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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1912

875 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 44

Local Football Items

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 2

FOOTBALL was not indulged in on the local "scene of many struggles" last Saturday. A bye occurred in which all teams had the…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

The Grafton Sports Club's third amateur Loxing tournament postponed from last Monday night, opens at the Theatre Royal to-night…

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New Racing Rules

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

In the new rules of racing it is specially mentioned that a pony ineans any horse measuring 14 hands 2 inches or under…

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N.Z. Rugby Team. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

At Auckland yesterday, the New Zealand Rugby League. team for Australia, after showing good form, defeated Auckland province by 38 to…

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The Cricket Dispute. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

Speaking at the Peter MoAlister presentation social in Melbourne, Mr. Bean, a member of the Board of Control, referred to the recent…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

Russell defeated Thorn on points in a 20-rounds contest in Brisbane on Saturday evening. Local Tourney Opened…

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SPORTING Late Telegraphic Sporting. Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.—Playing for Surrey against Essex, Hitch captured eight wickets for 88 runs. In the match between Warwickshire and…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 2

The first wager in regard to the Johnson-Flynn match has been made. The Mayor of Las Vegas has offered to give odds and back John&on for…

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Boxing Tournament

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 3

The Grafton Sports Club opened its third amateur boxing tournament in the Theatre Royal on Monday night in the presence of a fairly…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 3

A meeting of the C.R.R.U. is to be held to-morrow night. The C.R.R.U. officials are endeavouring to arrange an inter district…

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A Cricket Record

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 3

The "hat trick" is nothing to the "bat trick," as per the following illustration; -- In a junior championship match in…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 8

During a boxing tournament at Cowr[?] on Saturday night, an aboriginal named H[?]dy, who fought[?] in one of the bouts [?] [?]deredu nconsciouos, and died a few…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

Foreign boxers who are either under contract to Mr. McIntosh, or with whom contracts are being sought with a reasonable possibility of their…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

The game between Pirates and Burringbar at. Murwillumibah on Saturday was rough, the former winning by 6 to 5. Russell, of the…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

A big feature of Australia's cricket so far is the uniform excellence of Jennings batting. The young Queenslander comes up smiling in match…

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GOLF. England v. Scotland. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

The golf professionals match, England v. Scotland, twrelve aside, at Edinburgh, ended in a tie. Vardon beat Braid by a hole Braid and…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 11

The following will represent the Grafton Tennis Club in a match against a country team to-day on the Grafton courts:— Law and Glovanelli; H. Shaw and…

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Local Football Items

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 2

THE local Waratahs will play the Northern Stars on the, Recreation Ground this afternoon. It is freely predicted that the Waratahs will have a fairly easy…

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Cows or Cricket?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 7

Many things, including child slavery, have been charged against the dairy farmer, but it appears now that Australia's supremacy on the cricket field is threatened with…

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International Cricket. Surrey Defeats Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 11

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Australia v. Surrey, match was continued in hot threatening weather. There was a small attendance, and a hard wicket…

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