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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Sporting Notes. Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 11

Southgate v. South Grafton at Southgate:- Donahoe (3), Fischer (2), Cameron (2), Wingfield. Smith (2). Lee, Watkins, Hidge, Cooper, Hayes…

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Cricket. English Cricket. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 3

Against Gloucester Wo[?]ester made 457 for three wickets, Bowley making 201 and Pearson 106. They scored Surrey defeated Hamoshire by an…

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Boxing. Jerome Beats Williams. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 3

At Brisbane last night, Jerry Jerome defeated Ed. Williams. At the end of the seventh round the towl was skied after Williams had…

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Tennis the Davis Cup. Germany Beats France. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 3

The final score in the preliminary matches at Wiesbaden between France and Germany, gives the Davis Cup content in favour of Germany by four…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday—At the Stadium, on Saturday night; the English boxer Stagg fooled the Italian Picato badly. He ducked and moved from side to side cleverly,…

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Golf

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 8

A stroke competition was played on Saturday on the Lismore links for a trophy presented by Mr. A. B. Patterson. Conditions were ideal but the scores very disappointing. The winner…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 7

At Yamba a meeting was held at the School of Arts, the object being the formation of a tennis club. A large attendance was present. It was resolved to secure all necessary playing…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 8

First Grade Rugby Union matches, in Sydney, on Saturday resulted:—Globe defeated Balmain by, 31 to 10. Eastern Suburbs beat University by 9 to 5. North Sydney…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 7

Result of Saturday's matches:- Westerns defeated Ramornic at Ramornie by 11 points to 3. Saturday's matches completed the first round…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 7

A meeting of the members of the Palmer's Island Club was held in the Commercial Hotel on Friday night. Present: Mr. F. Lawrence, president: Messrs. Hynes, Mcphee, Kemp,…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 8

The Australians defeated the Prince Albert eleven, scoring for the loss of seven wickets 172, against 78 of the Prince Alberts' in both innings. Macartney scored…

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Wallsend Races—Saturday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 7

Plattsburg Handicap, 6f.—Ayr Girl, 7-7 (in 7lb, pen.), 1: Renkerna, 7-7. 2: Calsomine. 7-7 (allowed 5lb.). 3. Betting: 5 to 4 v. Ayr Girl. Won by half a length: two lengths…

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Lismore Races—Monday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 8

The first day of the Lismore Turf Club's winter meeting was well attended. The racing was of an interesting nature, and speculalion was brisk. The only…

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Rowing Club Regatta

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 3

Monday last will be remembered as the day that [?]hered in the grand sport of rowing in our midet, as the Rowing Club conducted…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

Palmer's island and Maclean Fishermen met on the local ground on Saturday, resulting in a win for the visitors by 9 to 6. The game was…

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Boxing. Lightweight Championship

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 3

The match arranged for July 4, between Willie Ritchie and Joe Rivers for the world's lightweight championship, was broken off last week owing…

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Coursing. Waterloo Cup Postponed. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

The running of the Australian Waterloo Cup has been postponed till Thursday, Friday and Saturday, owing to the unfavourable weather…

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Sporting. Football N.S.W. v. New Zealand. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

Despite the showery cold weather, 20,000 spectators watched the return League football match this afternoon, between N.S.W. and New Zealand on…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 8

In a bout at Melbourne, between Ern McCoy and Jim Duggan, the contestants' heads came together with considerable force in the sixth round. Duggan was thereafter seen to be in…

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Golf

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 7

Matches were played at Lismore on Monday between representatives of that town and Ballina. The grand totals were: Mixed foursomes, Ballina 7-22; Lismore…

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