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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1898

219 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 11

Queen's Birthday Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 8

A disagreeable day for racing at Randwick was Tuesday. Business began with the Second Hurdle Race, for which Honeydew II., Ranji and Jack Rattling declined to…

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Grafton Tennis Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 5

The first series of matches in connection with the Tournament was played on 24th instant, there being a large attendance of members present, and many of the sets…

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Football. MACLEAN v. HARWOOD

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 3

THIS game, played at Harwood on Saturday, was won after an interesting contest by Maclean the scores being Maclean 8 and Harwood 5 points The play was fairly last, and quite in contrast…

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Football Rulings

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 5

AT the last weekly meeting of the Referees Association, Sydney, the President, Mr. J. F. M'Manamey, in the chair, the following important questions were submitted, and after…

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Maclean-Harwood Football Match

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 5

SIR,—I was surprised to read, in Tuesday's issue of the EXAMINER, some remarks on the match played at Harwood between the local and Maclean clubs, which appears to have been…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 5

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.—Grafton v. Ramornie (Cup match) on oval. Grafton—Crocroft, Wickham, Ross, Stewart, Thompson, W. Oakes, Parker, Haskins, O'Connell, Seller,…

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Lawn Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 5

A series of matches were played on the local Club's courts yesterday, between a team from the Maclean Club (Messrs. Lysaght, Stiles, Bowman, Gore, Dr. Mackay, Burke,…

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Football Fancies

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 4

The second series of competition [matches opened on Saturday. Atmospheric conditions militated against large attendances, but the display of football was not materially…

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Football. FEDERALS v MACLEAN

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 3

THE Federals visited Maclean on Saturday to play the local club a competition match. The weather was not favourable for brilliant football, the ground and ball being very slippery…

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Football. Fernmount V. Bellingen

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 3

BELLINGEN and Fernimount teams met on Belligen Park on Saturday afternoon last, the result being a draw. Each side scored a try (three points)…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 8

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.—Southgate v. Ramornie, at Grafton: G. Pollack, Carlton, S. and J. See, T. and J. Donohoe, Morris, Boothby. O'Grady, Newman, M. Ryan, S. Berry, Egan, M'Donald, Plummer; emer.:…

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Local Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

Mr. Editor.—As a lover of the above game, and a regular attendant, might I be allowed to offer a suggestion or two to the governing body. You see, Sir, not being a nocturnal animal, I left the…

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Clarence-richmond Football Match

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 8

Mr. Editor.—I notice in your issue of May 31st some comments by "Clarence" on the team for the Richmond River, and which I would like to correct. For "Clarence's" information, the following motion was…

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Tennis

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 3

A VERY enjoyable day was spent at "The Bridge," Tyndale, on Saturday, by the members of the Lawrence Tennis Club. The visitors arrived about 10.30 and play commenced at 11 o'clock. Messrs…

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Lawn Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 8

The Lawrence Tennis Club, visited Tyndale on Saturday, when a very pleasant day was spent. The visitors were hospitably entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Powell, to whom the thanks of the visitors are due…

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Football Fancies

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 8

The first round of competition matches was brought to a conclusion on Saturday. The day was favourable and the play good. The results in several cases were not as anticipated, and now the teams stand, as regards…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 8

To-DAY'S MATCHES.—Federals v. Ulmarra Juniors, at Ulmarra: Comerford (2). Shepherd (2). O'Keeffo (2), Quinlan, Harman, Plummer, Hough, Scott, M'Callum, Turkey, O'Brien, Bailey, Ulmarra: Gillies, O'Keeffe,…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 3
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner

THE representative match, Upper v. Lower [?]larence is set down for Saturday next, and as far as I have been able to ascertain, nothing has as yet been done as regards the selection of the…

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Lawn Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 8

On Saturday a match was played on the Grafton Tennis Club's courts between a team from Lawrence against four players representing B team of the local club, which…

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