Football
Our Southgate correspondent writes:—"Our footballers were very indignant on hearing that the Ramornie team were waiting on the oval on Saturday last, and claimed the…
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Sport, 1897
154 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 8
Lismore Races
There was a very poor attendance at Tattersall's races on Wednesday. The weather was fine, hut owing to the rain of the past few days the track was heavy, and the roads…
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A correspondent writes to a London paper as follows:—In view of the popularity of football nowadays, the following description of a game played on Christmas Day, 1719,…
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These races, postponed from Saturday owing to the rain, took place on Wednesday, when it had not entirely cleared up, consequently the attendance was small. Through the…
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REPRESENTATIVE MATCH—The following team will represent the Middle Clarence against the Upper Clarence on Commemoration Day (Tuesday noxt) to be played on the cycle oval. The team will play…
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TO-DAY'S MATCHES—Ramorine v. Ulmarra, at Grafton, Ramornie: Harrison, full back: C Filewood. A. Smith, R. Brindle Hargraves, three-quarters; W. Hankinson, M. M'Grath, half-backs; Urquahart. T. O'Keeffe, wing…
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Twelve events are set down for competition at Yamba on Tuesday including opening, vamba, Angowric, and consolation handicaps: tag-of-war, youths' race, sack, potato, and pit races; tossing the caber, etc…
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If there is one person more than another who is forced into the position of amatour metoorologist it is the footballer; and as the indications of a wet Saturday become, as the week draws to a close more and more…
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The much talked of representative match came off on Tuesday on the rececourse oval before a very considerable crowd of loyal subjects. who exhiblited the greatest Interest in the game. The teams when stripped looked…
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Those teams met on Fisher Park in the presence of a large and enthusiastic crowd. In a previous Cup match Ramornie had defeated, the city team by ll points to nil…
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The Grafton and Welter handicaps filled well on Saturday, but the small prize money induced only a limited nomination for the Hurdles. The following weights were…
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Maclean v. Southgate, at Maclean to-day. Maclean Frape, Jackman, M'Kinnon 2 M'Laren, Ross, Wilson Cameron, Fogerty, Henson, Thomspson. Orr, Davis Rodgers; emergency, Haynes Southgate; See, [?]…
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Saturday was an off-day, so far as Cup matches were concerned. Grafton, Ramornie, and Brushgrove were treating their men to a spell: but Southgate and Ulmarra had ombraced the opportunity of arranging…
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It is very interesting to forecast all the possible results of to-duy's gumes, and observe the resultant positions of the respective clubs comprised in the upper section. As there…
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In many respects the 1897 annual meeting of this club held on Wednesday and Thursday was a decided improvement on the meetings of recent years. Renewed interest…
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Among the numerous diversions which have enlivened Grafton during "race week," the two football matches arranged for Saturday on Fisher Park were not the last important. If any evidence of this is needed. I…
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The following will represent Southgate v. Grafton, at Southgate to-day:—S. and J, See, G. and E. Pollock, H. M'Donald, T. and O. Duggan, H. Plummer, T., J., and M. Donohue,…
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The first winter meeting of the new club, held on Wednesday afternoon, was witnessed hy about 300 persons. The track was in good order; the Heids were above the…
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teams met on the Fisher Park oval on Siturday. and the former won by 10 points to nil. Ramornie elected to kick for the southern goal, and were favoured by a…
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Some surprise has been caused by the announcement, through the Harwood Club, that the donor of the Hough trophy has expressed his intention of withdrawing his…
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