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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1899

273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 14

The Newcastle Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, MONDAY.—An immense crowd attended the regatta, and great interest was centred in the Brigade race. Five crews started in the first heat. Grafton…

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Regatta at Lismore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 5

LISMORE, MONDAY.—The Lismore Rowing Club's regatta to-day was fairly well patronised. Results— Maiden Single Sculls—J. Garrard 1, D…

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Coraki Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 8

The Coraki Race Club held their annual meeting on New Year's Day, and was a great success. The attendance numbered 2000, about 900 of whom came from Lismore…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

THE prestige of the annual Newcastle regatta has been re-established. For 39 years, without a break, this fixture worthily upheld its reputation as one of the principal aquatic carnivals…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 5

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.—Our Boys v. Undaunted on oval: George, Varley, M'Grath, Eggins, Waghorn. Perring, Jordan, Sullivan. Lange, Hooker, W. J. Stevens; emer., Winters…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. South Australia. V. N. S. Wales. 9 Wickets for 378

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 5

SYDNEY, FRIDAY NIGHT.—The match, New South Wales v. South Australia, was commenced to-day. The weather was splendid. The spin of the coin favoured the local…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 5

Undaunteds defeated Our Boys by 214 runs. Undaunteds 234 (Mealey n.o. 49, Stewart 43, Dorrington 32, Scott 31, Ross 20, Weiley 14, Boadle 8, Cracroft and Hood 7…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. South Australia. V. N. S. Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 5

On Saturday, Howell 17 and Pye 51 resumed batting. Howell scored off the second ball from Jones, but the fifth took Pye's middle stump, the innings closing for 379. Pye's…

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Bowra Pony Races

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

ON MONDAY last the Bowra Pony and Galloway Club held . their third race meeting, on the Bowra course. The morning was oppressively hot, but rain…

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General Sporting. Cricket Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

Victoria has won the Sheffield shield this year. M'Kibbin, Iredale, Trumpe[?], Johns and Giffen are the most likely to complete the team of Australian cricketers to visit England in March next…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

Southgate v. Avenue, at Avenue. Southgate 97 (L. Ryan 11, Morris 8, S. Wingfield 1, Kay 3, Ellem 21, Lee 3, T. Philpott 1, J. Wingfield 8, W. Philpott 6, Boothby 25. T. Ryan 0 n.o.) Allison 3…

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Saturday's Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 8

Alumny Creek defeated Undaunted by 7 wickets and 80 runs. 'Undaunted 38 (Boadle 12, Nicholas 6, A. Scott 4 n.o., Dorrington 4, H. Hynes 3, Hood, Weiley and Mealey 2…

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General Sporting. Cricket Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 5

THE first matches in the second round of the Lower Clarence Cup competition commence to-morrow. A meeting of delegates to the L. C. Association will be held at the secretary's office, Maclean,…

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The newcastle Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—The regatts, here (Newcastle) is still a subject of animated conversation and discussion, it having been the best and the most widely interesting that has occurred in Newcastle within my…

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Grafton Regatta in July

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 5

REPRESENTATIVES from the Grafton and South Grafton Rowing Clubs and the Grafton Water Brigade, met at the Crown Hotel on Tuesday evening to discuss the advisability of holding a regatta at…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

The inter district match. Bellinger v. Nambacca. takes place on the Bellingen wicket tomorrow (saturday). play commencing at 10 a.m. sharp. The following…

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Grafton Regatta in July

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

Representatives from the Grafton and South Grafton Rowing Clubs, and the Grafton Water Brigade, met at the Crown Hotel on Tuesday evening to discuss the advisability…

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Lawrence Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

There was a fair attendance at these races on Thursday, and the day's sport was carried through without accident. Good finishes resulted in a number of the events, but the…

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Sydney T.c. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

SYDNEY, THURSDAY, 6 p.m.—The Sydney Turf Club races commenced at Randwick to-day, when the following were the results: Hurdle Race—The Nipper, 9-8, first; Lord…

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Ulmarra Pony Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 8

About 200 people attended the races on Saturday. The weather was fine and the course in good order. The meeting passed oil pleasantly with the exception of the…

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