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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1900

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 May 1900 · page 5

Fixtures for Saturday, 2nd June:— Coraki v. Woodburn, at Coraki Lismore v. Pirates, at Lismore. Rousv. Wyrallah, at Wyrallah…

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Sporting. Sydney Turf Club Races

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 May 1900 · page 5

Second Hurdle Race, about 2 miles.—Claymore, 11-4, 1; Honeydew II., 10-9, 2; Donald, 9st, 3. Claymore won by 15 lengths. Novice Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Beacon, 7-8,…

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The Regatta Settling

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 8

The settling in connection with the Queen's Birthday regatta at Coraki took place at M'Fadden's Club Hotel at night, when about 50 people sat down to the table prepared for the…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 5

A special meeting of the Executive Council [?] be held at Adkin's Imperial Hotel this [?] evening at [?] p.m. It has [?] decided to make collections at…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 5

Lismore v. Rous Rovers on the Oval here this afternoon. Alstonville defeated Tintenbar on the former's ground on Saturday last by eight points to five…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 5

Following are the Cup fixtures for Saturday, 16th June: Rous v. Woodburn, at Rons. Wyrallah v. Wardell, at Wardell…

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A Pony-Racing Transaction

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 7

At Grafton District Court last week, William Baker, a bookmaker, sued Patrick McMahon for £200 damages for alleged slanderous words lined by defendant to plaintiff. The words…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 5

The programme of matches for Country week in Sydney will probably be arranged next week. The New England Union and the Northern Border Union will shortly play a match to…

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C.b.j.c. Races

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 4

THE following nominations have been received for the two £100 prises to be run at Grafton next month:—City Handicap—Bonnie Boy, Blair, Amor,…

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Football Notes. CLARENCE v. RICHMOND

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 5

THE Clarence footballers, senior and junior teams. accompanied by a number of visitors, arrived by the steamer Victoria at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning, and were met on the wharf…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

Lismore team to meet Wyrallah on latter's ground to-day:—M'Donnld, Hales, Schubert, Nicholas, Fields. J., C., and H. Fredericks, W and M. Ruane, Fraser, A. and J. Riley, Walsh,…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 4

Cup fixtures for Saturday, 7th July. Lismore v. Wardell at Lismore. Pirates v. Rous. at Rous. Coraki v. Wyrallah, at Coraki…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

Lismore v. Wardell here this afternoon. A special meeting of the North Coast Rugy Football Union, will be held at Wightman's hotel this evening at 8 p.m. The business is…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 5

Next Saturday's match in the Jones Cap Competition is Wardell v. Woodburs, at WoodburnRichmond River team to play against Clarence Union at Grafton on Saturday next, 14th…

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Clarence River J.c. Races

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

THE annual nice meeting of the Clarence River Jockey Club eventuated on Wednesday and Thursday, llth and 12th instant, the attendance on both days being very large and included…

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Tennis Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 5

The annual social under the auspices of the Grafton Tennis Club was heled in the Criterion Hall on Thursday evening and was a great SUCCESS…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 5

The visit of the New South Wales team to New Zealand is not to take place this year. The first of the 1900 Intercolonial Rugby football matches, New South-Wales v…

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Football Notes. CLARENCE v. Richmond. a Drawn Game

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 5

The Richmond team of footballers which left here on Friday last to play the return interdistrict match against the Clarence, arrived a Grafton on Saturday morning. On arrival they…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 5

The return intercolonial football match. New South Wales v. Queensland, is to take place on Saturday next. P. J. Carew, the crack forward of the…

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Football Notes. the Sydney Football Team on the Clarence

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 4

The visitors played the first match of their tour at Grafton on Wednesday afternoon against a combined Clarence River fifteen, and won after a splendid contest by 20 points to 14…

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