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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1902

248 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 13

Grafton Racing Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 5

The following are the weights issued for the Grafton Racing Club's meeting on May 14th:— Opening Handicap, 4½ fur—Freelance 9-9, Rocco 9-6, La Belle 8-13, Sentence 8-11,…

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A Football Pavallon Collapses

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Glasgow dated April 5, says:--A struggle of crowds which gathered at Ibrox Park to-day to witness the last international football…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 5

J.O.B. Writes in the "Sydney Mail":— In football, as in politics, it is the unexpected that nearly always happens. Recently a previously victorious team came on the…

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Origin of Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 6

Where did football originate? Some people give ancient Chester credit for bringing the great winter pastime into existence. There is a record of…

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Clarence River J. C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 8

Committee—Messrs. G. H. Varley (chairman), C. S. Bundock, Dr. Kearney, Dr. Smith, S. W. Dowling, C. A. G. Lillingston, Jos. Spencer, C. W. Sabine, Geo. S. Stening, E. T. Blaxland, T. T. Bawden…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 3

A MEETING will be-held-at Harwood Hotel to-night for the purpose of re-forming the Harwood football club. South Grafton def a ted City club on Saturday…

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Football Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 4

The annual meeting of the C.R. branch of the N.S.W. Rugby Union was held at Cooper's hotel, Maclean, on Saturday. Delegates were present from Maclean, Pirates,…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 5

The annual meeting of the C. R. Branch of the N. S. W. Rugby Union was hold at Cooper's hotel, Maclean, on Saturday. Delegates were present from Maclean, Pirates, Rovers, City, Southgate and…

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Grafton Golf Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 8

The first round for this season for the Ventry-Smith trophy was played off on the club links on Saturday, and resulted as follows:— Strokes Hcp Score…

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Grafton Racing Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 8

The May meeting of the above was held on Wednesday afternoon, when the track was very dusty in places. About 250 persons were present, including a number of books. The racing was good all round, and Mr…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 8

The local clubs are availing themselves on every opportunity of getting into condition for the competition matches, and, judging by the results of Saturday's matches, the…

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General Sporting. Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 3

Our Grafton cor Writes:—The first football match of the season was played at Fisher Park last Saturday. The competing teams were Cities v Rovers, The match was drawn , each side scoring eight…

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Tattersall's Club Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 5

There was a large attendance at Randwick on Saturday. Eight jumpers faced the harrier for the Hurdle Race, 2 miles. Wollogorang 9-12 (Chevalley) and Seafarer…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 5

At South Grafton Da Saturday the local team played a draw with Soathgate, each side scoring three points The Southgate team Is said to be the heaviest on the river…

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Lawn Tennis

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

LAST Saturday the Bellinger Heads tennis court presented quite an animated appearance the occasion being a match between a Coff's Harbor team and local players. The former…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1902 · page 1

THE competition match on the oval on Saturday, between City and Rovers, resulted in a draw, no scores being registered. The match throughout was very evenly contested, but…

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Football Triumphs Over Death

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1902 · page 4

AN extraordinary circumstance is reported in connection with the collapse of the staging at the international football match--England v. Scotland--…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 3

In the competition matches last Saturday Pirates beat Brushgrove by 20 points to nil. At Maclean the home team beat Harwood by 9 points to 3, after one of the best games of the season…

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Moorfield Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 5

There was a large attendance at Kogarah on Saturday. Results: For the Kogarah Stakes, Rock Harbor (F. Kuhn) was favorite at 2 to 1. A.J S. led…

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Football. the Competition Matches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 5

commenced on Saturday. The game on the oval between the City and Rovers attracted a large crowd, and as only the Saturday before these clubs bad played a draw in an…

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