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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 5

Frixtures for to-day:—Pirates and Ballina Excelsiors on the latter's ground, Mr. T. W. Cohen Referee. Lismore and Rovers at Rous. Mr. Ray Best Referee…

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Football Notes. [By "Nous"] ROUS V. LlSMOEE

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 July 1898 · page 3

THESE clubs mot on the former's ground on Saturday last, when the Rovers added another win to their long list of viotories. These clubs, it will bc remembered, met on tho 2nd instant, when Rous…

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Racing Association Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 7

DELEGATES appointed by several of the clubs on the Richmond and the C.R.J.C. met on Thursday evening, and appointed Mr. G. H. Varley chairman, and…

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Football Notes. [By "Nous"]

Northern Star · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 5

Lismore v. Pirates on the Oval to-day. A committee meeting of the North Coast Branch of the N.S.W.Rugby Football Union was held at "Gollan's hotel on Thursday evening last. The…

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Sporting. R. R Turf Club Races

Northern Star · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 5

THE following weights have been allotted for the principal events to be run at the above Club's Annual Meeting, at Casino, next Thursday and Friday, 4th and 5th August:—…

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Football Notes. [By "Noun"]

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 August 1898 · page 3

At the Committee meeting of the local Union on Saturday night, the following players were selected to represent this river against the metropolitan team on the 17th August, on the oval hore:—Full-back,…

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Football Notes. [By "Nour"]

Northern Star · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 5

Pirates v. Liamore, and Wyrallah v. Rous on the Oval to-day. A match was played on the Oval here on Wednesday between B teams of Victors and Waratahs, the…

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Football Notes. PIRATES v. LISMORE

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 3

THE Premiership competition wns brought to a conclusion on Saturday last when the four clubs in the second round met, the result being that the Pirates became the winners. The game was started about…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 5

The Evening News says: As some of the players who have been selected to visit Grafton and Lismore were unable to get away, several changes were made in the team to leave Sydney on Tuesday, which will…

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Withers-Moore Cricket Trophy. Bules for the Contest

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 8

1. A first round shall be played, each club to meet each club once, and the six leading clubs and all clubs tieing with the sixth club to be drawn in a 2nd round, one match to be played against…

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Football Notes. PIRATES v. Wyrallah Ramblers

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 3

ON Saturday last some 500 people assembled on the Recreation ground to witness the final match in the Cup competition between the above clubs. The Pirates on the previous Saturday had established…

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Sporting. Lismore Tattorsall's Races

Northern Star · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 4

THE winter race meeting of this club was held on Wednesday, with unfavorable weather, as it commenced to raia shortly after 1 o'clock, and continued showery during the afternoon. The track…

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Football Notes. the Sydney Team V. the Richmond

Northern Star · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 4

THE Sydney team nuder the management of Mr. Boland Kean, Secretary of the N. S. W. Referees' Association reached Lismore by the evening boat on Tuesday. They were met on the wharf by a large…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 3

TOWN v. Country on the oval next, Saturday. A MEETING of the Pirate Football Club will be held at Ellis' Hotel this evening at 8, o'clock. THE Victors defeated a team of Outsiders on the…

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Coraki Lawn Tennis Club

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 4

AT a meeting of the above last Wednesday night (Mr. Napier in the chair), the following business was transacted:-Mr. Napier was elected captain of gentlemen players;…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 5

THE Victors defeated the Waratabs on the oval on Wednesday lost by 14 points to three. The game in the first half was slightlv in favour of the Waratah's, the scores being Waratah's 3, Victors…

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Sporting. Tabulam Races

Northern Star · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 5

Maiden Plate.—Viviandiere 1,Reconstraotion 2, Anide 3. Colleen and Ada J. also started. Spring Handicap.—Irene 1, Acorn 2, Major 3. Jerome and Florido were the other starters. Major…

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Football Notos. TOWN v. COUNTRY

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 2

This match came of on tho oval on Saturday afternoon last in the presence of about 100 spectators. Owing to the unsettled, state of the weather many people were doubtful as to whether the match would…

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Pig Notes. The Races Pig

Northern Star · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 6

THE idea is to get an animal with little fat and much red meat, and nerve rower. To secure this animal, the Imperial Yorkshire and the Tamworth, particularly the latter, with…

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Cricket Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 September 1898 · page 2

The following team will represent Lismore against Newtown in the Competition matches on, Saturday next on the Lismore Oval. Play to commence at 11-30 sharp. M'Kenzie, Webster, Wotherspoon,…

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