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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1905

579 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 29

Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 8

The meeting of the Kleran fund committee adjourned from Wednesday till Friday evening for the purpose of considering whether the resolution appointing Mr. Hill to accompany Kieran…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 8

A meeting of the Grafton Football Club was held on Saturday night. There was a good rollup of members. The following officers were elected:—Patrons, Messrs. John McFarlane,…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

LAST Saturday three competition matches between clubs affiliated with the Bellinger River Union were played. At Raleigh Bellinger Heads defeated a local team by 12…

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Maclean Public Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 8

A meeting of the committee was held on Wednesday. The report showed receipts of the regatta alone £193 19s donations contributing £66 11s 6d. and nomination fees £41 16s…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 8

Thr meeting for the purpose of forming an Albion Junior Club lapsed owing to the small attendance. The team to represent Albions against…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 8

A. Davis topped the betting average of the Brushgrove C;C. for the season just concluded. He also won Mr. Chisholm's trophy, scoring over 200 runs in competition matches. W…

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Grafton Golf Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 8

This afternoon being the first Saturday in this month the usual mixed foursomes handicap will be played on the club's links, lt was the intention of the "green committee" to draw the…

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Palmer's Island Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 8

The above races were held on the Micalo course on Saturday. The results to were:— NOVICE HANDICAP. 4 furs.—Lady Jane 7-7, 1: Tigress 7-7. 2; Albatross 8-4, 3…

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The Cricket Season

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 7

The wicket season on the Clarence for the year 1904-5, if such really it can be called, has closed. It was one of the most uninteresting on record, and the noble gnme,…

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Epping Races. (By Telegram)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 8

SYDNEY. Friday.—The results of to-day's racing were:— 14-3—Murge 9-5. 1: impudent 9-3. 2: Unseen 7-5. 3…

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Athletics

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 8

C. Farlow won the handicap at Palmer's Island on Saturday night; W. Johnson second, and C. McPherson third. In 1906 it is intended to arrange, If possible,…

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Maclean Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 3

The final meeting in connection with the recent regatta at Maclean was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last. There was an attendance of over…

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Maclean Public Regatta. Secretary's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 4

The report submitted by the Secretary of the Maclean Public Regatta at the meeting of the Committee, held on Wednesday night, is as follows:--…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 3

Teams are very slow in getting to work this year. They will need all the play they can get considering that the Bellinger team will be here on the 20th…

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Rowing. the Maclean Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 3

In paying over the first prize for the principal race at Maclean regatta to J. Donelly at the recent meeting, the Chairman said he was pleased that a local sculler had been victorious…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 8

For the second time the match between the Grafton Seniors and Alblons lapsed, only about three of the former team putting in an appearance, while the Albion club was…

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Grafton Golf Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 8

The "mixed foursomes". handicap, played on Saturday last, resulted as under: Mrs. Fitzhardlnge and S. W.. Dowling 60-3, equals 57…

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The Racing Mania

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 4

The Victorian Racing Club has decided to reduce the number of suburban race meetings by 23, and to close one of the racecourses. At present there are 102…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 2

THE competition matches arranged by the Bollinger Union were continued last Saturday. Feramount defeated Bollinger Heads, on the latter's ground, by three points to nil, G…

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The Sketcher Queer Yarns. Told by a Boxing Instructor

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 2

It is many years ago now (writes an athletic trainer and boxing instructor) since I quitted the Army, and set out on my own account as a tutor of the noble art of…

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