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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1940

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Bowls. Lower North Coast Pennants. Kempsey No. 1 Win Northern Division

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 4

Kempsey Club sent two teams away on Saturday to play the last game for this division in the pennant competition. This last game did not…

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Catholic Tennis Club

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Catholic Tennis Club, held Sunday evening last, revealed a spirit of enthusiam which, coupled with the satisfactory…

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Swimming. Fastest 50Yds. Ever in Australia

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 3

Billy Kendall, 1936 Olympic representative, swam the fastest 50 yards ever recorded iu Australia at Rush-cutters Bay Baths on Sunday…

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Greyhound Racing. Friday Night's Results

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 3

There was an excellent attendance at the Macleay District Greyhound Racing Association's mechanical coursing meeting Friday night last, when racing…

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Bowls. Lower North Coast (Northern Division) Pennants

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 2

Kempsey Club sent two teams away on Saturday to play the last game for this division in the Pennant Competition. This last game did not affect…

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Tennis. Australia Will Hold Davis Cup for 1940

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 4

Since no challenge was received up to midnight on Wednesday in Melbourne from any of the 34 nations entitled to challenge, the Davis Cup…

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The Regatta

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 5

Macksville's annual Aquatic Carnival will be held to-morrow, Saturday, and as usual will draw a numerous concourse of sightseers from…

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Cricket

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 2

Yarra-Talarm team to play Bowraville at Macksville next Saturday : F. Welsh, R. Edrich, C. Philip, E. Mainey, J. Welsh, G. Wall, A. Smith,…

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Kempsey Regatta. Bad Start, Good Finish

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 7

So calm was the weather on Saturday morning last that the organisers of the Kempsey Regatta Club scheduled to hold their annual event on…

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Golf. East Kempsey Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 10

The competition for Saturday next will be a Stableford event over 18 holes, and the course steward will be Mr. W. H. Staples…

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Don'ts of Tennis

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 10

Below are some of the don'ts of the game of tennis as well as advice as to the courteous thing to do to your partner and opponent…

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Sphere of Sport. Tennis. Macleay River District Association

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 10

The executive of the above association are desirous of bringing to mind to all those interested that the competitions will again be run this…

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Bowls

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 5

Saturday last, on the local green, saw the completion of the northern end of the Central North Coast pennants, Kempsey meeting Port in a…

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Bowls. Country Week. Record Bowls Entries

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 6

Record entries have been received for the country bowls championship carnival, to be held in Sydney from February 19 to 24…

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Port Macquarie Golf Club

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the above club was held in the Town Hall on. Wednesday, Mr. C. Sexton (president) presiding…

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Coursing. Racing Friday Night

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

The Macleay Greyhound Racing Association will hold its next dog race meeting on the Forth-street track on Friday night next, when the usual…

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Cricket

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Following is the team to represent Marlee at Wingham on Saturday next: T Bailey, B. Bailey, G. Meaker, R ([?]ts R. Sky, D. Blanca L. Minns…

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Tennis Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

The night tennis competition was completed during last week, the Park team being the winners. This competition, run on individual…

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Smithtown Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 4

Saturday next, February 17, should see a record crowd at Smithtown Regatta, for Secretaries Lester Cheers and Harry Raison and their alert…

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Sailing Macksville Regatta

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 3

At the Macksville regatta on Saturday, Mr Stan. Wallsee's Saywhen. skippered by Mr. K. McLeod, won 2 sailing races from the scratch mark, Albatross,…

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