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Group 3 Rugby League
Group 3 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 3 area runs from Kempsey in the north to Forster in the south. History The league began in 1946, with Taree Old Bar winning the first ever premiership. At the time, this league was known as Group 18. In 1966, the boundaries were re-drawn to include three new clubs (Camden Haven, Port Macquarie, and Wauchope) and the group's name was changed to Group 3. In 1995, Port Macquarie and Wauchope joined Group 2 in another re-zoning, with teams from Group 3 Saturday League joining the competition. In 2003, Port City RLFC joined the competition on loan from Group 2. In 2004, Wauchope re-joined the league after departing at the end of the 1994 season. The current First Grade premiers are the Macleay Valley Mustangs. The 2020 Group 3 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Junior competitions were postponed, eventually c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings League
The Hastings League is a community rugby league competition. It features amateur teams from smaller towns around the Mid-North Coast and runs as a community competition similar to the Barwon Darling Rugby League and the Western Riverina Community Cup. History The Hastings League was established in 1920 as a rugby league competition on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. The competition partnered with the Group 3 Rugby League in the 1990s as the Group 3 Saturday League, but has since returned to the Hastings League name and remains separate from Group 3. In 2018, the competition began a ladies tackle grade. This competition has now expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the competition, and is known as the North Coast Women's Rugby League. The competition was due to celebrate its centenary season in 2020 but this was delayed until 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clubs Former Clubs * Bellangry (3 titles) * Byabarra (3 titles) * Camden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
The Port Macquarie Regional Sports Stadium was constructed in 1992 with funding assistance by NSW Sport & Recreation, NSW Country Rugby League and Hastings Council, making the venue become a primary location of rugby league in the New South Wales' North Coast region. The venue is managed by Port Macquarie Hastings Council. The venue was upgraded with a 1,000 seat grandstand, transforming the area from a playing field to a genuine high quality sports stadium. Along with the underground irrigation and drainage, the site is available for use on a year-round basis. The stadium has been used for National Rugby League pre-season matches as well holding minor and regional representative fixtures. Elite sporting teams, the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle Jets have played pre-season friendlies against other teams at the stadium. In 2010 the annual City vs Country Origin match was held at the venue, drawing a crowd of 7,688. Rugby league is the predominant sport played at the venue, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiden Tolman
Aiden Tolman (born 10 November 1988) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League has played at representative level for NSW Country. Early life Tolman was born in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at St Paul's College, Kempsey and represented 2006 Australian Schoolboys. He has also played for the Junior Kangaroos. Tolman played his junior football with the Smithtown Tigers and he has also played for the Central Coast Storm and the Queensland Cup side, Norths Devils. Playing career 2008 Tolman made his first-grade debut for Melbourne Storm against the Canberra Raiders in round 6 of the 2008 season. He has been compared to former Melbourne Storm player Robbie Kearns. In 2008 he was named the Melbourne Storm rookie of the year. 2009 He played in the 2009 premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Bartrim
Wayne Bartrim (born 9 October 1971), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was selected to represent Australia and Queensland during his career, which he spent playing for the Gold Coast Seagulls, St. George Dragons and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Australia and the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 785) in England. Bartrim primarily played his club career as a , but played his representative career as a . Background Born in Hat Head, New South Wales on 9 October 1971, Bartrim played his junior football in Kempsey, New South Wales. Playing career 1990s Bartrim was graded with the Gold Coast Seagulls in 1992 and made 76 appearances for the club. By 1994 he'd become the club's highest point scorer with 224 points, and in a match that season against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters scored a club record of 20 points. He joined the St. George Dragons in 1995 and in his seven-year career with the club was the club's high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League Week
''Rugby League Week'' (frequently abbreviated to RLW) was the highest selling Australian rugby league magazine, ahead of major competitor ''Big League''. It was published weekly (on Wednesdays) during the Australian rugby league season, which runs from March to late September (roughly corresponding to the southern hemisphere autumn and winter). The magazine was headquartered in Sydney. History Rugby League Week was launched in 1970. In 2001 the magazine's name was changed to ''League Week'', to avoid confusion with rugby union. It reverted to ''Rugby League Week'' in 2003. It is owned by Bauer Media Group. The former owner was ACP Magazines. The last edition was published on 27 March 2017. Content The magazine contained news coverage of Australian rugby league, focused primarily on the first-grade NRL competition (previously the NSWFL) but with coverage also devoted to lower-level competitions. There were usually also several profiles of rugby league players in each edition. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
''The Wingham Chronicle'', previously published as ''The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer'', is a daily newspaper originally published in Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, now in Pyrmont, New South Wales by Fairfax Media. Newspaper history The newspaper was founded in 1880 by Edward Rye Junior. It was originally issued weekly and became bi-weekly in February 1886. The title of the paper changed several times until May 1897 when it became ''The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer'', the title it retained until its initial closure in 1983. The newspaper's longest standing editor and proprietor was Frederick Arthur Fitzpatrick between the years 1916 and 1953. When Fitzpatrick retired he passed on the editorship to his son J.J. (Jack) Fitzpatrick who controlled the paper until approximately 1975. The newspaper closed in 1983, but was reopened by Consolidated Press on 1 October 1987 under the editorship of Lesley Joy Penfold, when it changed its title to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manning River Times
