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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1902

248 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 13

Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 5

THE return electorate match between Grafton and The Clarence will be played on the Showground to-morrow. It is probable that a match between the Maclean Juniors and Grafton Albions will take…

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Local Interest. Lawn Tennis

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 2

THE single player tournament (handicap) amongst members of the Bellingen. club drew forth' thirteen nominations, and the first round ban been drawn as under :—E. Walshe owe…

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Graf ton Cricket Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 5

A MEETING of delegates of the Grafton and District Cricket Association was held on Saturday, Mr D McFarlane, V.P., in the chair. The principal business was a motion by Mr H B Waterhouse, that a…

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Football. Grafton v. the Clarence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1902 · page 4

The return football match between teams representing the Grafton and Clarence electtorates was played on the Maclean showgrounds on Saturday, when the former won…

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Table Tennis Carnival

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

The coming table tennis carnival in Maclean promises to be a most successful function. Up to last evening over 100 entries had been received and it is expected the number will reach…

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General Sporting. Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 3

THE return match between the Grafton Albions and a Maclean junior team was played on the ground in M' Naughtan's paddock' and won by the Albions by 9 points to 8…

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Football. GRAFTON [?] Clarence Electorate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 8

The Electorate match on Saturday was played on the Maclean showground, this being the first match held there. The wisdom of the change was readily ohserved by…

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United Cricket Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the United Cricket Club was held at Oakes' Commercial Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. G. Jackschon presiding…

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United Cricket Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of this club Was held on Tuesday evening: Mr. J. G. Jackschon in the chair. There was a good attendance of members…

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Football. the Semi-final

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 4

ON Saturday afternoon the semi-final in connection with the football competitions was played between the Rover and City teams the game ending in favour of the Rovers by 6…

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Sensational Cricket. Australia's Great Win

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 4

DESCRIBING the sensational finish of the fourth test match, when Australia beat England by three runs at Manchester in July last a newspaper scribe writes :--…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 8

The Rovers and Cities played off the semifinal on the oval on Saturday afternoon. The game resulted in a win for the former by 6 points to nil. There was an attendance of…

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Table-Tennis Carnival

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 3

THE table-tennis carnival promoted by Mr. D. T. Burt, the proceeds to be devoted towards purchasing a new organ for St. James' Church, Maclean, will commence this (Tuesday) evening in the…

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Races at Hawkesbury

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 8

The Spring meeting of the Hawkesbury Racing Club was held on Saturday. Park Stakes.—Swanson, 8 8 (Smith) 1; Ruella, 7-10, 2; Ossian, 75, 3. Eight others…

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Ulmarra Cricket Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 8

Last Saturday members met in the Council Chambers, Mr. T. Glissan (President) occupying the chair. Mr. A. G. Bailey, secretary, read the annual report of last season's…

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Swimming the English Channel

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

M. A. Holbein last week make a third attempt to swim, across the English Channel. He started from Gape Gris Nez, on the French coast. The conditions for the attempt were favorable…

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Cricket Association

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Cricket Association was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. M'Kittrick presiding. The annual report and treasurer's…

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Inter-State Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.--In the inter-state football match, N.S.W. v. Queensland Second Fifteen, the former were victorious by 14 points to nil…

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Grafton and District Cricket Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

The annual meeting of delegates was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, when there was a full attendance; Mr. J. T. M'Kittrick, President, in the chair…

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Football. Final of the Competition

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1902 · page 4

THE final match of this year's competition was played on Saturday afternoon between the Rovers (Grafton) and Macleam, the former winning by 14 to nil. The score does…

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