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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Football

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

The Rugby League has received from England a proposal to send a team consisting of Australians, now playing for the Northern Union Clubs, to tour Australia…

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Late Telegraphic Sporting. Boxing

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

LONDON, Friday.—At New York Abe Attell beat Knock Out Drown in a ten rounds fight. Brown was unable to land any advantage and Attell had Brown…

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The Came of Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

AT the Union meeting held on Saturday night it was decided to continue the Kirton Cup Competition. another round. The drawing…

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Sporting. Ulmarra R.c Regatta

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

A series of races were held under the auspices of and amongst the members of the Ulmarra Rowing Club on, Wednesday afternoon The…

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Boxing. Mehegan Still Champion. Sydney, Sunday Night

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

At the Stadium last night Hughie Mehegan defeated Frank Picato for the third time for the light-weight championship of Australia, securing a…

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Cricket. N.S.W. Team Weakened. Sydney, Sunday Night

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

Trumper, Hordern, and Carter will not be available for the N.S.W.-Victoria match at Melbourne. (Trumper, of course, is still…

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Boxing

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

At the Stadium Mehegan defeated Picato for the third time for the lightweight championship, securing a points decision after 20 rounds. The champion led in…

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Tennis

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

Four of the Davis Cup competitors met at Auckland in an exhibition doubles game. The Australian Pair—Brooks and Dunlop—defeated McLoughlin and Wright,…

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Football

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

The Australians, two goals and six tries, defeated Barrow, one goal, and one try. A thousand spectators witnessed the game, which was even in the first half,…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

Calliope C.C. managed to score a win over Southgate C.C. on Saturday by 21 runs, on the tick of "time," after one of the most excit…

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Cricket. Ranji Coming Back. London

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

It is reported that Ranjitsinghji the famous cricketer, will return from India to England for the next cricket season, in the hope of…

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Swimming Championships

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

The first Australian amateur swimming championships were decided at Adelaide on Saturday. W. Longworth added to his Victorian successes. He was a competitor…

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Sporting Topics. Cricket

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

Sydney papers are teeming with suggestions as to how to win the next two test matches. For the most part they simply extol the virtues of the suggestor's pet…

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Boxing

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 5

Barry defeated Lang on points in 1 20 rounds contest. There is no apparent prospect of the M'Vea Langford return match,…

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Cricket. ENGLAND v. TASMANIA

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. The English cricketers defeated Tasmania at Launceston by eight wickets…

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Boxing. Is McVEA SIDE-STEPPING ? SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 4

McVea denies Mr. McIntosh's assertion that he is side stepping a return match with Langford. All he wants is fair conditions and a…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 12

McIntosh says McVea is under contract with him to fight Langford, and he intends to compel him to carry out his park of the bargain. McVea was asking for…

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Boxing. Jack Johnson As Champion Wrestler. Chicago

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 3

Jack Johnson has received an offer of six thousand pounds to wrestle Frank Gotch, the world's champion at Salt Lake City…

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Cricket. N.S.W. v. Victoria. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 3

The return Sheffield Shield match between N.S.W. and Victoria was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. The weather was…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 8

Bill D[?] a world's known trainer of [?], is dead, the result of a general break up. [?] the [?] champion of the…

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