The ''Manning River Times'', also published as ''The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales'', is a twice weekly English language newspaper published in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. History The ''Manning River Times'' is currently published in Taree, New South Wales, by Australian Community Media. The newspaper is titled after the Manning River which is a prominent river system near the town of Taree. The ''Manning River Times'' started publication in 1952 and is still published currently. Previously to 1952 the newspaper was published as ''The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales''. It was first published by William Burnham Boyce (1869-1968) in 1896. ''The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales'' was published twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday up until 1954. In 1954 under the title ''Manning River Times'' it expanded publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Northern Champion
''The Northern Champion'' was a bi-weekly newspaper published in Taree, New South Wales, Australia from 1912 until 1961. History ''The Northern Champion'' was first published on 2 February 1912 by David A. Cowan. Mary Lucy Cowan (1872-1950) became proprietor and manager of the ''Northern Champion'' after the death of her brother David Cowan in 1922. In 1961 the ''Northern Champion'' was absorbed into the ''Manning River Times''. Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. See also * List of newspapers in Australia * List of newspapers in New South Wales This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia. List of newspapers in New South Wales (A) List of newspapers in New South Wales (B) List of newspapers in New South Wales (C) List of newspapers in New South Wales (D) Li ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Champion, The Def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League
Newcastle & Hunter Community Rugby League is the governing body of second tier rugby league in the Newcastle and Hunter region. Formed in 2006 after a merger between the Maitland & Coalfields Rugby League and Lower Hunter Rugby League Competitions. It is now the largest senior Rugby League competition in the world. Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League competitions consists of five senior men's divisions, A Grade, B Grade, C Grade, Northern Conference & Southern Conference, as well as two Ladies League Tag divisions and Ladies Tackle. Currently there are over 50 men's teams, as well as 18 Ladies League Tag teams and 8 Ladies Tackle teams. History The inaugural season of Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League was 2007 after the amalgamation of the Lower Hunter Rugby League and the Hunter Valley Rugby League. 23 clubs (24 teams) entered 3 grades in the first season. Current Clubs Former clubs Major Grades Lake Macquarie Forklift Services A Grade Premiers Women's Tackle Premiers Ladies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camden Haven Eagles
Camden may refer to: People * Camden (surname), a surname of English origin * Camden Joy (born 1964), American writer * Camden Toy (born 1957), American actor Places Australia * Camden, New South Wales * Camden, Rosehill, a heritage residence, NSW ** Camden Airport (New South Wales) ** Camden Council (New South Wales) ** Electoral district of Camden Canada * Camden, Nova Scotia * Camden East, Ontario England * London Borough of Camden ** Camden Town, an area in the borough ** Camden markets * Camden School for Girls Ireland * Camden Fort Meagher in Cork Harbour * Camden Street, Dublin United States * Camden, Alabama * Camden, Arkansas * Camden, California (other) ** Camden, Fresno County, California * Camden, Delaware * Camden, Illinois * Camden, Indiana * Camden, Maine, a town ** Camden (CDP), Maine, a census-designated place within the town * Camden, Michigan * Camden, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a community comprising several neighborhoods * Camden, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingham, New South Wales
Wingham is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in the Mid-Coast Council area north of Sydney. According to the , Wingham had a population of 5,313. History The first land grant in the area was made at The Bight to George Rowley in 1841. Wingham was chosen as a location for a government settlement because supply boats could not proceed any further up the Manning River and was also located on the road from Raymond Terrace to Port Macquarie. Named after Wingham in Kent, England, Wingham was proclaimed a village in 1844 but allotments were not made until 1854, the same year that Henry Flett laid out Taree as a private settlement. In the meantime, Tinonee had also been established as a government settlement and in 1866 had a population of 100, compared to 90 at Wingham and 150 at Taree. Wingham was proclaimed a municipality in 1889. By 1909, Wingham consisted of 285 houses and had a population of 900, but government services had been transferred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wauchope, New South Wales
Wauchope () is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is within the boundaries of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council area. Wauchope is inland on the Hastings River and the Oxley Highway west of Port Macquarie. The town is north of the state capital Sydney. Wauchope is the location of Timbertown, a popular heritage theme park inspired by the logging industry that formed the basis for Wauchope's early economy and prosperity. The town has a population of approximately 7,500 (as of 2006 - including King Creek & Redbank). It has also played an important role in the Hastings Valley dairy industry. History The Birpai (also known as Birrbay) people have lived in this area for more than 40,000 years. By 1828 a number of land grants had been made along the Hastings River. It was not until 1836 that the village of Wauchope first came into existence. In that year Captain Robert Andrew Wauch (whose father dropped the 'ope' from the end of his name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
