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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Inter-district Cricket

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 3

On Monday next a strong team representing the Hunter River District Cricket Association will visit Gloucester to play the Gloucester…

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Boxing Novice Tourney at Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 6

The contest that was to be staged at Wauchope between Era T[?] and Niel Bain has been abandoned and instead, Les Elford, who showed so well…

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Tennis. Davis Cup. Crawford Looks Secure

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 8

All three Davis Cup team selectors, Messrs N. E. B. Brooks, T. E. Robinson. and J. Clemenger, watched the quarter-finals of the men's singles at…

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Coursing. Racing Friday Next

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 5

The Macleay Greyhound Racing Association will stage its next meeting on the Forth-street track on Friday night next, and there is every…

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Bowls

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Next Saturday Wingham will meet Gloucester on the local green. Any .Local player unavailable for the game please notify the acting…

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Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

Marlee first grade to play Mount George at Mount George: F. Robinson, C. Campbell, H. Bakewell, A. Cameron, T. Bailey, R. Sky, D. Blanch, J. Reeve,…

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Frederickton Regatta Large Crowd in Attendance

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 4

Despite the counter attractions of Monday last there was a large crowd in attendance to witness the annual fixture of the Frederickton Aquatic…

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Gladstone Regatta

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

A competitor at the Gladstone regatta on Monday was the Unique, owned by Max Nonmus, of Taree, and skippered by Vic Rose. In the first race of…

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Speer's Point Regatta

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

The annual regatta of the Speer's Point Club was held on Monday. E. O. Martin's Oxley, sailed by J. Wyatt, started off 6 minutes, and was running…

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Bowls

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

In the Pennant Competition the matches as set down in the draw for last Saturday will be played next Saturday, Kempsey Section One…

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Tennis

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

Vivian McGrath and Jack Crawford were beaten in straight sets by John Bromwich and Adrian Quist respectively in the semi-finals of the singles…

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Frederickton Regatta. Presents Fine Programme

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

Frederickton Aquatic Club held its 86th annual Regatta on Monday, and the fine programme presented attracted quite a large crowd, despite the…

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The Turf. Dorrigo Races

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

The Dorrigo Race Club's race meeting, which was postponed from last Monday, will be held on Saturday, February 26, The amount of £52 is…

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Cricket. Sheffield Shield Cricket. Sydney, Tuesday, 1.5 p.m

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 2

Victoria easily defeated N.S.W. at the Sydney Cricket Ground, winning by 8 wickets. By this win Victoria has furthered their prospects of…

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Bathurst Golf Links. £100 in Wages Saved

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

A plague of grasshoppers has saved the Bathurst Golf Club £100. Undergrowth appears in the greens as the result of the accumulation of…

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Boxing

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

Monday week, February 13, is the big night for local fight fans, when Claude Daley and Harry Gosson will meet in the main ten-rounder…

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Bowls

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer, The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

In the final of the Cavanough Cup competition Andrews beat Adler by 22 to 20. This was a well fought game, good bowls being played by…

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