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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

Coramba cricket club played a match at Upper Orara last Saturday, winning by 4 runs. Scores—Coramba 61 and 135, Upper Orara 62 and 130. Stanley did the…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 9

Alberts v. Palmer's island, on the racecourse— Back, J. Hood, L. Klaus, Howarth, Fischer, Hudson, Rotckiss, Everingham, M'Farlane, Hynes, Dorrington…

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Rusby Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

At a meeting of the council of the N.S. Wales Rugby Union on Monday, it was resolved that in addition to the mets of professionalism, as provided for in the union's…

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Lawrence J. C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 9

Handicap for the two principal events in connection with the above meeting:- Opening.—E. Langham's C[?]o 9-8, C. Cavanough's Glen 8-4, T. A. Aston's Freda (into…

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The Second Test Cricket Match. (Specially written by Major Philip Trevor.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 7

It is not my intention to say much about England's extraordinary dramatic victory in the second test match, but in this case I certainly think that the batting of…

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Sporting. Saturday's Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 2

An impromptu regatta was held on the river on Saturday afternoon, the two principal events, a motor boat race and a sailing race, being decided…

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Harwood Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 8

Handicaps have been declare as under in connection with Monday's regatta:- MAIDEN SINGLES.—W. Brown, H.R.C., Scr. D. Mathesen, M.R.C., 3sec.,; F. Brown, H.R.C.,…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 8
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

The competition among the clubs and swimmers for the title of champion of New South Wales over various distances has been keener during this season than for many years past. Of the…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 8
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

Owing to several of the leading cricketers being absent from the district the Harwood Club was unable to send a representative team to take part in the inter-district matches: but they…

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Rosehill Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 8

January Stakes, 6fur.—Malsterdelie, 8st. (Brennan), 1; Orfano, s.s (Hickey),2; M[?]esmore, 7-7 (J. Pike), 3, Malsterdelle squeezed home a winner by a head. Time, 1.57…

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Sailing and Motor Boat Racing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon considerable interest was manifested in an imprompt[?] regatta promoted by the Grafton sailing and Motor Club, in which the principal events were sailing and…

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Inter-Association Cricket Matches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

The first matches of the season between Grafton and Lower Clarence Association clubs were played on Saturday on up-river wickets, Four clubs came by steamer from…

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Harwood Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

The first regatta of the Harwood Water Brigads and Rowing Club will be held on Monday. There are large entgries. The following heats have been rowed in connection with the…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

At the joint carnival of the North Sydney and Lavender Bay Swimming Clubs on Wednesday C. Healy swam 200yds, in 2,min. 11 1-5sec., beating the woria[?]s record by 23-5sec. For the…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 11

Glenreagh v. Southampton, on Monday— Ellen (5), Cowling, Rudder, Sweeney, Nicholson, Snodgrass, and [?]ggett. The annual report of the Master Huliders…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

The return representative1 match between the Lower and Upper Clarence will he played at Maclean to-day. The Upper River representatives are—Want, Pollack, Klaus, Everingham,…

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Harwood Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

Starter, Mr. H. Jordan: umpire, Mr. D. McDonald; timekeeper, Mr. W. Boden; judge, Mr. J. M. Kelly; president. Mr. J. P. Maher, Committee—Messrs. L. Pringle, A. Bell…

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Anniversary Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Anniversary Regatta to-day there were some splendidly contested events. The principal results were as follows:- inter-state 18-footers Handicap.—Monn, 1¼…

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