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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1904

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Chatsworth Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 4

Sir,—Will you kindly grant me space in your columns to make a few comments on the allcomers single scull handicap rowed at Chatsworth on Boxing Day. In common with many other I got on board…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 8

United II. against Alumny Creek on Saturday—M'Pherson,. Fraser, Webb. Eldershaw, Bright, Glenister, Maxted, Coyle, R. Hynes, Moore, and Page. Alumny Creek…

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Tweed Riven Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 3

The Tweed River Jockey Club held its annunl races on Tygaluh course on Saturday. Rain fell till. 10 o'clock, when it cleared off. There was a good attendance…

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The Newcastle Regatta. A South Grafton Triumph

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1904 · page 3

NEWCATLE, Friday, 7 p.m. The Water Brigades Race' was won by South Grafton by several lengths. Shore's crew second, and…

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On the Water. Regatta and Swimming Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 8

In connection with the Water Brigade regatta to be held on the 16th, it was the intention to introduce several novelty events for local swimmers, and exhibition…

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Newcastle Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 3

The 36th annual regatta eventuated on Now Year's Day under most favorable conditions, thfire boiog a |ar(;o attcudaac. (Juuaual Intorojt was centred in the Water tirigudc rnco (ficvt prt7,<5 £25, Second £5, third £2), diatanoo nhout 2J miles. Tho race resulted :-bouth Urafton W.li. (J. Mitchell, P. and J, McNamurn, Payne, and Williams cox.) 1, Grafton W.15. No. 1 (E. Shore, P. 11. Mqrria, J. Klaus, W. Zoltcli, and Tomba oox.) 2, West Mait-…

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Chatsworth Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

SIR,—Kindly allow me, as an honest critic, to make a few remarks, and at the same time reply to the effusion of "Fair Play" in your last issue, anent the above, the result of which seems to be a sore point…

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The Newcastle Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The Newcastle Regatta was a great success. There was a large crowd on the wharves and harbour boats. The all-comers races—in outriggers…

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Public Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

Some time last year an effort was made to organise a monster Aquatic Carnival, but the matter, was left until too late in the season, and did not…

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Maclean Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

The programme for the Maclean regatta, to be held on 30th January, appears elsewhere in this issue. Five events have been arranged as follows:…

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Newcastle Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

Further particulars of the Newcastle regatta show that in the Water Brigade Race, the South Grafton crew outstripped the other competitors without…

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G.w.b. Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

Arrangements for the regatta, under the auspices of the Grafton Water Brigade, are not as far advanced as could be desired, and we understand it…

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Proposed Swimming Carnival

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

The President of the Gralton Water Brigade has received the following letter from the secretary of the Randwick and Coogee Swimming Clubs: "With regard…

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Chatsworth Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 5

SIR,—In Tuesday's issue I noticed a letter signed "Justice," in reply to which I should like to make a few remarks. In the first place, I have several reasons for believing that "Honest Critic" was not…

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Chatsworth Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 8

Sin,—"Justice" in an apologetic letter in Tuesday's issue, makes a poor attempt to excuse the cause of the foul by which Philp's chance in the race was destroyed. When…

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Bowra Races

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 2

NEW YEAR'S DAY at Bowra was anything but an ideal one for an outing; but it lakes something more than a Scotch mist and a few showers to keep…

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Maclean Picnic Races

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 5

THE committee met at Cooper's hotel on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. E. A. Powell in the chair, Details in connection with the race meeting to be held on the new Maclean track on Wednesday next were…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 3

Southgate v. Brushgrove to-day—W. Gulliford. R. Dickson, Randall, Pentland, P. Ryan, Warby; Syd. Payne, R. Payne, Jno, Payno, Tim Riordan, A. Evans…

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Chatsworth Regatta

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

SIR.—Talk is cheap, and writing under a NOM-DE-PLUME is easy and sometimes convenient. But facts tell their own tale. The supremacy of the two men is at issue. The friends of one…

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Chatsworth Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 5

Our Chatsworth correspondent writes: The adjourned meeting of the late Regatta Committee was held on Saturday evening, when the decision of the…

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