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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Casino J.C. Races. Second Day --

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 5

THE annual race meeting of the Casino Jockey Club came to a successful conclusion on Saturday, when there was another good attendance of the public…

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Nice Football Match

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 10

"Football is a brutal business. The Mohan Bagan team, which is composed purely of rice-eating Bengali youths, had the effrontery to enter the lists…

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Football Notes

Northern Star · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4
Also in Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser

The Junior Union Competition matches last Wednesday resulted as follows:—Cities beat Bexhill by 6 points to 5; Pirate Juniors beat Dunoon 8 to nil; Scottish beat…

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Cricket Chatter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 7

The commercial travellers are making arrangements already for the return cricket match against Casino business people next January. Mr. A. Lipman was…

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Upper Richmond Football Union

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 7

A MEETING of above was held at Jordan's hotel on Wednesday evening, the following being present: -- Messrs. T. A. Ferguson (President), A. Hynes (hon. sec.)…

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Grafton Races. [By Telegraph.]

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 7

GRAFTON, Friday. -- The race meeting to-day was very successful, there being a good attendance despite windy, dusty, and altogether unpleasant weather conditions…

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General News. Tennis Club Social

Northern Star · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

The members held another very successful annual social in the Hibernian Hall, on Thursday evening. The hall is very suitable for dances, and looked nice on…

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Half-Holiday Cricket Club

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 7

THE members of the Casino Half-Holiday Cricket Club (winners of the Casino Union competition), assembled at the Berlin Studios on Wednesday afternoon, and…

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Telegraphic Sporting. Canterbury Park Races. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 3

Hurdle Race, about 2 miles.—Atlantean, 11-7, 1; Colleague, 11-7, 2; Insolence, 9-6, 3. Won by six lengths. Insolence was a furlong off last. Maxwell fell. Time,…

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Opening of the Lismore-tweed Lawn Tennis Club's Courts

Northern Star · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 2

The social event of last week was the opening on Saturday of the Lismore Lawn Tennis Club's two courts laid down on Stocks Park. The club has at considerable expense…

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Football

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 5

Pirates met and defeated South Lismore on the Oval on Saturday last by 1:1 to 3, the game being practically a scratch match South Lismore, who are in some quarters…

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Football Notes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 5
Also in Northern Star

A mass meeting of footballers and all interested in the game is called for tonight, at Jordan's. Hotel, to arrange a fancy dress match and other amusements…

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Cricket Chatter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 5

Charles G. Macartney, of the Gordon District Club, heads both batting and bowling averages in the Sydney cricket premiership competition for the season…

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Our Kyogle Budget. Tennis Club

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 5

THE Kyogle Tennis Club opened their season on Saturday. The president (Mr. W. F. Bloore) and the secretary [?] Jas. Tapper) hoisted and unfurled…

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Football

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 May 1907 · page 3

The Brunswick Football Club held its second meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday night there being a good attendance of members,…

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Carrington Football Club

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 4

A MEETING of the above was held in the Town Hall, Casino, on Monday night. The treasurer's balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £3 10s ld. The secretary stated…

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Athleticism and Christianity. Views of George Towns

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 10

" GAMBLING is the greatest obstacle to clean aport that I know of. That is the reason we hear of so many races or contests being sold ; or, to use a slang term, ' cronk going."' This…

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Football Notes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 2

Lismore team will visit Casino to-day, and play a match against a local fifteen on Carrington Park. The opening competition match takes…

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