The Sydney Cricket Team
THE Ballina Beacon thus deals with the Sydney cricket team which visited the rivers during the past week :--The cricket match which was arranged to take place between the Sydney team…
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Sport, 1899
273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 14
Cricket. Visit of the Sydney Team
Much of the Interest that would otherwise attach to the visit of a Sydney team, was lost in the recent matches played by Mr. Cooke's representatives on the northorn rivers. Playing with several local substitutes…
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The A.J.C. Autumn meeting concluded on Saturday, when all of the favourites, except Merloolas, were defeated. Rous Handicap—The Rock 7-7, 1: Loch Lone 7-8, 2:…
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An unusual incident happened on Fisher Park oval on Saturday, during the progress of the Inter-Association second-grade match. One of the batsmen made a stroke, and…
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A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of Coramba footballers was held at Mir. J. Murphy's Hampden Hotel, Coramba, on Saturday night last, when a club was formed and officers…
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FOOTBALL CLUB FOR SOUTH GRAFTON.— At a well attended meeting at Cowan's Hotel last evening, Mr. J. Griffin presiding, it was decided to form a second football club…
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A match was played at Copmanhurst on Saturday between teams representing the Grafton and Upper Clarence Associations. The result was an easy win for the former by…
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THE coming football season promises to be an exciting one, for we will have in Sydney a representative English team to play against our best. In football, unlike cricket, there is not that…
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A VERY interesting and evenly-contested tennis match took place at Lawrence between "The Bridge" (Tyndals) and Lawrence, resulting in a win for the former by 10 points—The Bridge 56,…
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THE much-talked-of race between Mr. G. Best's KAthleen and Mr. J. Bacon's seymore came off at Bowra on Saturday. Fully people thronged…
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BELLINGEN footballers met on saturday night and organised. The club is now the "United" with Mr. Brown, jr., as president, and Messrs. J.E. Tyler and F. Doepel…
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The animal meeting of delegates of the Clarence River Branch of the Rugby Union of N.S.W. was held on Tuesday at the Grafton Hotel, Mr. L. Pattison (president) in the chair. The Treasurer's statement showed…
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At a meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association one of the delegates raised a point that is well worth consideration by the Home authorities. The side that goes into the wickets first does not…
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MACLEAN FOOTBALL CLUB. — The annual meeting was held on Friday evening, Mr. J. M'Kinnon in the chair. It was decided, with reference to Mr. Bailey's trophy, competed…
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The originator of this game id New South Wales, Mr. John Young, is going to England this week for a holiday, and a large company of representative bowlers assembled last…
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AT the impromptu race meeting on the Singleton racecourse on Saturday afternoon one event was introduced as a novelty, and it succeeded in its aim. It was an Indian Hawker's Race, the horses to be…
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A MEETING of the above was held on Friday night last. Mr J Mokinnon in the chair. The C R B Rugby Football Union wrote asking for names of persons willing to act as referces during the coming…
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"I OWE some of the happiest, days of my life to cricket," said the Hon. G. H. Reid the other day. For which remark cricket may be said to owe a lot to him. And, after all, the field of politics…
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The season of 1898-9 is now concluded within the jurisdiction of the Grafton Association. It does not compare favourably with its predecessors, and there has been a manifest…
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A very friendly game of tennis was played on the Simpson's Ridge court on Saturday last between a local team and a team representing the Happy Valley Tennis Club. As it was the first match ever played on the…
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