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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 66

Football Match

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

THE football match on the local Recreation Ground last Saturday afternoon, between Dorrigo and one of the Belling teams, proved…

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Tennis Club Ball

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

THE Grand Ball, held in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last in connection .with the Dorrigo Tennis Club, was only: partly…

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Inverell Picnic Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 11

Ladies' Bag.—Alaric 1, Minting Prince 2. Betting: 6 to 4 Maric, 2 to 1 Minting Prince. Time, 1.44. Corinthian Handicap.—Goondi 1, Rendale 2…

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Casino Show Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 11

CASINO, Friday night.—Casino Jockey Club's Show meeting to-day was largely attended, and there was good racing. Carmount Handicap, 6f.—Merloom, 7-5, 1;…

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Latest Sporting. Tamworth Newmarket Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 11

Novice Handicap.—Renkerna 1, Charleville 2, Pi[?]mella 3. Time, 1.15. Newmarket Handicap, of £200, 6fur.—Miocene, 7-10 (Lightfoot), 1; Tiffany, 8-0, 2; Mersin[?]…

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Sporting. Boxing. Hang Beats Curran. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 3

At the Stadium last night, Bill Lang, the Australian heavy-weight champion, defeated Petty Officer Curran(England) on points at the end of twenty rounds, after a vigorous…

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Cricket. Team for America. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 3

Mayne's cricket team which is to tour America sailed by the Niagara to-day. The team is the same as has already been published with the…

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Late Wires. a Football Riot. a Youth Shot. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 3

At the conclusion of the junior football match at Yarraville (Melbourne) on Saturday a disturbance occurred over three girls. During the…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 8

At Brisbane on Saturday, Herb. McBoy defeated Joe Russell on a knock-out in the third round. At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night,…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 8

The Lawrence Tennis Club oponed the season with a match against Tullymorgan on the former's court on Saturday. The result was a win for the home team by 22 games. A euchre…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 8

"Daily" Messenger, one of the finest, or perhaps the greatest footballer Australia has known, has definitely decided to retire from the game…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 8

Alumny Creek, v. Tucabaia at Alumny Creek, next Saturday, all day:—A., M., and C. Gray, T., W., A., S., H., and C. Ford; J. Parker, H. Bailey. Tucabia: G. and M. Want, M…

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Coff's Harbour Pony Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 8

Weights declared for the meeting to-morrow:- Opening Handicap, 14.2 a.m.-Greylight 10-2, Lady Betty 9-5, Louie 8-0, Glenaff 8-0, Cook 7-0, Lady Charmer 7-0…

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Miscellaneous Champion Rine Bowls

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 3

The Grafton Bowling Club has presented a trophy for the champion link on the North Coast, and the sames will be played on June 3 at…

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Sporting. Boxing. Sonter V. Mansfield

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 3

Grafton is one of the towns where the boxing boom, practically inaugurated in Sydney by the famous Burns Johnson fight, obtained a fairly firm…

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Football. Dorrigo V. Raleigh

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 3

Our Raleigh correspondent whites : --The Dorrigo team met Raleigh here on Saturday last, and after a keen encounter were defeated by the…

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Cobras at Races. Excitement for Kitchener. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 3

Lord Kitchener, at the Cairo (Egypt) Races, occupied a special box in the grandstand. A movement under the flooring caught his…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 8

Hughie Mehegan talks about some interesting experiences in England. He says weighing-in in London creates wonderful interest. When he went to the scales at 2 o'clock in the…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 8

Ramornie F.C. v. South Grafton at Ramornie grounds, on Saturday:—Backs, L. and N. Phillis, W. Messenger, J. Daley, D. McMahon, D. Wilkinson, H. Jenkins; forwards, W. Allen,…

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Clarence River Coursing Club

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 8

Patron, Mr. C. Strauss (Mayor). Committee Messrs. C. T. Schwinghammer (President), R. G. White, A. E. Durrington, T. Smith (V. P's.), J. Zuber, F. E. C. Shaw, M. Russell,…

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