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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1900

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Regatta Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

A MEETING was held at M'Fadden's Hotel on Wednesday evening last, with a view of holding a regatta on the 24th May, when the following were present:—Messrs. J. M'Kinnon Captain…

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Cricket Match

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

CORAKI and Rons teams met at Wyrallah on Saturday last, the former winning by 19 runs. Rous battered first, and complied 59 runs. Burling with 23 (not out), playing good cricket…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 5

Cricketers getting in trim for Easter week. Sydney cricketers will play matches on the oval here on April 18 and 19. Arrangements in connection with the visit of…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 5

Teachers v. Non-teachers on the oval here on Friday, and Town v. Country on Saturday. It is now definitely fixed that Mr. Shute's team of cricketers will play matches at Grafton…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the N.S.W. Rugby Union, held on the 6th instant, the balance-sheet showed that the Union lost £113 11s 3d on the 1809 tour of the Englishmen…

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Cricket Match

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 8

THE Coraki and Bungawalbin tennis met on the ground of the latter most Saturday and the game, which is yet to he played out, is very open. The visitors batted first, and made a…

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Easter Monday's Cricket Match

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 4

THE following team has been selected to piny Mr. Shute's Sydney team at Coraki, on Easter Monday, on the Coraki racecourse, where a special wicket has been prepared :—Messrs. D…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 5

MEETIG of the members of the Waratah Football Club at Ellis' Hotel next Wednesday evening, 18th April, at 8 o'clock. The business is important, and a full attendance of members is…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 April 1900 · page 4

Teams representing Teachers and Nonteachers met on the Oval on Friday last, the latter winning by 27 runs:—Scores: Nonteachers, 139 (Alf. Elvery 36, G. Balmer 19, Jas…

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Ballina Tatt's Races

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 4

THIS meeting was held on Easter Monday, and was fairly well attended, the weather being fine and cool. The track was in superb condition, though a good view of the racing along the back…

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Killed in a Cricket Match

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 8

A PATHETIC incident is reported from Ladysmith in a recent letter from the beleaguered town. Near the railway station a number of officials and bridge guards were playing…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 5

A Newington College boy, named Brown, scored 207 against Goulburn on Fiidny, the runs being made at a great pace. Brown played maignificently. His score included five fivers and 32…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 5

Exit crieket, enter football. The proposed match between a team representing the Imperial Bushmen's Contingent and the North Sydney F.C. has been…

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Sporting. Ballina Tattersalls Races

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 4

THESE Races came off on ou Easter Monday. Following are the results:— Town Plate 6 furlongs—Slipper, 9-11 (Cannon) 1; Jack, 9-9 (Darby), 2; Aurora, 6-7 and 9lbs…

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Impressions taken at the Cricket Match

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 5

THE first day's play was enjoyable, weather cool, attendauce fair, and play ditto. J. Bussell rocked in some fast ones, and they came off too…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, April 31, 1900. the Cricket Fiasco

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 4

ALL lovers of cricket will regret the fiasco which terminated the match on…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 5

H. Brown, an Adelaide cricketer, has the peculiar record of having made six duck-eggs out of his season of seven innings in Senior cricket…

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Football Notes. North Coast Rugby Football Union

Northern Star · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above was held at Adkins Hotel on Wednesday evening last, Mr. J.R. Currie in the chair. Representatives of Wardell, Wyrallah, Pirates and Lismoro were…

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The Sydney Cricket Team at Lismore

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 4

The Sydney Mail in its notes says: A team of Sydney cricketers went to the Richmond and Clarence for the holidays, and at Lismore they met a man who bowled grubbers, and took five…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 8

Singleton Argus, referring to the cricket fiasco at Lismore, says:—"Balmer simply rolls the ball along the ground at a fast rate, with a leg curl, and in order to play the ball the batsman…

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