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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

Fernglen defeated Tullymorgan on the latter's court on Saturday last by 54 games to 14. Tyndale defeated King's Greek at Tyndale by 47 games to 24…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

The football competitions opened on the Lower River on Saturday last. At Maclean the Cadets defeated Maclean Juniors by 8 to 3. The senior match between the Fishermen and…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

The official dates for the cricket matches against the Australians have been announced as follows:—Victoria, May 29 to 31, thence to Edmonton, Prince Albert and Montreal. The…

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Sydney Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

In the first grade League football matches on Saturday, South Sydney beat Annandale 10 to 4. Glehe beat Western Suburbs by 19 to 9. Balmain beat Newtown 5 to 2. Eastern…

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Northern Rivers Racing Fixtures

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

May 14 and 15.—C.R.J.C., Grafton. May 21.—South Grafton J.C. May 24.—Tweed River J.C. June 3.—R.R.T.S., Casino…

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Wallsend Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

Plattsburg Handicap, 6f.—Vellum, 6-12 (O'Connell), 1; Blue Tilly, 7-11, 7lb. allowance, 2; Mogenmit, 8-0, 3. Betting: 7 to 4 against Kinetie, 10 to 1 Vellum. Won by three lengths…

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Tattersall's Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

Hurdle Race, about 2m.—John Willie, 11-2 (Woodburn), 1; Busra, 10.12, 2; Gum[?], 10.5 3. Betting: 3 to 1 Busra, 7 to 1, John Willie. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.33…

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Kensington Races Abandoned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—Owing to continued wet weather, Kensington races, after two postponements, have been abandoned…

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Brisbane Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

Trial Handicap, 6f.—Tullycrackey, 10-11, 1; Lade, 6-11, 2; Flossette, 7-11, 3. Won by half a length in 1.16¾. Tattersall's Purse. 6f. Ruinall, 7-11, 1;…

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Adelaide Races—Saturday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

Welter Handicap, 1m.—Valia, 9-11, 1: Penza, 9-0, 2; Movenbar, 8-5, 3. Won by three-quarters of a length. Hurdle Race, 2m.—Sandrift, 11-11, 1;…

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Iaverell Hospital Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

Charity Stakes, 6f.—Goondi, 8-3, 1; Native Bird, 8-0, 2; Captain Dave, 7-7, 3. Winner: 5 to 4. Time, 1.17. Probationers' Handicap, 6f.—Yawn, 7-0, 1;…

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C.R.J C. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

The Autumn meeting of the Clarence River Jockey Club is a fixture for the afternoons of to-morrow and the following day, on the Grafton course The nominations for the various…

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G.R.C. Pony Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

Nominations received for the meeting to i [?]e held on the Grafton racecourse on Saturday next. They are subject to entries from other secretaries:…

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Tennis Morven V. Ulmarra

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

Our Ulmarra correspondent writes : --Ulmarra Tennis Club met Morven (McFarlane's) Club on the latter's court on Saturday, Morven winning…

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Sporting Football Ulmarra V. Brushgrove

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

Our Ulmarra correspondent writes : Ulmarra defeated Brushgrove at football, on the former's ground, by II points to 7, on Saturday…

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S.g.j.c. Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

The following nominations have been received for the South Grafton Jockey Club races, to be held on Wednesday next The list is subject to…

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C.r.j.c. Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

The C.R.J.C. Committee met last night and, in view of the heavy rain then falling, decided to postpone the May meeting from to-day and…

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Sporting Boxing. the Cordell-sonter Fight. Hysterical Crowd Confused Referee

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

This is how the Brisbane "Daily Mail" described the Sonter-Cordell fight:-- Few lights have been more exciting…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Victorian Government has refused to grant Snowy Baker a lease of land outside Melbourne, on which to build a boxing stadium. Mehegan, Picato, and…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 8

The first grade Rugby football match between North Sydney and Manly at Manly Oval was stopped by the referce owing to the objectionable barracking of a section of the crowd. At…

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