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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1908

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The Boxing Day Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

The prize meeting promoted by the Grafton Rifle Club, to be held on the Susan Island Rifle Range on Boxing Day Promises to be very…

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Tennis Championships. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

The last day's play in connection with the Australasian lawn tennis championship meeting took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day…

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Brisbane Races. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

The Queensland Turf Club's Summer Meeting was concluded at Brisbane to-day, the principal event resulting: Southport Handicap, 1¼ mile…

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Cricket. N.S.W. V. Queensland. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

The inter-State match between Queensland and N.S.W. (2nd eleven) was commenced at Brisbane to-day. The Northerners batted first and…

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Chatsworth Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 3

The heats in connection with: the Chatsworth regatta will be rowed on Saturday. Great interest is being evinced in the forthcoming regatta, and everything points to…

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Harwood Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 3

The Harwood R.C. propose to, hold their annual regatta on Easter Monday next year. The new butcher boat, which arrived on Friday afternoon, has come in…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The League team of Australian footballers met the Northern Union team in the first test match at London on Saturday. Both teams scored 22…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 5

South Grafton v. Harwood, at Harwood, next Saturday: Want, Childs, Corcoran (2). Brindle, Pollack, Durrington, M'Dermid, Barnier, Lowe, Batty. Elliott (12th)…

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Sporting. Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 3

Southampton beat Undaunted at South Grafton. Undaunted 47—Macpherson 3, Wunderlich 9, Meully 4, Carroll ll, Catt 4, Ferguson 3, Ross 4, Shaw 2, Iredale O,…

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Orara J. C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 5

Following are the weights for the above: Opening Handicap, 6fur.—Athlone 9-5, Apricot 8-1, Zaloe 7-2, Fna 6-12, Kurrajong 6-9, Lady Coon[?]bah 6-7…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

The Oxford and Cambridge Rigby match resulted in a draw--a goal each Gilray, a New Zealander, played for Oxford, and Chapman, a New…

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Cricket. N.s.w. V. Queensland

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 5

The interstate cricket match, New South Wales versus Queensland, was continued at Brisbane on Monday in fine weather. About 6000 wore…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 11

SYDNEY, Friday.—Healey won the 440 yards State swimming championship at Hardwick Hill; there was a dead-heat for second: Brown was third. Time, 5,37…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 11

Truscott knocked out Greenshleds in the 9th round for the light-weight championship of Australia, at Broken Hill on Monday night…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The N.S. Wales Rugby Union tean[?] has postponed the New Zealand 1909 tour to 1910. The Wallabies defeated Glamorgan,…

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Racing Appeal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the monthly meeting of the A.J.C. the appeal of Mr. Thomas against the decision of the stewards for disqualifying himself and his horse…

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Racing Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 7

A meeting of representatives of Northern racing clubs was held at Newcastle for the purpose of discussing the advisableness of appointing a stipendiary steward to act at…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 11

The following players have been selected to represent Victoria in the Interstate match against New South Wales, commencing on Saturday, December 26th, on the…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The cricket match at Adelaide between N.S.W. and South Australia commenced to-day in fine weather. Noble won the toss and batted, N.S.W…

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Tattersall's Club Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The following are the acceptors for the Carrington Stakes, 6fur. —Virtu 8-12, Aragain 8-11, Orfano 8-11, Lady Ruenalf 8-9, Lord Beauchamp 8-7,…

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