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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Inter-State Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 8

Victoria commenced a match against South Australia on Thursday, with the same team that was defeated by N. S. Wales. The Victorians batted first, and lost 9 wickets for 348 runs…

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Moorefield Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1903 · page 1

Kogarah Stakes -- Bivalve, Snail, Noble Link Flying Handicap -- Fungus, Prince Butler, Pylara Stewards Mile -- Speechless, Autonym, Weronga…

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Inter-State Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1903 · page 1

In the match between Victoria and South Australia, Victoria scored 472 -- Ellis 108, Hastings not out 116. South Australia scored 317 -- Hill 124. Victoria, second, three out for 94…

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Moorefield Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 8

The following are the results of Saturday's racing:— Kogarah Stakes—Bivalve 8.3 (Cleal), 1; The Snail 7-12, 2; Noble Link 7-2, 3[?] 10…

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Cricket Chatter

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 3

The following 13 have been selected for New South Wales in the return match against S. Australia:— C and S Gregory, R. and W Duff, Noble, Trumper, Hickson, Kelly, McBeath, Pye, Hopkins, Howell…

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Local Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 8

A match between Southgate and Tucab[?] was played at Ulmarra on Saturday. Tucab[?] 84 (M'Into[?]h 3, M'Dougall 2, Austin 22, Wallbank 5, Lee 20, Webber 1, Capp 2, W…

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Inter-State Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 8

In the match South Australia v. Victoria[?] Ellis and Hastings for the latter put up 211 for the last wicket. This constitutes a record for Australia, and has only been beaten once…

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Bowra Races

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 5

NAMBUCCA people are a sporting people, and they dearly love a horse race. Notwithstanding the paucity of nominations for the principal event at…

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Holidays in the Public Service. Races and Cricket Matches

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

LAST week the Public Works Department Board of Reference made certain recommendations for the regulation of holidays in the Public…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 1

Uniteds II. defeated Half-Holiday on the oval yesterday afternoon by 71 runs. Scores : Half-Holiday 90 -- H. Hynes 13, S. Chambers 19,…

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Athletic Sports

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

THE Argent's Hill club have decided to hold a day's athletic and other sports in Mr. L. Ballard's paddock, on February 4, the programme for which was…

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Record Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon there was the best display of cricket ever witnessed on the Sydney Cricket Ground It was twenty minutes past three o'clock…

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CRICKET. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 4

In the cricket match, Lord Hawke's team versus Wellington, the latter scored 243. The former lost 8 wickets for 263…

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Cricket Chatter

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 3

The following will represent Half Holiday v Taloumbi at Maclean to morrow:—Blair, Bruggy, Crofton, Hinchey, Fryer, A Martin, A. Davison, Munro, Scrivoner, White, L.Jobson. Emergencies…

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Lower Clarence Cricket Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 3

A MEETING of the above was held on Friday, there being present:—Messrs. T. A. Powell, (Maclean); W. Lee, Tyndale; C. and T. Plater, (Taloumbi); S. A. J. Small, (Cowper); L. W. Scott, (Harwood)…

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Cricket Association

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

MR. G. J. HENDERSON presided at a meeting of the Bellinger Cricket Association on Saturday evening. Minutes were read and confirmed, correspondence read and…

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Football in America

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 6

A NEW YORK correspondent writes:—The great national holiday of Thanksgiving Day, occurring, as the President may decide on either the third or fourth Thursday in November, is now…

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Bull Clears a Football Field

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 8

AN exciting incident recently occurred at a football match at Hanley, Staffordshire. The players, some of whom were dressed in bright rod, commenced to play at Finney Gardens, in an…

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Football in Armour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 3

Football in the United States is now played in armour. Rough though the game is in Australia, it is nothing to what it is in America. Thus it has…

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The Arctic Races Dying Out

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 6

Lieutenant Peary has brought home news of the mysterious epidemic which is raging among the Esquimaux. Indeed,…

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