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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1899

273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 14

Tennis

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 3

Grafton tennis club is anxious to meet Maclean at Grafton on the 20th inst. On Saturday the Bridge Lawn Tennis Club Journeyed to Palmer's Island and played a match…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 5

In the senior competition on Saturday, Gratton was defeated at Harwood, and Aladean beat the Federals; United having a bye. At Harwood, Gratton was represented by-only…

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Football Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 3

THE competition fixture, Maclean v. Federals, played on the local ground on Saturday, resulted in a win for Maclean by 8 Points to 3 The day was a perfect one for football, and there was a large…

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Tennis

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 5

A tennis match between Maclean and Grafton clubs will take place at grafton on Tuesday next. The local club will be represented by Mrs A C Barry, Mrs A A smith, Messrs P S Bowman, C T…

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Football Troubles

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

"FAIR PLAY" writes from Coff's Harbor re a football match recently played by Coff's Harbor and Coramba. In reporting the match tho Coramba correspondent to the…

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Football. [By Telegraph.]

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 3

S.N.W. defeated Queensland footballers by 16 points to 3. The English football team defeated Goulburn by 11 to 3. The Englishmen played a very fine…

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The Grafton Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 5

The enquiries received about conditions of races and so forth from probable competitors in Brisbane, Lismore, Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter must be very encouraging to the committee of management…

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The English Football Team for Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 5

The names of the players and their positions are as follows:— BACKS.—Martelli (Dublin): An excellent drop, [?]unt, and place kick, who can play three-quarters as well as…

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Football. RICHMOND v. CLARENCE

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 2

THE football matches between the seniors and juniors of the Clarence and Richmond, played on the Lismore oval, on Saturday last, attracted fully 1000 spectators, who evinced a lively…

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Football. Lismore V. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 8

The representative matches played at Lismore on Saturday between the Seniora and Juniors of the Clarence and Richmond caused great excitement among 1000…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

BELLINGEN, playing one man short, met Fernmount on the Fernmount ground on Saturday, and were defeated by six points to nil. The ground was wet and slippery, and…

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Football. the English Football Team

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

Commenting upon the playing between the English and N.S.W. football team last Saturday, Mr. Mullineux, the English captain, said:--"The state of the ground made accuracy of play…

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Woolgoolga Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

A VERY successful meeting was held at Barrett's hotel, Woolgoolga, on Tuesday last, when it was decided to form a football club, which will be known as the Woolgoolga…

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Football Troubles

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

MR. G. M. FIELD writes to THE SUN from Coramba as follows:-"My unfortunate remarks appear to have hurt the feelings of some of my Coff's Harbor friends, for which…

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Maclean Tennis Club

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 5

ON Referendum Day about 20 members and friends of the above club visited Grafton to try conclusions with the Grafton club. The weather was not at all inviting when the Maggie left Maclean at 7.10, and…

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Coff's Harsor Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

"MID-On" writes:-"The cricket season at Coff's Harbor closed very inauspiciously. With the advent of football and the excitement created by the donation of the…

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The Grafton Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 5

The liberal entries received for the July regatta indicate that much interest is manifested in rowing circles. Lismore and the Lower Clarence are well represented in the Club events, in addition to the…

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Pony Races at South Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 2

Referendum day was celebrated on the south side by races on the course. A programme of five events attracted good fields of ponies, and the racing was interesting. About 250 attended, and…

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Football. SENIORS

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 3

As anticipated, the contest between Grafton and the Uniteds on the latter's ground, South Grafton, on Saturday, was a determined struggle. A large number of spectators attended…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 5

There wns a large attendance at the South Gratton oval on Saturday afternoon to witness the Grafton— United match, a large number of the spectators being from the north side. Grafton olectod to kick for the…

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