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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 8

The Undaunted-Alumny Creek match for next Saturday is off, owing to the former being unable to procure a team. Calliope v. Palmer's Island at Palmer's…

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Boxing Sonter Defeats Andrews

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

Billy Sonter, of Grafton, met Monte Andrews, of Sydney, in the Grafton Rink yesterday in a 20-rounds go for £50 aside and a 60 and 40 per cent…

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Sporting To-morrow's Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

To-morrow the Show race meeting of the L.V.J.C. will be held on the Grafton course. There are five events on the programme, the first of which…

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Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 2

Y.M.C.A. played a draw with Dorrigo on the Ideal wicket on Saturday, much in favor of Dorrigo, who planted 240 runs on the book—a score largely due to…

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Corowa Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday.—Although ther was good entries for the Corown races, and the majority of the horses were on the course. owners used the scratching pen to such an…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 2

An Alstonville cricket enthusiast has offered £1 to the first Alstonville player who makes a century during the forthcoming tour on the…

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Boxing Russell v. Fitzjohn. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

At the Stadium last night, Joe Russell, of Brisbane, defeated Frank Fitzjohn, on points, at the end of 20 rounds. Russell was the heavier…

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Another Boxing Fatality. Death of Bob. Bryant. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

Another ring tragedy is reported, Jas. Robert Boland, who fought under the name of Bob Bryant, aged 23, be[?]g the victim. Bryant and Bob…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

Mr. W. Drury, on behalf of Bill Sonter, and Mr. C. Devereaux, on behalf of Paddy Lynch, have clinched matters for a match for £50 aside, to take place in…

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Grafton Golf Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

The green committee has amended the links by lengthening several holes and shortening others, making the course more sportive from a player's point of view…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 2

Teams from the Mid-Clarence Association visited the Lower River centres on Saturday, last, and were beaten in all matches…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 8

Monty Andrews returned to Sydney this week, but intends retruning to Grafton to meet Sonter in a return match on a night of May races. Andrews has…

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Sporting Chatsworth Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the regatta committee was held on Monday night, with Mr. W. Amos, President, in the chair. The secretary…

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Boxing

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

In the boxing contest between Russell and Fitzjohn, Russell won on points in 20 rounds. The editor of "Fair Play" reckons…

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Tennis

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

At a meeting held at O.B.X. Creek on the 25th inst., the local tennis club was reformed. Mr. L. Frank was elected Secretary…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

Southgate v, Cowper at Cowper to-morrow :--Leeson, McLachlan, Cooper, Clay, Dickson, Fisher, Wing[?]eld (three), Clark, Randell…

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Woodburn Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

The second race meeting of the Woodburn Turf Club was held on Wednesday. The fine weather enabled a large number of people to be present…

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At the Races. a New Chum's Impressions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 3

Although the ever-rolling stream of time has brought me to that period of life known as the sere and yellow leaf, it had never been my fortune (or…

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The Came of Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 3

Y.M.C.A. met and defeated Guy, Fawkes on the local wicket on Saturday. The weather conditions were all against good cricket, it…

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Rugby Football. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 3

The English Rugby Union committee has decided to invite overseas delegates to attend the rules sub-committee and general…

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