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Mid North Coast · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Junior Cricket Contest

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 9

A serious outbreak of Test Match fever resulted locally in a contest on Peters wicket last saturday between two teams known as the chatham…

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CRICKET M.C.C. v VICTORIA

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

Melbourne, Friday: The M.C.C. commenced the return match against Victoria to-day. Scores: M.C.C., 1st innings: Washbrook, b…

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Wingham Football Club Three Teams For Competition

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 7

The Wingham Football Club held its annual meeting last Friday night and the attendance broke all records. There were over fifty present, and…

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Cricket Gloucester Beats Nabiac by Two Runs

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

In a return match at Nabiac on Thursday week a team from the Gloucester. A. H. and P. Association beat a team from the Nabiac Show…

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Football Annual Meeting of Taree-old Bar Club

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

The annual general meeting of the above club was held on Friday, 7th February, at the Royal Hotel. The report and balance sheet for last…

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Taree-old Bar Surf Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above club was held on Friday, 7th Feb., at the Royal Hotel. The report and "balance sheet for…

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District Football Meeting of Manning League Dissatisfaction with Group

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 8

At a meeting of the Manning River Football League, held at the Royal Hotel on Thursday evening, delegates expressed dissatisfaction with the…

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Junior Cricket Contest Chatham "Colts" v West End "Tigers"

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

A serious outbreak of test match fever resulted locally in a contest on Peters' wicket last Saturday between two tennis known as the "Chatham…

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Manning Football League Discontent With Group 3. Matter Referred To Executive

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

The Manning Football League held a meeting 'at the Royal Hotel, on Thursday night. The President, Mr. J. Archer, of Forster, presided…

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Football Reminiscences

The Gloucester Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 4

The approach of the 1948 football season brings to mind the Gloucester Football Club's first competition win, just 20 years previous,…

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Bowls a Most Strenuous Game, Claims Doctor

The Gloucester Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

A discussion on the degree of physical exertion required to play golf as compared with bowls, took place in the special Licensing Court in…

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Sunday Carnival at Swimming Baths

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 5

Stating that it was not sport and that the council should not tolerate such activities on a Sunday afternoon, Ald. G. S. Stokes last night…

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Manning Football League Discontent With Group 3 Matter Referred To Executive

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 6

The Manning Football League held a meeting at the Royal Hotel, on Thursday night. The President, Mr. J. Archer, of Forster, presided,…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Smithtown Football Club held its annual meeting on February 10 with an attendance of 35. Office-bearers elec[?]ted were: Patron. Mr. F…

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Football League

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Mr. T. R. Boyle, of Kempsey, has been elected President of the Lower Macleay Football League, in succession to Mr. C. Lawrence; Mr. S. H…

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Rival Football Codes Certain

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

Both Rugby League and Rugby Union football will be played in Lismore in the coming season, and officials of both codes were confident…

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Cricket Team for

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

The following players will represent Old Bar v Cundle B, at the Old Bar on Saturday next: H. Ryan, R Turner, R. Jordan T…

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New Tennis Courts Wingham Club Requires Assistance

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

A deputation from Wingham Tennis Club was received by the council prior to commencing the ordinary business of the meeting on Tuesday night of last…

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Scouts' Regatta

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

Another enthusiastic meeting of the Sea Scouts committee was. held on Wednesday evening, when arrangements for the forthcoming regatta…

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Golf

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

One of the long-markers, Mr. H. Warlters, returned an excellent card on Saturday afternoon to win the stableford competition with 13 points…

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