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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Boxing

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 5
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

Joe Russell easily defeated Jim Barry at Brisbane on Saturday evening. The boxing contests between Sol. Jones and Wal. Coleman took place…

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Tennis

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

A very enjoyable day was spent at Stockyard Creek on Saturday last, when a tennis match, was played between the Warwicks and S[?]ockyard…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 5

Bellingen defeated South Arm by 38 to nil, and Gleniffer and East End played a draw, 3 all, on Saturday last…

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FOOTBALL. To-Morrow's Teams

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 5

Centrals v. Federals at Ulmarra tomorrow: -- W. Busch, J. Marshall, A. Hague, R. Hall, Joe Dousling, Jack Dousling, W. J. Zietsch, A. C…

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Bowls

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 11

The largest crowd which has visited [?] Lismore Bowling Green for years attended last Wednesday to witness the match [?] between a team representing the New South…

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Football Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

A MEETING of the local Football Union was held at the Commercial Hotel last Saturday night. The third and fourth rounds of the…

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Local Football Items

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

The local Recreation Ground will be the rendezvous of many heads this afternoon. It is openly predicted that feet will be aeroplaning…

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Boxing. MacFarland Defeats Bronson

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 11

LONDON, Thursday.—MacFarland won a [?] decision over [?] [?] round bout. MacFarland led for eight rounds…

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Boxing

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

The second Lynch-Jones light, eventuates in Lismore to-morrow night, having been postponed for a week o wing to Jones injuring his hands in…

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Football

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

Centrals journeyed to Ulmarra per Mr. Landenberger's "Sweet Nell" on Saturday and played Federals. The visitors won by 3 to nil. Jim…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 8

At. Palzer, about the only survivor of the recent "white hope" epidemic, declared to-day that he will challenge the winner of the world's championship battle between…

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Bowls. (By Telegram.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 8

The team of N.S.W. bowlers touring[?] Great Britain were beaten by 8 points. The opposing side was representative of the M[?]well Hill Club. The scores were…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 8

On Saturday Westerns and Centrals will one again try conclusions on the Oval and as all true loyers of the game know that the meeting of these teams is always…

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Boxing. Driscoll v. Poesy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday.—Sporting circles were much interested in last night's boxing contest between Jim [?]scoll and Jean Poesy the little Frenchman, at the National…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 5

The Grafton Sports Club's third amateur boxing tournament, for which good entries have been received in every division, commences in the…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 4

The City league team defeated the Country on Monday by 51 to 2. Messenger has now kicked 19 goals in his four first-class matches this…

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Late Sporting. English Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 2

The match with Warwickshire had to be abandened owing to rain. The Australians in the first innings ran up to 262, the County made 275 and…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 11

The third amateur boxing tournament under the auspices of the Grafton Sports Club starts on Monday evening at the Theatre Royal.Good entries gave been…

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Cricket Items

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 3

In the match Cambridge versus South Africa the latter have won by 10 wickets. In the match between South…

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