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Sport, 1948

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Barrington's Boxing Day

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

To record the usual sports being held at Barrington on Boxing Day is not doing Die fixture Justice and giving all it is entitled to…

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Night Tennis

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 4

Thew draw for the night tennis competition next week is as follows: Monday 12th, Dairy-Banks v. Park Reds, Park Whites v. Belbora ;…

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Swimming

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

Kempsey Amateur Swimming Club will hold its first Club Carnival for 1948 at the Municipal Baths to-night (Wednesday), January 7. Events…

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Town Topics. Kempsey Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

Kempsey Jockey Club's race meeting, to be held on Saturday, 17th January, has already attracted good entries, and the meeting promises to…

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The Regatta

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

Under the auspices of a recently formed committee comprised of members of the R.S.L., former regatta club officials, and the public generally,…

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Bowls

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 1

The Club would like to extend the seasonal greetings and best wishes to all our bowling friends. To you, Mr. Editor, we also extend hearty wishes…

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Regatta Season Opens To-morrow

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 6

The regatta season on the Macleay River will open to-morro[?] at Jerseyville where, under the auspices of the Macleay River…

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Cricket Teams

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

Hibbard A grade team to play Kendall at Kendall, Saturday, 10th January. Car leaves at 12.45 p.m. G. Fowler, C. Kuhn, B. Kirkwood,…

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Football Next Season's Programme

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 8

With the advent of the New Year, winter sport enthusiasts, particularly footballers, should be looking to organising for the…

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Sailing Port Macquarie Regatta

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 2

Under the auspices of a recently formed committee comprised of members of the R.S.L., former regatta club officials, and the public generally, an…

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Country Week Tennis

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 2

Messrs Errol Blunden, Cyril Long-worth, S. Brown and West Woodward are representing the Manning River in the Country Week Tennis…

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Surfing Tuncurky Club's Carnival Big Seas. — Thrilling Boat Races

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 6

Real holiday weather was experienced for the Tuncurry Club's Annual Carnival on 4th January, and with a big sea running surf boat events had the…

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Bowls

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

In the last game of the 1947 Pennant matches, Wingham team was defeated by Gloucester on Whingmn green by the narrow margin of one…

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Bowls Pennant Competition

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 4

In the final round of the District Pennant, Kempsey No 4 team defeated Port Macquarie on the local greens by 70 points to 66…

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Cricket District Match

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

The Gloucester District Assn. team to play the return match against Dungog at Gloucester on 25th and 26th January will be: W. A. Atkins,…

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Jerseyville Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 1

Jerseyville Regatta, Saturday last, the first of seven regattas to be held under auspices of the Macleay River Regatta Association, was a very…

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Tennis

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 1

Messrs. Errol Blunden, Cyril Long worth, S. Brown and Wes. Woodward represented the Manning River in the Country Week tennis carnival, played…

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Country Week Tennis

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

In one of the knock-out rounds in the Country Week tennis carnival, Maitland 1 defeated Manning River by 6 sets 42 games to 2 sets 28…

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Bowls

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

The following team will represent Wingham against Taree, for the Moxey Memorial Trophy, on Wingham green to-morrow (Saturday):…

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Cricket Reds Overwhelming Victory; Blues Have First Win of Season

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

In last Saturday's A grade competition Gloucester Reds had an overwhelming outright win over Stroud on the turf wicket, while Gloucester…

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