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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1912

875 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 44

Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 11

LONDON, Thursday.—Jack Johnson and "Porky" Flynn will fight at Las Vegas. New Mexico, on July 4, in a bout of 45 rounds…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 11

Members and intending members are requested to attend a meeting of the Central Football Club, to be held in McM[?]hon's Hotal on Monday evening next…

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Father of Bowls Dead

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Alexander Johnstone (father of bowls in Australia) died at Hawkesbury River yesterday aged 96. He played bowls for 70 years, and…

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Bowls. England v. Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 11

A match between Australian and English born bowlers will be played on the green to-day. The English team consists of Messrs. Jos. Spencer (skip.) Hill,…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 3

A practice scratch match was played on, McKittrick Park on Saturday afternoon. Next Saturday a breather practice match will be played…

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CRICKET. Dundee Team's Visit

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 3

The Dundee (New England) cric[?] team arrived in Grafton by [?] on Friday night, and were welcome[?] by Messrs. A. J. Pollack and [?]…

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Triangular Cricket Tests. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 3

The South African cricketers have arrived in England. The Australians have reached Toulon (France)…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 8

Tommy Bums will meet Hill Rickards, the Vancouver "white hope," provided they post a thousand pounds as a side bet, and a fair club purse…

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Bowls

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 8

The first round of the North Coast Championship was finished on Saturday, when H. Scha[?] beat E. Avery 31—22. In the second round, O. Welsman beat T. Richards…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 8

Braeside defeated Warwich in a return match on Saturday by 1 set 10 games…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 8

[?] Association [?] final between West [?] and [?] resulted in [?] draw, neither side scoring. The mathc will ve replayed on Wednesay…

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BOXING. Jones v. Sonter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 3

In last Wednesday's "Argus" was published a letter from Sol Joses welter- weight champion of North Queensland, who is now in Lismore…

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Racing Smashes. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 3

At the Maude Races (near Hay) two serious accidents occurred. In the Trial Stakes, a cow tub across the course and brought down…

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Show and Regatta Clashing. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 3

Sir,--Reading your report of the Ulmarra Show luncheon speeches on the above matter, three things struck me with the force of a…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 8

LONDON. Tuesday.—Stanley, the English bantam-weight, whom some English critics look upon as the world's champion, has defeated [?], bantom-weight…

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Bowls

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 8

In the North Coast Championship contests at the bowling green yesterday. H. Schaeffer beat L. Pattison, 32-29. There was a large number of bowlers present…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 8

On Saturday last a team representing Ramornie Tennis Club journeyed to O.B.X., where, after an enjoyable and keenly contested game, they were defeated by the…

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Boxing

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 5

It is reported that McVea's finger is getting worse, and the contest between the two Sams on May 11th, will have to be postponed…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

The following will represent the Grafton second-grade team at 2.15 on South Grafton Oval to-morrow: -- Zeitsch (2), Walters (2), Walker,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

On Saturday last a team representing Ramornie Tennis Club journeyed to O.B.X., where, after an enjoyable and keenly contested game, they,…

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