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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Golf. Taree Golf Club. Summer Competition

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

A 9-hole stroke competition will be held at the links on Saturday after noon, starting at 3.30…

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Golf Summer Competition

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

A 9-hole stroke competition will be held at the Taree links next Saturday afternoon, starting at 3.30…

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Boxing Successful Tournament at Taree

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

One of the most sensational series of boxing contents over staged anywhere on the North Coast took place at the Bower Theatre on Friday last. A…

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Bowls Pennant Game. Taree v Combined Team

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

Although Saturday was exceptionally hot, some excellent heads were played on Taree green, which is playing remarkably well, considering the dry spell…

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Bowls. Lower North Coast Bowling Association. First Annual Carnival

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

The first carnival of the above association was held at Port Macquarie on the local club's green, and was an unqualified success. Play started on…

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Cricket. Taree-old Bar V. LANSDOWNE

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

This match was not resumed on Debreceny's on Saturday last owing to Lansdowne forfeiting to Taree-Old Bar, who had a lead of 95 on the first…

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Tennis

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3

The night tennis competition commences again on Tuesday night next, 24th inst., the draw for that night being: Gangat v. Boomerangs;…

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Bowls. Pennant Fixtures

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

In the pennant competition Port Macquarie meets Nestanglo at Smithtown to-morrow, while Kempsey Section 2 meets Kempsey Section 1 on…

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Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

A meeting was held on Thursday night, when it was decided to form the Kempsey Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club, and another meeting will…

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Golf. East Kempsey Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

To-morrow (Saturday) members will compete in a Stableford competition and Mr. G. S. Stokes will he course steward for the day…

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Cricket. Teams for

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

Independents v. South Kempsey. -- J. Fischer, J. Collins, E. James, H. Thompson, A. Thom, T. Vears, N. Adamson, R. Adamson, G. Tweddle,…

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Cricket Gresford Challenges for "Scoles" Cup

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

The Gloucester District Cricket Association has received a challenge for the "Scoles" Challenge Cup from the Gresford Cricket Association, the…

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Boxing

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 5

A fair house patronised the R.S. & S.I.L.A. regular boxing tournament in the Oxley Theatre last Friday evening. The programme was a…

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Bowls

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 4

Pennant Games to be played to-day (Saturday): The following players have been selected to represent Taree v Wingham at…

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Cricket

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 5

The following team has been selected to represent Taree A against Taree B this and next Saturday:-- C. Kenney (capt.), L. Kenney…

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Boxing £60 Programme for Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 4

Snowy Sands junior, who arranged the splendid programme of boxing at the Bower last Friday night, is now arranging a £60 programme for the same…

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Night Bowls. Meeting at Wingham

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 1

A special meeting of the above Club was held at the Clubhouse on Saturday, January 7th, to receive the report of the Sub-Committee in…

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Bowls. Taree Club. Pennant Games

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 6

To be played to-day (Saturday): The following players have been selected to represent Taree v. Wingham. at Wingham: --…

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Bowls. Country Carnival. Results of Finals

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 1

Bathurst created a surprise on Saturday by beating Newcastle in the A grade men's final of the country tennis championships, after a terrific…

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Jerseyville Regatta. Exciting Races Witnessed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

Despite the fact that a stiff southerly made conditions rather unpleasant, there was an excellent attendance at Jerseyville on Saturday last…

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