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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1899

273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 14

Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 2

BELLINGEN and Fernmount footballers met again at Fernmount on Saturday last, Fernmount winning by three points to nil. Bellingen turned up with 10 men, but…

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Intercolonial Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 2

The Football match, N.S. Wales v. Queensland, resulted in a draw, the scores being 8 points each…

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Argent's Hill Cricket Club

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Argent's Hill Cricket Club was held at Mr. C. Churchill's on June 24, when the report and balance sheet were read and formal…

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Football Troubles. to the Editor of the Raleigh Sun

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—I think it, is just about time some one had a "cut in" and gave the public the true facts of the Murphy Cup football competition. In the first place, in reply to…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 8

This afternoon the Senior and Junior interdistrict matches, between teams representing the Clarence Branch Rugby Union and North Coast (Lismore) Branch, will take…

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The C.r.j.c. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 5

On Tuesday the committee decided to postpone the races to Friday and Saturday, but subsequently a further adjournment was rendered necessary to Monday and Tuesday…

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Intercolonial Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 2

The Queensland footballers defeated N.S.W. by 13 points to 3. MONEY LOST ON THE TURF.--The Home Magazine gave lately an estimate of the…

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Football. Inter-district Matches

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 2

The match between teams representing the juniors of the North Coast (Richmond River) and Clarence unions, played on the oval on Saturday, provided a willing game. Both…

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Grafton Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

THE Regatta on Friday last was witnessed by over 3000 people. More than two-thirds of the number, however, merely acted as lookers-on from the Boule vard and the different wharves, consequently the…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 5

There was an attendance of about 600 at the oval on Saturday to witness the interdistrict matches between senior and junior teams of the Clarence and Richmond; but…

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Football Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

QUEENSLAND defeated New South Wales at Brisbane on Saturday by 13 points to 3. During a football match at Molong on Thursday a player named Rae had his leg broken, and an…

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C.r.j.c. Annual Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 5

Committee—Hon. T. H. Smith, M.L.C. (Chairman). E. C. Lewlngton (Treasurer), Johu H. Munro (hon. sec.), G.H. Varley. Duncan Beatson. T. T. Bawden, Edward Layton. R. N. Cowan, Patrick M'Mahon,…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 2

THE Coramba and Coff's Harbor district footballers met those of the Bellinger at Fernmount on Saturday last. Mr. J. J. Farrell refereed, and the game was fast and…

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Football on

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 6

A CASE of some importance was before the Wyalong Court recently when, under the Town Police Act, 30 young men, members of two football clubs, appeared in answer to a charge…

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Bellinger Heads Cricket Club

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Bellinger Heads Cricket Club took place at the Ocean View Hotel on Tuesday night. The president, Mr. T. Radeliffe,…

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C.r.j.c. Annual Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

Committee—Hon. T. H. Smith, M.L.C. (Chairman), E. E. Lewington (Treasurer), John H. Munro (hon. sec.), G. H. Varley, Duncan Beatson, T. T. Bawden, Edward Layton, R. N. Cowan, Patrick M'Mahon,…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 5

No senior matches were played on Saturday owing to the abandonment of the Macleay v. Clarence match. On the oval Grafton Juniors defeated South…

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Ulmarra Pony Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 5

These races came off on Saturday, and were largely attended. The course was in fair order, although stiff in places, which told on the heavy weights. Starting was…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 2

BELLINGEN and Fernmount footballers met at Bellingen on Saturday, Fernmount winning by five points to three. Patterson got a try for Fernmount and T. J. Martin kicked…

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Football Troubles

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 2

MR. G. M. Field writes from Coramba as follows :-" Touching Mr. Poole's piece oE check in yours of the 14th, I can only say, in reference to his suggestion about a trophy for…

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