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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1898

219 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 11

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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Football Fancies

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

When the project of sending a Clarence team to the Richmond was mooted, footballers took it up with enthusiasm, and it then seemed the selectors would have difficulty…

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Racing Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 2

The sporting editor of the Sydney Mail writes in to-day'a issue: The sportsmen of the Clarence River district have evidently realised that up-country racing has owing to…

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Football Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 3

A MEETING of the Clarence River Rugby Football Association was held at the Maclean Hotel on Saturday overling, Mr. J. T. McKittrick in the chair. Representatives were present from Grafton,…

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Representative Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 3

The representative match between the Upper and the Lower sections of tho Clarence Football Association came off at Maclean on Saturday afternoon. The contest was witnessed by a large number of…

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Football Fancies. the Representative Match

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 5

Teams representing the upper and lower section tried conclusions at Maclean on Saturday. The Woolwich conveyed some 150 partisans of the Grafton end…

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Football. Referees' Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 5

MR. W. SPEIGHT presided at last week's meeting of the N.S.W. Referees' Association. Questions from various clubs were submitted, and answered as follow:—…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 3

THE Harwood and Maclean clubs met on the latter's ground on Saturday. It could not be considered in a favorable condition for brilliant football, a number of pools of water lying on it…

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Football Fancies

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 5

Saturday last saw the commencement—yet, so far as the upper section senior matches is concerned, the conclusion—of the second round of the competitions. Though the…

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International Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 5

"One of the Party" in a home paper thus refers to the tour of Stoddart's team:—It is certain that Australia never had such a fine combination of all-round players as at…

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The Forthcoming Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 2

The annual meeting of the C.R.J. Club promises to be very successful, judging by the interest already taken, and the large number of horses in work on the Grafton course…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 5

THE following will represent the Ulmarra juniors v. Maclean juniors at Brushgrove to-morrow :—Sneesby, Redmond, O'Keeffe, Comerford Lee, Bailey, Nicholas, M'Grath, Browne, Spring…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 2

THE Fernmount cricket club annual meeting was hold at Black's Imperial Hotel on Saturday night last. The annual report showed the receipts for the year to have been…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 8

Arrangements are well in hand for the contest Clarence v. Richmond, to take place at Grafton on Saturday next. The visiting team will be brought to Grafton by the…

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Green Tennis Shoes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 7

In the world of sport, says a London paper, the bicycle injured most things except cricket. Tennis-balls and croquet-rackets were laid aside when the bicycle boomed…

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Horse-racing in Sydney. an Exposure

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The Catholic Press writes:—Racing is dying a natural death. Gambling, fraud, and sweeps are eating the very heart out of the sport, until it now resolves itself into one…

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C. R. J. C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 5

The fine weather of the past few days has put trainers on good terms with themselves, and they have taken full advantage of the opportunity to give their charges strong…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 3

THE Maclean club met the Federals on Saturday at Ulmarra and were defeated after an exciting game by 8 points to 3. Neither team was represented by its full strength, several prominent players being…

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Galloway Racing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 2

Years ago a horse 14.3 or 15 hands was considered equal to all requirements, and even now-a-days they are quite big enough at that height,…

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Football Fancies

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 5

Things football were very slow in the Upper Section on Saturday. No senior match was played, nor will there be one till the semifinal is played off, in about three weeks time…

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