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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 9

"To what do I attribute my success as a swimmer," repeated Miss Etta Mackay, the lady champion swimmer of the world, in an interview in England recently. "Well,…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 9

Ex-boxing promoter writes to the "Referee":—I saw the Lang-Fitzsiminons' fight and also the Jackson-Lees fight years ago. Both were similar in the ending,…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 11

In the match N.S. Wales v. Victoria, the former won by 272 runs. Victoria in their second innings scored 185—M'Alister nil[?] Smith 36, Carroll 7, Ramsford 2,…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 9

The recent match at Adelaide is the first against South Australia in which M. A. Noble has not figured since he first appeared in 1896. He played in 26 matches…

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Armidale Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 9

The programme for the annual race meeting of the Armidale Jockey Club has been issued. The fixture is set, down for 2nd and 3rd February, and the Club will give away…

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Tattersall's Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Weights have been declared for the undermentioned event to be run on Saturday. NEW YEAR'S GIFT.—Irishman 9-9, Son…

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World's Boxing Championship. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1910 · page 3

Tex Ricard (the U.'S. fight promoter) states that the Johnson Jeffries fight is certain to take place at Salt Lake City on July 2th, and…

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Stockton Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Stockton, regatta on Saturday results were:—Youths under 18—E. Towns and W. Riploy 1, Torpey and R. Hughes 2…

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The Chatsworth Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

Officials.:—Starter, Mr. H. Jordan; umpire. Mr. D. M'Donald; timekeeper, Mr. C. Amos; judge, Mr. W. Busch; committee, Messrs. N. D. M'Aulay, P. Murphy,…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 8

Frank Slavin has written to the "Sportsman" from Victoria (British Columbia) denying that he was ever beaten by Charlie Mitchell in two rounds, as has been…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

Competition fixtures for next Saturday:— First Grade—Undounteds v. Alberts, on Oval; Alumny Creek v. Southampton, at South Grafton. Second Grade—Alumny…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 3

Frank Thorn is a boxer who has been put to a pretty severe test in Sydney, Melbourne, and also in the Western State, and he has come out of that test free…

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SPORTING. How to Revive Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 8

(By "Mid-on" in the Melbourne "Leader.") The gradual but steady diminution of public interest in cricket all over the world is undeniable. Optimists of the extreme order…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 11

In order to introduce himself to the snorting public of Sydney, Johnny Summers, the English lightweight, who is matched to fight the best of the local lightweight…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 12

Undaunted v. Alberts, on Oval: Norrie, Cameron, Campling, Wunderlich, Forrest, Weiley, Turnbull, Sciffert, Davis, Bentley, Hedberg…

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Sporting Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 11

Southgate v. Musk Valley, at Southgate, to-day: C. Clarke, N. Leeson, L. Ellem, T. Ellem, K. Kohn, P'. Knight, E. Kohn, E. Bender, H. Mansfield, E. Ryan, S…

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The First Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 11

An interesting article in "Young England," by M. May, deals with "Football Ancient and Modern." Here, he says, is how football began:—The first football on record…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

Miss Etta MacKay in holding forth regarding swimming for the fair sex, states: —"Although I have no particular medical knowledge to back up this opinion, I can…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

Bill Squires and Bill Lang are busy preparing themselves for Wednesday night's battle at the Stadium for the heavyweight championship of Australia. Lane…

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Swimming Championship Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

In Sydney on Saturday the starters for the 100 yards championship of N.S. Wales were: H; Hardwick (Sydney), A. W. Barry (Sydney), L. Boardman (Sydney), A. W…

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