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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1899

273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 14

Lawn Tennis

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 5

THE annual general meeting of the Maclean Tennis Club was held at the Commercial Hotel on Tuesday night last. There was a full attendance of members, and Mr. C. T. Griffiths occupied the chair…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 5

Fifteen of the Federal footballers will meet the Ulmarra Juniors (20) at Ulmarra to-day. The Federals will be represented by Nicolas, Hyan, Comerford, Donohoo 2, Gus Carlton, Frost, McGregor, Garrity,…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1899 · page 2

A large crowd assembled on the Oval on Saturday afternoon to witness the match between the Grafton. Football Club and the Uniteds who hail from the South side. As this match may be…

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Sporting. Rosehill Races. (By. Telegraph.) Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1899 · page 2

Hurdle Race--Kiora, Maluha, Hinau Century Handicap--Auld Lang Syne, Mica, Amouretle Welter--Kiss, Valorous, Nevermore…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon the Maclean Club played their first match of the season at home against Harwood. when they secured a win by 10 points to nil. As is usual the case at the beginning of the…

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Football. Grafton V. South Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 5

The flrst senior match of the season eventuated before a large crowd on Fisher Park on Saturdny between South Grafton Uniteds and Grafton F.C. The Uniteds are a powerful combination of Ramornie. Southgate…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2
Also in The Clarence River Advocate

A MEETING of the Clarence River Rugby Union was held at the Grafton hotel on Tuesday, Mr. Pattison (President) in the chair. With reference to a proposal to play a match at Coramba…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 3
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner

HARWOOD v. Federals (Ulmarra) at Ulmarra on Saturday. The visiting team were somewhat weakened by the absence of some of the players, and were obliged to play with three substitutes…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 2

THE Australian, after a drawn match in their favor with South of England, played a weak country team, Esses. The Essex men made 199 and 144, In their first innings…

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Football Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 5

THE first matches in the first round of the Clarence Union competition take place to-morrow, when Grafton meets Maclean at Maclean, aud United and Harwood play at Harwood. The teams are as…

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Football Match

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 2

OUR Coramba correspondent writes that in a foot ball match at Coranba on Saturday, Coranba deleated Lower Bucca by 6 points to nil, though Coranba played three men…

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Casino J. C. Races

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 5

THE race meeting held by the club on Friday last, following the show, was well attended. Results:— Show Handicap—Jerome. Clipstone, Recoil. Hack Race—Jack, Aide-de-Camp…

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Football Match at Lower Bucca

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 4

THE first match of a series arranged in connection with the " Murphy Challenge Cup " was played at Lower Bucca on Saturday, May 6, between the…

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Football. Association Matches

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1899 · page 2

Grafton and Mrclean teams mot at Maclean on Saturday, when the visitors were returned victorious. After a particularly fierceaud hard-fought game the scores read when the whistle…

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Killed at Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1899 · page 2

A sad occurence took place at the Scotch College Victoria, on Thursday afternoon, when one of the scholars, a lad of 14 named William Shaw, sustained injuries whilst playing football…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 5

The first round of the Tindal Cup competition commenced on Saturday between Maclean and Grafton at Maclean, the latter being returned victors by 9 to 3. Grafton had 13 men. Wickham's and Stewart's runs…

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Football Notes. GRAFTON V. MACLEAN

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 3

THE Association matches opened on Saturday, when Grafton and Maclean teams met on tho letter's ground. The game was "willing" and fast especially in the first half. Grafton played two men short…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOR Football Club played the first of their series of Cup matches on Saturday, against the Monnt Brown club, at the latter place, and sustained defeat to the turne…

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