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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Ballina Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

The following handicaps have been declared for the Ballina races on Easter Monday:-- Opening Handicap, 6 furlongs.--…

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Boxing the Sonter-billins Match

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

Bill Sonter, the undefeated heavyweight champion of the North Coast, returned to Grafton on Monday from Inverell, where, on Saturday night,…

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Reform in Victorian Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 8

At Melbourne a mass meeting of members of the League and Association football club was held "to consider the best means of effecting reform in the…

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Boxing. The "Hope of the While Race."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 8

At Auckland, Jack Lester, Tommy Burns' "hopo of the white race," arrived by the Talune. Owing to the delayed voyage, he will be unable to meet Bill Lang in…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5
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Hall beat Chewey Williams in Sydney on Wednesday night. The latter lacked condition. Hall led till the end of the fourth round, when…

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The Came of Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 3

The local cricket season is virtually closed, and it is interesting to look back upon it as being success. Situated as the district is, Visits of…

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Cricket. CALLIOPE v Blue Gums

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

Something unique happened at Small Park, Ulmarra, on Saturday in the way of cricket matches. Calliope met Blue Gums in what was to have been an all day match…

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Brushgrove Football Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 11

Football enthusiasts at Brushgrove are organising for the coming season. They recently decided to open the season with a social, and this eventuated in the School…

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Maclean Easter Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 3

The Maclean Easter Regatta was held under most unfavourable weather conditions on Monday. Early in the morning heavy rain fell and…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 3

At Muskogee, Oklahoma, in a boxing contest between "Knockout" Brown of Chicago, and "Joe" Gorman, the latter was knocked out in the fifth round. A…

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Bowls

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 3

There is bowling boom at present in Sydney. The Taranaki (N.Z.) Association team has arrived in Sydney. In the intor-State bowling match…

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Chatsworth R.C. Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 3

Notwithstanding the inclomency of the weather heavy showers having set in on Friday at 7 p.m. and continuing without intermission until noon on…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 3

"Touchline" writes in the "Northern Star":—The Secretary of the R.R. Union has received invitations to send teams to the Clarence and Kyogle during the…

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N S.W. Cricket Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—In proposing the toast pf "The Country Cricketers" at the luncheon on the Sydney Cricket Ground, Mr. Smith, chirman of the Country…

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Maclean Easter Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

Nothing daunted by the heavy rains, the Maclean Easter Regatta on Monday caused a great deal of excitement and enovment to the…

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Chatsworth Regatta. an Enjoyable Function

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 4

Officials:-- President, Mr. W. Amos; hon. treasurer, Mr. N. D. McAuley; hon. sec., Mr. H. T. J. Dawson; committee Messrs. B. Kahn, J. Wiblen,…

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Boxing a Yankee Lightweight. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 3

Frank Picalo, the American lightweight pugilist, arrived in Sydney by the steamer Mokoia this morning. He claims to have had a couple of…

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Bowls

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 8

The question of the formation of a bowling council for Australia, on the lines of the cricket council, was discussed at a meeting of delegates from the different bowling…

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Mr. F. S Jackson on Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 8

Mr. F. Stanley Jackson, the celebrated Yorkshire cricketer, speaking from the chair at the annual dinner of the York Cricket Club, said he viewed with…

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