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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1908

928 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 47

V.R.C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

The Autumn Meeting was brought to a close an Saturday afternoon. Elms Handicap, 7fur.—Lady Rylstone, 8-18 (G. Ross), 1; Modaglin, 8st. (Campbell), 2; Fille…

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Football. the Coming British Team

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 4

T. Smith, of Leicester completes the British Rugby team to visit New Zealand and Australia. An earlier cable message stated that the team of…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

"Reggie" [?], one of the three-quarters coming cut with the British leam, is said to be a most versatile player, after the style of Messenger…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

At a farewell to the English team in Melbourne, the captain. Mr. Jones, said he and his team had been treated in a royal manner. lie would not like to say they ought to have won…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 9

United v. Alumay Creek on Oval. Saturday— Oram, Arnott. Fisher, Farquharson, Eggins, Bottemley, Ferguson, Iredale, Macpherson, Caswell, Meally. Fraser (12),…

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Sydney Grade Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

Some peculiar cricket was witnessed in the grade competitions on Saturday. Waverley were dismissed by Gordon for 125, S. Gregory 37, macartney securing 9 for 38: Gordon losing 9…

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Cricket. M. A. Noble Testimonial. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

The Noble testimonial fund has reached nearly £900 in Sydney, including £236 net profit of the Cricket Ground concert on Wednesday night…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 5
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

The annaul meeting of the Central Division Football Club will be held at the Council Chambers this evening: the annual meeting of the Western Division at the Willow Tree Hotel…

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Racing Associations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 5

The second essay of the Western district sportsmen to ferm an association for the better government of the turf in that section will be watched with no small degree of interest by all…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 5

Owing to heavy rain all cricket fixtures were off on Saturday. Fixtures for next Saturday—United v. Southampton, at South Grafton: Alberts v. Alu[?]y…

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Ulmarra Tennis Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Ulamrra Tennis Club was held last Thursday night. Mr. Glissan (V.P.) in the chair. A letter was read from the Grafton Amateur Minstrel Club. offering to give their…

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Proposed Sculling Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 5

R. Arnst has gone on a long bicycling tour in New Zealand with H. Floyd as companion, and, no doubt, this is the beginning of a long course of training. Webb and Arnst have come to a…

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Sunday Cricket Matches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 5

Regarding the resolution carried at the committee meeting of the Helensburgh Workmen's Social and Literary Institute, considerable umbrage has been taken by the local storekeepers,…

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Football. Central Division Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 5

The first annual meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. The President (Mr. J. W. McNamara)…

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Cricket. M. A. Noble Testimonial. the World's Best Cricketer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 5

In his concluding article to the "Sydney Morning Herald," Major Phillip Trevor, manager of the English team, writing of Noble, says:--…

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Rugby Football Union. Particulars of Competitions

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Young, secretary of the local branch is in receipt of the following communication, together with other attached particulars from…

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Bellingen Football Club

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above was held at Capp's Hotel on Wednesday evening when there were 16 members present. Mr. O. Lewis occupied…

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G.R.C. Regatta Handicaps

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 11

Open Single Sculls—E. Shore scr., N. Ziersch 7 sec., C. M'Grath 7, A. Lardner 10, H. Kipping 14, W. M'Grath 17, P. M'Grath 21, W. Drury 22, T. Paine 23, R. Wickenden 40. Second and third…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 12

The annual meeting of the Western Division Club was held at Smith's Hotel on Wednesday. The annual report and balance-sheet were read and adopted, and the officers elected were…

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