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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1899

273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 14

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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Kempsey Races. Kempsey

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 2

THE Macleay River Jackey Club races were held yesterday In the opening Handicap Fortune Fell When leading, her jockey being slightly injured. Later on…

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Bellingen Pony Club Races

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 2

THE " Queen's Birthday " meeting of Bellingen Pony and Galloway Club on Wednesday was very successful. The day was beautifully fine, and the…

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Sydney Turf Club Races

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 5

THE results of the second day's racing on Wednesday are as follows :— Hurdles—Kiora, Mist, Wooral. Novice Handicap—Luxury, Platinum, Folly,…

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SPORTING. Shocking Racing Accident. a Strange Dream Verified. [By Telegraph.] Murwillumbah

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 3

Queen's weather favoured the third race meeting of the Tweed River Jockey Club yesterday. There was a large attendance, and with the exception of a…

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Coraki Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 5

The above regatta, held on Wednesday, was brought off under favourable weather conditions. The morning was beautifully fine, but towards evening it became cloudy and cold on the water. The early events were…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 5

TO-DAY'S MATCHES—SENIORS: May 27 Maclean v Harwood, at Harwood......M. Bates Uniteds v Federals, at Ulmarra....G. Stening Grafton a bye…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 3

Uniteds (South Grafton) played Federals (Ulmarra) at Ulmarra on Saturday, the game ending in a draw, each side scoring six points, J. See and Andrews scoring for the Uniteds…

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Coraki Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 3

THE Coraki regatta on Wednesday was successful in bringing together a field of 12 scullers to compete for the £60 prize, in prizes of £45, £10, £3 and £2. Such a successful gathering is highly creditable to…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 5

United and Federals played at Ulmarra on Saturday, and resulted in a draw, both sides scoring 6 points. A deal of local interest was manifested in the game, which was witnessed by a large number of spectators. The…

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Football Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 3

VERY disagreeable conditions prevailed for the match, Maclean v. Harwood on the latter's ground on Saturday. Drizzling rain fell during the whole afternoon, making the ground slippery and the ball…

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Fatal Racing Accident. A Jockey Killed

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 3

AT the Tweed River Jockey Club races at Murwillumbah on Wednesday a frightful accident occurred in the principal event of the day—the Tweed River J.C. Handicap. Eight[?]…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

THE second competition match of the season for the Hampden Cup between teams representing Coff's Harbor and Coramba took place on the former's ground on Saturday…

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To-morrow's Football. Senior Division

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3

Grafton v Federals (Ulmarra) on the oval at 3.15. Grafton: Ross, Wickham, E. Stewart, Hillier, Crocroft, Oakes, M'Kittrick, Parker, Stewart, Jordan. Quinn, Young, Hargreaves,…

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Sydney Football. the Senior Matches

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 4

SATURDAY was a cold, cheerless, and windy day, so windy that the exhibitors of football were not as attractive as the spectators would have wished. Some…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 3

A football match was played at Goff's Harbour on Saturday between the Coff's Harbour and Coramba teams. Though raining heavily throughout the match, the respective teams rolled up their full…

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The Coraki Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT of the R. R. HERALD (the local paper), thus criticises the recent regatta held there:--I must enter my protest against the miserable money-grabbing way in which the…

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Football Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 3

ON the Fisher Park Oval, Grafton, on Saturday, Grafton and Federals engaged in a particularly hard fought game, the match ending in a draw with 3 points to the credit of each side, From the…

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Football. Senior Competition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 5

The Senior matches on Saturday for the Tindal Cup were Grafton v. Federal on the oval and United v. Maclean at South Grafton, Harwood having a bye. Grafton and Federal played a draw, each side scoring…

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Garfton Public Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 4

The Excoutive Committee met on Saturday evening. Present—Messrs. G. H. Varloy (chairman) E. Elworthly (trcasuror), K. T. Blaxland and F. E. M'Quren (secretaries), E. Hockey, W. Stevenson, R. Logan, R. N…

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