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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1903

342 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 18

Pony Races at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 8

A pleasant afternoon attracted a fair atreadance to the racecourse on, Wednesday, when the officials of the Grafton Proprietary Raching Club successfully carried out…

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G.W.B. Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 November 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the sub-committee was held on Friday evening to consider and report upon the advisability of holding a regatta, and it was decided to recommend the following programme…

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L C. Cricket Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 3

AT the meeting of the above convened for Friday night last, delegates from Palmer's Island, Brushgrove and Harwood were present. The Secretary of the Grafton Association wrote sending certain…

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Cricket Chatter. MACLEAN V. BRUSHGROVE

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 3

THE above teams met in a competition match at Brushgrove on Saturday, Maclean scoring a rather easy victory by 80 runs. The Maclean skipper won the toss, and Brushgrove were sent in to bat…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 2

NEVER NEVER and Bellinger Heads teams met on the Bellingen wicket on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the Meads by nine wickets. The winners scored 117 and 47 for…

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Cricket Chatter

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 5

MACELAN and Cowper meet in a competition match on the former's ground to morrow. Maclean Team—W. McLaren, Brown[?] Hattersley, Crouch, A. and C. Boorman, Coleman, Powell, Tandy, R. J…

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The Newcastle Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 3

The two crews from the Grafton Water Brigade shed are doing very good work, and arrangements are being made for them to leave on the 26th. A. F. Chapman has…

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The Newcastle Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 December 1903 · page 2

The President of the Grafton Water Brigade has received a special invitation to attend the above, which takes place on New Year's Day. The local and S.G…

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Cricket. the English Team. Match Against Northern Districts Eighteen

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 December 1903 · page 2

THIS match was commenced at Newcastle on Wednesday last. Northern Districts scored 294 in their first innings. England responded with 453. In their second…

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Cricket Chatter. Inter-association Club Matches

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 3

THE first of season's matches between the various clubs in the Lower Clarence and Grafton Associations took place on the upper end of the river on Saturday, the majority of the games being won…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 8

The first test match was full of surprises. Duff, who a day or two previously had scored 270 against South Australia, only made 2…

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Cricket

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

ON Saturday last a scratch match between Fernmount and players took place in he park at Bellingen, the former having three men short in baiting. Fernmount…

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A Lesson in Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 7

Longshoremen don't know everything. One of the things they are not acquainted with is the method of teaching youngsters to swim in the Navy. The idea prevailing with…

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Telegraphic Sporting. Coraki J. C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 5

CORAKI, Friday Night.—The following weights have been declared in connection with above:— Publicans' Purse—Levard 9-6, Lancer…

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Cricket. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 2

IN the match England v. Victorian Juniors, the former have lost 7 wickets for 349 (Warner 76, Hayward 37, Knight 50, Rolf 31, Braund 33, Hirst not out 85.)…

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The Newcastle Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 5

The "Referee" says: The rowing events to be decided at the Newcastle regatta on New Year's Day are already exciting a considerable amount of attention, and it is…

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Some Views on Cricket

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 4

OUR Grafton correspondent writes:—"It is to be hoped before the test matches are over that men like Jennings, Claxton, and Morfries, and others are given a trial. It will never do to…

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Amusements for Boxing Day

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 4

There is a variety of attractions for Saturday. The annual races of the South Grafton J.C., will be held, and, judging by the entries and the humber of horses in…

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The Newcastle Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 December 1903 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The regatta to take place on Friday promises to be a thorough success. Splendid entries have been received for all of the events, with…

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Chatsworth Sports and Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1903 · page 3

THE sports and regatta organised at Chatsworth on Boxing Day were well attended, and there was keen competition and public interest displayed in…

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