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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1878

12 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

East Wyra I. Races

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1878 · page 3

THE above rac es cal [?] at Steve King Plains, on Boxing and were well attended, the ladies [?]anstering pretty strongly. There was accident during the…

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North [?]Ismore Athletic Sports

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1878 · page 3

THESE Sports carac [?] Year's Day, and were [?] Mole weather being favorable [?] Fac [?]iments, the results [?] being as…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 3

A MATCH was played on the Lismore ground on Saturday last, but owing to the unpropitious state of the weather, it was agreed to decide the event in one innings. During the…

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North Lismore Athletic Sports

Northern Star · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 2

THE above took place at North Lismove, on Friday last (the Queen's Birthday), and despite the attanctions in other places were well attended, especially in the afternoon…

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Latest Telegrams. [From the P.t.a.] The Races. Grafton, July 12

Northern Star · Saturday 13 July 1878 · page 2

The Races were a great success, and the attendance large on both days. The First Day—Mares Produce Stakes—Smith's Prince Arthur, I. Ladies' Purse—Hardinge's…

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Australian Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 4

THE match played at Lard's Ground, yesterday, between the Australians and a picked: eleven of the Marylebone' Club, resulted in something which may fairly be described as…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 5 October 1878 · page 2

A FRIENDLY match was played on the Lismore ground on Saturday last, between a team selected from the s.s. Platypus, then in port, and an eleven made up from the members of…

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Cricket, W. I.

Northern Star · Saturday 26 October 1878 · page 3

ON Saturday, 12th October, [?] the Lowor Clarence C. C. visited Coraki, for the purpose of trying conclusions with the local club. As will be seen from the scores below…

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Reflections on British Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 3

CRICKET has this year been unusually uncertain. The great matches have now and then omulated the feat of Oxford in the University match, and have made pitiable…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 3

THE following kpoetical account of the late Match, Wilson's Creek United versus Tweed River Combined, has been kindly forwarded us by a Correspondent:—…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 7 December 1878 · page 2

A MATCH was played between the Meersohaum and Alstonville Clubs on the 23rd ultimo, on the Alstonville ground (Mr. A. Freaburn's paddock), which resulted in a…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 14 December 1878 · page 3

A LONG spell of rest, added to a sea voyage, is evidently fatal, to cricketing "form." After the tedious voyage borne the Australian team prefaced their English successes with a…

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