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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1900

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Racing Accidents. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 3

Four jockeys were injured today, two at Flemington and two at Warwick Farm…

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Football. Clarence v. Richmond. a Drawn Game

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 2

LAST Saturday afternoon a team of representative Richmond River footballers met and played a drawn game on the Oval with a team representing the Clarence Rugby…

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Football Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 3

THE intercolonial match between New South Wales and Queensland, played in Sydney on Saturday, was a great game, New South Wales winning by a point, 11 to 10…

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The Late Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 8

At the settling on Friday evening, at the Commercial hotel, there was a large attendance of sportsmen, who assembled in the balcony, which was specially prepared for the occasion. Hon. T…

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Football. RICHMOND v. Clarence Unions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 8

The return matches between Senior and Junior teams representing these unions were fixed for Saturday afternoon, but only the Senior match was played, as only about six of the opposing…

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South Grafton J.C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 8

The inaugural race meeting of the South Grafton Club will take place to-morrow, when a five-event programme will engage the attention of sportsmen. The course is in good order, and as the…

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V.R.C. Grand National Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 8

This meeting concluded at Flemington on Saturday. In the Grand National Steeplechase a series of accidents occurred, and only 6 out of 16 starters passed the winning post. Crusado (ridden by J…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

RALEIGH Feramount teams met on the latter's ground on Saturday last, the result being a win for the home team. H. A. Miles captained tho Feramount, and Tate the…

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South Grafton Races

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 5

The races on Wednesday were attached by about 500 persons. Following are the results:— Opening Handicap, of £15—Foran's Mauser I, Fraser's Zara 2, Wilson's Popgan 3. Won by a…

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Intercolonial Football. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

The metropolitan footballers defeated Queensland by 12 points to 8…

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Football Notes. SYDNEY v. the Clarence

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 5

Our Grifton cor. writes :—There has been many an excellent and hard fought game of football witnessed on Fisher Park oval, but nothing has yet been seen to equal in brillianoy and dash that…

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Football. Sydney v. the Clarence. a Win for the Visitors

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

Mr KEAN'S team of metropolitan footballers played the first match of their tour at Grafton on Wednesday afternoon against a combined Clarence River fifteen, and won after a…

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Representative Football Match

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 8

The Metropolitan team, which is on a visit to the Clarence River, played their first match on Wednesday against a Clarence team, whom they defeated by 20 to 14. The attendance numbered…

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South Grafton J.C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 3

The inaugural meeting of the new club was held on Wednesday under favourable conditions as regards weather. The course was in capital condition. Considering the counter attraction of the…

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Football. Clarence v. Metropolitan Team. the Clarence Defeats Sydney. by 3 Points to Nil

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 2

NEVER in the history of local football has there been a win so popular and so meritorious as that of Saturday last, when what purported to be a representative Clarence…

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Football Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 3

Our Grafton cor. writes :—Despite the rain and mud and slush somewhere about 1200 people turned up on Saturday to see the return match between Sydney and the Clarence. The visitors were ready…

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SPORTING. Football. Sydney Versus the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 8

The Metropolitan team played their second match against the Clarence on Saturday, and, to the surprise of all, were defeated by 3 to nil. The visitors had been honoured by beautiful weather…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 4

THE Clarence Union received quite a number of congratulatory telegrams on the occasion of the defeat of the metropolitan team on Saturday last. Wires came from…

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Football. To-day's Matches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 8

Grafton v. Maclean, at Maclean: Ross, Osborne 2, See 2, Berry 2, Craig, Tully, Jenkins, Paine, Quinn, Crowcroft, Young, Wickham; emergencies, Logan and Pollock…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 2

The Grafton Seniors visited Maclean on Saturday and defeated tho local team by 21 points to 3. The Macleanites were outclassed in every department of tho game. In…

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