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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1902

248 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 13

Football. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 3

THE North Coast team were defeated by the Western team by 8 points to nil. The Western team kicked off against a slight breeze. From the return the ball went out near the 25 flag. The Westerners…

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Country Football. Western V. North Coast

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 5

Western kicked off, and soon forced the play in North's 25's. The tides were soon changed, Western being on the defensive; but they soon took the ball down the field,…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 5

Maclean Juniors play Harwood at Maclean to-morrow. Maclean team—Jaok Davis, J Flanagan, W Tollow, D McLachlan. A Sheather, C Grner, W Hattersley, J Wyatt, J Forrest, G Cramp…

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Lawn Tennis

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Bellingen Lawn Tennis Club wan held in the School of Arts last Tuesday, there being a fair attendance of members. The chair was occupied by Mr. F…

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Sporting Notes. FOOTBALL

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 8

"A Spectator" of Saturday's match, North Coast v. Western District, writes aa follows:—The match throughout was followed with the greatest interest by the…

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C.R.J.C. Annual Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 8

It must be gratifying to the committee of our premier Jockey Club to know that their liberal programme for this year is not only appreciated by local horseowners and those of the…

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Mr. Balfoar and Golf

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 2

A rather amusing story is going the rounds of Mr. A. J. Baifour and the Cassiocury Golf Club. The other day Mr. Balfour and Lord George Hamilton went down to…

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Sweepstakes at Football Matches. a Promoter Convicted at Newtown

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 2

A CASE of considerable interest to persons concerned in sweeps and betting at horse races, football and cricket matches, etc., was decided at the…

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The C.R.J.C. Annual Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 5

A meeting was held on Tuesday evening; present—G. H. Varley (chairman), T. T. Bawden, (treasurer), J. H. Munro (hon. sec.), G. Stenning, S. Dowling, J. Spencer, E. Blaxland, and…

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Football. N.S. WALES v. QUEENSLAND. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 1

IN the inter-State football match, played to-day, New South Wales defeated Queensland by 24 points to 13. ROVERS V. SOUTHGATE…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 3

In the inter-State football match, played in Sydney on Saturday, N.S.W. defeated Queensland by 24 points to 13. At Grafton on Saturday, Rovers defeated…

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Canterbury Park Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 5

The following are the results of Saturday's racing:— Flying Handicap.—Abington, 9-7 (Fielder), first; Velocity, 7-4, second; Kohine, 7-4, third…

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Pony Racing and the "Legitimate."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 5

A well-known local authority on Turf matters, who has a good grasp of racing matters as they exist in the Clarence and adjoining districts, has been discussing the action of the…

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Football. the Rovers and Southgate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 5

met on the oval on Saturday, the Rovers winning by 13 to nil. Rovers won the toss, and defended the northern goal. Donohue put the ball in motion, and almost immediately the…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 5

THE match between New South Wales and Queensland Football teams on tho Sydney University Grounds on Saturday was witnessed by over 12 000 people. After one of the most attractive games…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 5

The following will represent the Rovers' against the Cities, on the oval this afternoon:— Hinton, Crowcroft, Englert, Bentley, M'Mahon, Goodwin, Layton, Paine, Klaus, M'Pherson,…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1902 · page 4

CITY beat Rovers on the oval by 8 points to 6. In the first half the play was decidedly in favour of the City team for the best part of the time the ball being on the Rover 25's…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 3

HARWOOD forfeited to Pirates on Saturday and Brushgrove forfeited to Maclean. This completes the competition on the lower river, Maclean leading from Harwood and Pirates by three points, the…

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Lawn Tennis

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 3

A match was played on the Maslean courts on Saturday afternoon last between Harwood and Maclean, resulting in a win for Maclean by 14 games. Following are the scores:…

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The Freak Racing Auto

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 8

The auto-mobile craze abroad is leading to the production of machines where appearance and comfort is sacrificed to speed and money making. The earth has bubbles as the…

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