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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport
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The first match with the third English Eleven which has visited Australia commenced on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. The Eleven arrived (as your readers know) about a fortnight ago by the Nubia, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FIRST DAY—SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH. IT may, we think, be safely stated that during the past fortnight cricket has been a fruitful source of conversation in Sydney. In strictly cricketing circles the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THESE races came off on Monday, the 16th March. The day was fine, but owing to the heavy rain on Sunday, the course was very heavy and slippery, but luckily none of the horses fell, though several had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT certainly required a very considerable amount of courage on the part of the ladies to uneortake to play a cricket match in public. The thing was unprecedented as far a Australia was concerned, and such a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We now come to the Regatta so long talked of, and which promises to be one of the most successful ever held on the Clarence waters. The entries on Friday night last, were numerous, and there is every reason…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday next seven races are advertised for Ulma[?]a, the most important are the handicap of £10, and the Maiden Plate of £8. Bearing in pleasing remembrance our trip down to Ulmarra last year, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In order to show their loyalty the inhabitants living in the neighbourhood of the Travellers' Rest, purpose commemorating her Majesty's Birthday by holding their sports on Monday next. Five events are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE enterprising host of Tattersall's—Mr. Robert Robinson—has provided a capital day's sport for the lovers of horse-racing, who think it worth their while to pay the North Grafton convincing ground a visit on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A TRIP to the Ulmarra Racecourse, from Grafton, is unequalled about here for scenery. As you ridealong, the green corn, sugar cane, and banana groves, on either side of you attract your attention, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE delightful weather on Saturday last, and the unusual number of events on the card (eight), induced many visitors in town, to pay the racecourse marked attention, and some 400 people were present. Taking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ACCORDING to express invitation, we repaired, on Tuesday evening last, to Mr. W. GREGORY'S hotel. South Grafton, to witness the settling for the regatta, but uponproscnting ourselves at the room door felt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MATCH was played on Saturday woek, on thE new cricket ground, at the rear of Mr. Wlntor's Bristol Arms, Urara, between tho Ramornie and Copmanhurst Cricket Clubs, which resulted in an easy victory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WARWICK CRICKET CLUB v. ULMARRA CRICKET CLUB. The return match between the above two clubs came off on Saturday last on the Grafton Cricket Ground, and resulted in a victory for the Ul[?]arr[?]ites,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE annual meeting of the above club, was held at the Secretary's residence, last Wednesday evening, at half-past seven, when the following report of the past year's proceedings was read and adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE first races at the Travellers Rest, came oft as advertised on Monday the 25th ultimo. The weather was fine and the course in, good order, and as was expected there was some really good racing. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PRINCE ALFRED C/ CLUB v. LION C. CLUB. A MATOR was played at South Grafton on Saturday, 20th instant, between the Prince Alfred Cricket Club and the Lion Cricket Club which resulted in an easy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR.—Please allow me space for a few more remarks relative to the above races. I am sorry to see that the committee appointed to carry out the races in October next, appear to have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SOME years ago while taking a walk near Port Macquarie, we noticed a company of volunteer artillery practising with ball. Shot after shot was fired at the target, but the iron missils skipped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Smith's Flat Annual Races came off on the 10th instant, and although the prizes did not reach a double figure, a great number of horses met to contest for the honor of placing the money to their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday last we spent a very pleasant day over at South Grafton. The meeting was in every way a success, and the athletes were worthy to compete anywhere. In pole vaulting for instance we are given to…
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