket Match

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 5

In view of conflicting statements as to how the recent cricket match between the Hastings Shire Council and a team of ex-aldermen of the…

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Sphere of Sport. Coursing. Excellent Attendance and Exciting Racing

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 5

There was an excellent attendance at the Macleay Greyhound Racing Association's race meeting held on the Forth Street track on Friday…

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Bowls

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 3

In the B. Pennant Competition, Wingham who were unable to get a team together last Saturday, forfeited the game to Gloucester…

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Gladstone Regatta. an Excellent Programme

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

The Gladstone Regatta Club's annual fixture held at that centre on Saturday last proved most successful, and provided excellent sport in…

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Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 3

The scores in last Saturday's matches were small again owing to the heavy growth of grass in the outfields…

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Swimming. Medica Sets New Australian Record. Sydney, Tuesday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

J. Medica, the United States swimmer, created a new Australian record of 10 minutes 35 4-5 seconds, when he won the 800 metres championship at…

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Gladstone Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 8

Gladstone Second Annual Regatta. Saturday last, set a very high standard in aquatic entertainment, the sculling, sailing and speedboat races being well…

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Frederickton Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 4

Fredenckton Regatta, Monday next, 1st February, will be the rendezvous of all sport lovers on the Macleay, and the £70 programme promises plenty of…

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