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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1903

342 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 18

Football—N.S.W. v. Queensland

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The match on Saturday was interfered with by the weather. Rain on Friday night and Saturday morning reduced the attendance to 13,000. It…

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Races Postponed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1903 · page 5

Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the sixth meeting of the Grafton Pony Club was further postponed from Tuesday till Saturday, and the S.G. J. Club's meeting for one week--…

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Palmer's Island Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 5

SIR,—In reply to a letter appearing in your issue of 14th instant, signed D.A. Irons and D. J. McG[?] complaining of the so-called unfair treatment meted out to intending competitors in…

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Football Items

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 5

THE second round of the competition starts to-morrow, the fixtures being— FIRST GRADE. Maclean v. Rovers, at Grafton…

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New Zealand Football team

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 8

The team which arrived in Sydney on Wednesday comprises the following players. Backs:—M'Gregor 11st. 10lb., Asher, 11-9, Kiernan 10-4. Wallace 12st M'Gregor 10-12, Wood 12[?]6, Dan[?] 12-10, Sta[?]ker…

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Football Items

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 3

THE competition matches on Saturday resulted as follows:— FIRST GRADE. Maclean and Rovers met on Grafton Oval, the…

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Preachers who Golf

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 6

The Church has always looked upon the Royal and ancient game of Scotland with a kindly eye. The clergy in the olden…

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Bicycle Races

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 3

THE two road races carried out by the Maclean Bicycle Club on Saturday afternoon attracted a fair number of spectators, and some wagering took place over the probable results. G. Forrester, off…

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South Grafton Annual Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 3

The postponed annual meeting of the South Grafton Jockey Club was held on Wednesday under the most favourable conditions as regards weather. The course…

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Cricket. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 2

Dawson has declined to join the team for Australia this year, but Foster and Bozanquet are considered certainties. Messrs. Relf, Arnold, Fielder, and Hayes…

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Late Sporting. Football. SYDNEY, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 2

The New Zealand footballers defeated N.S.W. by three points to nil in the return match to-day. 8000 spectators witnessed the match. The weather was…

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Sporting. Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 3

OWING to tho rain, the local competition matches fixed for Saturday last were postponed, and will be played at the end of the season, In the second match of their tour against a New…

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Football. Senior Fixtures

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 8

August 1—Cities v. Uniteds, at [?]arwood. Southgate v Macclean, at Maclean. Rovers, a bye. JUNIOR FIXTURES…

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Football Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 4

A COMMITTEE meeting of members of the C. R. Branch of Rugby Football Union was held at the Royal hotel, last evening, Mr. J. See in…

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Tennis and Tennis

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

The carefully clothed young man moved here and there about the court, seeking wherever possible the shade cast by the neighbouring clubhouse, for the…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Clarence Branch of the Union was held on Wednesday; Mr. J. See presided. Mr. Wotherspoon, secretary, stated that…

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French Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 6

French boxing schools differ from ours. We box with the bands only, but the Frenchman prefers to use his feet in addition. There is nothing repulsive except in the bare…

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Maclean Racing Club

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

A MEETING of the above Club was held at the Commercial Hotle on Thursday evening last. Mr. A. J. Phillips presided, and there was a good attendance. The Chairman, and Mrssrs. R. Cummins, J…

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Tho Cricket Entertainers

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

THIS talented family of musicians, bellringers and dancers opened last Friday evening to a fair house in the Burns Memorial Caledonian Hall, and met with the reception which their…

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Sporting. Football. Maclean V. Southgate

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

PERHAPS the most interesting match of the football season on the Clarence to date eventuated on the Maclean ground on Saturday, when the above first grade teams met in competition match—…

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