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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Boxing Arnst Takes Up the Game. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 3

Dick Arnst, champion sculler of the world, has made up his mind to go in for boxing, but will not abandon sculling. He hopes to reach the top…

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Harwood Regatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 3

Owing to the boisterous wet weather that has prevailed during the greater part of the week, the Harwood Water Brigade annual regatta, which was to have been held…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

A [?] boxing tournament, promoted by Professor Miller, took place in the Caledonian Hall, Maclean, on Saturday. Owing to the unfavourable weather, only four…

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Boxing Not Wanted in Mexico. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 3

Pugilistic exhibitions have bean banned throughout the country of Mexico. Jim Jeffries was made acquainted with this fact on his arrival…

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Regatta Club

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

The attention of all persons interested in the above club is called to the notice in this issue calling a meeting for Friday night next, 10th inst., at Conaghan's hotel,…

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Bellinger River Regatta

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the founders of the above Regatta was held at Conaghan's hotel on Wednesday night, for the purpose of disregatta, and also to enrol members of the…

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Boxing Attell Injured

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

In the fight between Abe Attell and Tommy Kilbane at Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday, the decision was in favor of the latter on a technicality…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

Cricket is dead in Lismore. Two of the town teams had to forfeit their fixtures for Saturday last, owing to inability to get teams, says a local…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 10

Paddy Lynch and Sam B[?]ns have been matched to fight at Inverell on March 1—Show night—for £25 aside, and 60 and 40 per cent[?]of the gate Lynch…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 10

Mr. [?] Hynes is in receipt of a letter from Mr. N[?]l Coleman, Hon. Secretary Casino School of Arts C.C., in which [?] states all arrangements are being made to…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 3

A fight has been arranged for February between Bill Lang, the Australian heavy-weight, and Sam Langford, the colored heavy-weight, whom…

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Sporting Tennis

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 3

H. A Parker, the N.S,W. singles tennis champion, by his latest success in New Zealand, has brought his total of championships to 100…

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Telegraphic Sporting Races Postponed. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rains last night and this morning, the races which were to be held at Canterbury Park to-day, have been…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

Our Copmanhurst correspondent writes: —Ted Robbie, ex-welter champion of Tasmania, organised an athletic entertainment in Maurice's stadium on pay Saturday,…

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International Rugby. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 3

Wales defeated Scotland in the Rugby series by 32 to 10 at Edinburgh on Saturday; 25,000 witnessed the game. The Northerners never…

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Boxing Sonter Again. Papke v. Thompson. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 3

"Cyclone" Thompson and Billy Papke are matched to fight on Saturday night. (Both men are Americans. Bill Sonter the undefeated heavyweight champion of the North Coast, continues his winning career. At Murwillumbah on Monday night…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 8

W. Sonter defeated "Battling" Nelson at Murwillumbah on Monday, knocking him out in the first round. Sonter and J. Lindley, of Lismore, will fight for the…

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Boxing

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

Jim Jeffries, world's ex-champion pugilist, and his wife are now touring the world, and may look in at Australia on their way home…

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That Boxing Contest. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

Sir,—Allow me, the "juvenile critic," space in your columns to correct some of the wild and misleading statements made by M…

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Boxing Dave Smith Injured. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 5

Dave Smith is suffering with a broken small boke in his right hand, and consequently his match with Papke (for the world's middle-weight…

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