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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1902

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

We are glad to learn that a series of cricket matches have been arranged between the team brought from Wanchope by that well-known enthusiast (Mr. W. Suters) and…

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Palmer's Island Races

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 5

THE New Year's Day masting was attended by fully 500 persons, and everything was carried out without a hitch. The various officials, with Mr. J. F. Jackman as secretary, carried out their duties in a…

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Bellingen Pony Races

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 3

The Bellinger River Pony, and Galloway Club's Sixteenth race meeting, on Boxing Day, was one of the most successful of the club's fixtures. There were good fields for…

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Newcastle Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Yesterday being fine, with a delightful breeze blowing, the city and suburbs contributed their usual large quota,…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 8

The inter-state match N.S.W. v. Victoria looked a fairly good thing for the latter when they essayed the task of compiling 153 runs in the second innings to secure victory;…

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Races at Palmer's Island

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 5

The meeting on New Year's day was most successful, financially and otherwise. F. Ellem drew £20 out of the £36 paid away in prizes…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

During the holidays teams from the Ironbark and Tucabia clubs visited Woogoolga. In a match Ironbark v. Woogoolga, the former put up 42 and…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

THE following matches has been arranged to be played in the Nambucca district:- January 11: Nainbucca Heads v Bowra, at Bowra; Macksville v Deep Creek, at…

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Bowra Races

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 3

THE New Year's Day race meeting at Bowia was undoubtedly the most successful gathering of the kind which has taken place in these districts of late years. With co—…

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Cricket. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 1

IN the match--England v. Stawell Eighteen--the- former have 8 out for 523 (Jessop 68, M'Laren 56, Jones 95, Braund 127, M'Gahey 101)…

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Warwick Farm Races. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1902 · page 1

AT the above races today results were as follows:--Flying Stakes--Ruskin; Valento, Victory. Stewards' Mile--Spring Rose, Abe, Pegasus…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

LAST Saturday, notwithstanding the excessive heat, teams representing the Bellingen and Raleigh clubs played a match on the former's wicket. Bellingen won on the first…

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General Sporting. Cricket Chatter

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 5

To-morrow (Saturday) a match will be played on Maclean ground, commencing at 1.30, between the Probable Eleven to represent the Lower Clarence against Grafton Association on Monday next at…

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International Cricket Match

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 5

There was beautiful weather and a good attendance. Blythe, Robson, and Barnes were omitted from the English team. The local captain won the toss, and G. Gregory…

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The Cricket Match. England v. N.S. Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5

Favourable weather conditions prevailed for the resumption of play on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket ground. Syd. Gregory (106) and Noble…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

THE Bellingen cricketers got a bad doing at Raleigh last Saturday, being defeated by a local team by an innings and 35 runs ; in fact, J. Richardson, one of the Raleigh…

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Lawn Tennis

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

ON Saturday last a contest between local players and a Bellinger Heads team came off at Fernmount and resulted in favor of the visitors by 4 sets 37 games to 4 sets 33 games…

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The Sketcher. Fun on the Links. Comic Phases in American Golf

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

Golf has its funny side as well as its really serious and perplexing points, aud, indeed, it is the unexpected occurrence of perplexing situations that…

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The Cricket Match. England v. N.S. Wales an Extraordinary Match

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 8

The Englishmen lost the chance of a century in not closing their innings, in the match England v. N.S. Wales, on the fall of the fifth wicket. The home team had scored…

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Cheerful Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1902 · page 2

("THE Australians are anxious that the test matches of next season should be played to a finish.' and the M.C.C. is considering this proposal.")…

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