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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1877

11 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Ballina Athletic Sports. [From Our Correspondent.] January 1st, 1877

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 3

BETWEEN: three, and, four hundred people patrquiscd the Sports hold on the new [?] Ground, on Monday last. The day was lieantifully fine, a gentle breeze counte…

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Lismore Athletic Sports

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1877 · page 3

THESE events came off on the Racecourse, yesterday (Friday), and despite the hurried nature of the arrangemetns, ond the sultry unsettled state of the weather, passed, off very…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1877 · page 4

THE most enthusiastic admirer of our local cricketers could not have anticipated that Lillywhite's men would have been so completely beaten on Friday and Saturday; and…

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Glen Innes Races. [By Telegram] [From the "Clarence Examiner."] First Day—wednesday

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1877 · page 3

First Race—The Trial Handicap of 5 sovs. each for starters only, with 200 sovs. added, for all horses; 1 mile and a furlong. Second horse to receive £20 and the third £10…

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The Last Cricket Match

Northern Star · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 3

WRITING upon the above, the "Echo" says, —Much interest was felt in the issue of Tuesday's play, but the attendance had dwindled down very much, as the hopes of…

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The Sydney Cricket Match. Ve Victis! (British Unicorn, addressing British Lion, loq

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 4

You old muff! you have always tho glory, And sit on the right of the Crowa, And there's not any truth in the story That you once beat meall round the town…

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The Late Cricket Match

Northern Star · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 3

IT may be permitted to the Australians (says the 'Argus' of Tuesday) to take some little credit to themselves for the signal victory which they have just gained over the English…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 3

A MATCH was played on the Lisniore Cricket Ground, on Saturday last, between the Lismore Alberts and Alstonville Clubs; and the day being fine, and the ground in fair…

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Latest Telegrams. (From the Australian Associated Press.) The Races. Sydney, September 1

Northern Star · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 2

Derby.—Woodlands, 1; Cheater. 2; Cap a-pie, 3. SEPTEMBER 5. Shorts.—Ino, 1; the Bake, 2;…

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About Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 4

IN an article headed "Willow the King," the London "Spectator" says:—"In cricket, as in so many other departments, we are being suffocated under the money-bags, we are…

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Essaps. SWIMMING

Northern Star · Saturday 24 November 1877 · page 2

Now that the swimming season is in full swing, it is as well that some of the misconceptions which prevail with regard to the art of taking a header should be removed. The…

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