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Sport, 1947

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Manning River District Tennis Association

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Manning River District Tennis Association, held in the Belmore Hall, on…

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Golf Opening of Season at Taree

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

All excellent roll-up of members and associates, with a liberal sprinkling of intending members, made the opening day on Saturday an auspicious one for…

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Football Trial Games at Forster

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

The football season opened on Saturday, at Forster, when the Manning League arranged a knock-out Competition between first and reserve grade…

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Cricket Taree v Jones Island School Teams

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

A one innings match between Taree Primary School and Jones Island Public School was played on Peters' wicket on Friday last. The teams batted 12…

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Taree Golf Club

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 6

An excellent roll [?] of members and associates, with a liberal sprinkling of intending members, made the opening day on Saturday an…

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Golf

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 8

The annual general meeting of the Port Macquarie Golf Club was held on Tuesday evening, March 25th, and was well attended. President A. Les…

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Tennis

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 4

Saturday, the 12th, lias been decided on for the opening of the tennis club, and for the occasion a tournament will be held. Following this,…

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Football

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 6

Port followed up its success against Wingham by defeating three Kempsey teams last Sunday. Considering the unceratinty of the weather, a…

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Associate Golf

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 4

On Saturday, a nine-hole Flag competition was won by Mrs. Dunn, who finished her quota of strokes at the completion of the 8th hole…

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Cricket Gents. of the Tablelands

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 3

Last week mention was made of the fact that over Easter Port Macquarie was to be honoured by the visitation of Tamworth cricketers…

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Tuncurry Football

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 2

After the good game played by the Hawkes at Forster last Saturday at the knock-out, football fans are anticipating some exciting play on…

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Bowls Lower North Coast Championships

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 2

The finals of the Lower North Coast district (southern section) championship, were played at Wingham on Wednesday…

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Football Knock-out Competition

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 2

Yet another very successful knock-out competition was staged at Forster Recreation Ground on Saturday last, 29th March, when ten teams took the field…

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Forster New Football Group

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 2
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

On Sunday last. 30th March, a meeting was held al Gloucester School of Arts for the purpose of forming the new Group 18. Until recently this area…

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M.R.D. Tennis Association Annual Meeting Held MR. H. Bennett Re-elected President

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 1

The Taree Town Club and the Alethean, Goodwill, St. Paul's Presbyterian, Glenthorne, Lansdowne and Endeavour Clubs were…

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Tennis Annual Meeting of M.r.d. Association Mr. H. Bennett Re-elected President

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 6

The Taree Town, Alethcan, Goodwill, St. Paul's Presbyterian, Glenthorne, Lansdowne and Endeavour Clubs were represented at the annual meeting of…

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Port Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 4

At recent Sea Scouts regatta at Port Macquarie, "The News" gave the following results:— Sailing…

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Tennis

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 5

The Easter tournament was abandoned owing to the rain, after repeated attempts by the Committee to get the courts fit for play. Enthusiasm…

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Week-end Sport Finals in Cricket Football Opens

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 7

This week-end is important to the sporting fraternity of Kempsey and the Macleay, for it marks the close of the cricket season,…

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