Cricket Notes
THE telegraph officials of the upper river played those of the lower river at Lismore on Good Friday, the upper men winning by 14 funs. It was, without exception, the worst exhibition of cricket I have…
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Football in Lismore
SIR,—Anyone who has followed the progress of football in Lismore must be astonished at the remarks of "Drop Kick" in last Friday's Chronicle, in which several pars appeared RE the formation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Easter Holidays. Lismore Tattersall's Club Races
A BETTER day and more suitable track could not have been obtained for the races on Monday, but the numerous other attractions for that day diverted the people, and the result was a very small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Richmond V. Clarence
THE Upper Richmond junior team, which left the Richmond last Friday, on a cricketing tour through the main centres of the Clarence, arrived at Grafton on Saturday [?]ing, but…
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I SEE that my remarks on the Telegraph officials' match have risen the ire of the performers. As I am sure the young fellows are very sorry for it and won't dn it again, I won't say any more unkind…
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ON Saturday last a committee meeting of the above Association was held at Alstonville. Present— Messrs. Nicholls (Vice-President), Klein, M'Coy, Jacobs, Burling, and Austin…
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I WAS rather amused on pursuing Mr. A. Scott's effusion in Saturday's Star. This youug gentleman works himself into a pretty state of indignation. He reminds me of a young bantam rooster…
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THE season opened on Saturday, when the Pirates met and defeated the Rous Rovers on their own ground by 6 to nil. Lack of condition and bad play were prominent feature on both sides. How…
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THE football scribe in the Chronicle deals at some length with the coloured question, and after all comes to the conclusion that the only objection to the aboriginal Wurrah, is the disagreeable odour…
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THE Ballina Excelsiors opened their season on Saturday last, when the Woodburn team journeyed to the seaside town to meet the local men. The home team gained a most decisive victory, winning…
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THE weather on Saturday was anything but favorable for football, several showers falling at intervals during the afternoon. Rous and Alstonville were to have met on the latter's ground, but the match…
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A PROTEST has been lodged by the Newtown, C.C. against the Perseverance win in their late match in counection with the Hunter Cup contest. It was based on the grounds that G. Fenwick, who played…
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THE Lismore Football Club played their first match on Saturday at Ballina, where they met the local Excelsiors. The game ended in a draw, both teams scoring three points each. The visitors, although…
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THE following team has been chosen to represent the Wyrallah Ramblers in their match against the Rous Rovers, to be played at Wyrallah to-day:â Forwards: Newell, W. Whitney (wings), G…
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I SEE that the "Hunter" cup management committee have upheld the Newtown C.C. protest RE Fenwick playing with two clubs. This is as I anticipated, in fact it is impossible for any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence River J. C. Races. [By Telegraph.] Grafton
THE Clarence River Jockey Club's Birthday Races to-day were poorly attended. The racing resulted:— OPENING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs—Niagara 9-3 and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →M'Aulay's Lead Athletic Sports
SATURDAY, 23rd May, was a gala day at M 'Aulay's Lead, and the inhabitants of the smart little mining village turned out in their best to attend the day's athletic…
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ON Saturday last the Murwillumbah footballers met and defeated the Ballina Excelsiors by 5 points to nil. The match was considered the best ever witnessed in Ballina. The Excelsiors lacked the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Cricket Association
THE usual quarterly committee meeting of the above Association was held at Wickham's Hotel, Ballina, on Saturday evening last. The President (Mr. T. W. Cohen) was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football Notes. Rous Rovers v. Lismore Football Club
THIS mutch took place on the Lismore Oval on Saturday afternoon last, and resulted in a win for the home team by 7 points to nil; but it is only fair to say that several of the best players of the Rous…
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