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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1905

579 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 29

Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

THE postponed match Bellinger Heads v. Ferumount, played at Fernmount on Saturday last, was the cause of a deal of excitement amongst a goodly number of spectators, and…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 5

Grafton team- Forrest, Charleston, Miller, (2) Hammond, Layton, Henkel, Lardner, Marshall. See, Fisher, Catt, Beck, Morris, O'Malley; emer., Quinn, Albions— Williams, Nond Reimer,…

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Canterbury Park Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday— Latest betting on the Canterbury Handicap— 3's Red Flag, 4's Street Arab, First May, Cecil, and Rudyard, 5's Signature 10's Gleutann, 20's…

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Horse-racing As a Sport

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 6

The time has come when it is necessary to ask what can he done to render what was once the sport of kings wholesome, and to arrest the process of rot that has…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 3
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In the lower competition on Saturday, Harwood forfeited to Scottish Rifles, and Maclean Seniors a bye. Palmer's Island defeated Lawrence by 15 to nil…

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Abuse of Athletics

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 3

The organs most likely to surfer from the effects of severe muscular exertion, writes a physician in the "Daily Chronicle," are the heart and the blood-vessels, and these…

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Athletics

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 5

The Australasian amateur athletic championship meeting is to be held on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Nov. 11 and 13. The boxing contest between Jack M'Kell,…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

THE match at Raleigh on Saturday between Fernmount and Raleigh teams resulted in about the most evenly contested game of the season, and, quite different to what was…

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Spotting. Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 5

Following are the fixtures for to-morrow:—Maclean Seniors v. Palmer's Island, at Maclean; referee, J. McKinnon. Scottish Rifles v. Lawrence;…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 8

The Australians commenced a match against Middlesex at Lords on Thursday.Australains 4 for 183.Trumper c.Trott O.Hopkins c. Trott O.Hill 4.Noble n.o.56,Armstrong 55…

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Racing with Postcards

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 3

A postcard race round the world has just been organised in Paris, as a practical test of the utmost that can be achieved in the way of speed. 470 postcards were put…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1905 · page 3

A. P. Penman is one of the few who have represented New South Wales at both cricket and Rugby football. A. D. Fisher, also of the Sydney University,…

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Football. Queensland v. N.S.W. SYDNEY, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1905 · page 2

Teams representative of these two States met, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, to-day for the fourth and last time this season,…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 8

Local football, on Saturday, was very deficieat, only one match— a junior being— played, the others not taking place, owing to three of the clubs forfeiting. South Grafton forfeited to…

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Lawn Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 8

A N. S. W. tennis team beat a Northern Districts team, at Tamworth, last week, 143 games to 76. A single contest between Law and Dr. Griffiths, a Sydney champion, was won by the…

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The Racing Mania

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 4

A correspondent, has pointed out in one of the morning papers that the number of race meetings in the metropolitan and Newcastle districts works out at one for every…

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The Prices of Cricket Bats

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 6

The highest-priced bat was made for presentation to the late Duke of Clarence. It was of walnut, mounted with silver, and highly ornamented, and cost betweon forty…

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Athletics

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 8

At the Sydney Gaiety Club, on Saturday night the fight between Ted Green and Jones, for the bantam championship. terminated in a disgraceful scene. After the fourth round the…

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Football

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 4

The following will represent Scottish Rifles against Maclean Seniors to-morrow:— Fullback—[?], Hattersley; three-quarters— Davis, McLachlan, McDongall, Nicholson; halves— Jones, Fairhall;…

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