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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 66

Taree Pony Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 7

Flying Handicap:—G. Bird's Othello [?]. W. May's Dandy Jack 2, L. Hennet's Sting 3. Railway Handicap.—Donovan's Hastings 1. C. Byrne's Mona 2, A. G. Miller's, Nellie…

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Victoria Park Races—Yesterday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 8

Flying Welter, 5[?]f.—Silisia, 8-4, 1; Mundic, 9-7, 2; Simola, 8-0, 3. Unlimited [?] was favourite at 4[?] Time 1.11[?] 14 hands Handicap, 5f.—First Toy, 9-0…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

Wolgast and Buck have been matched for a boxing contest at the Pier Stadium on Saturday, July 12, for £25 aside…

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Miscellaneous C R. Coursing Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Committee of the Clarence River Coursing Club will be held at McMahon's Commercial Hotel on Monday night for the purpose of…

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Cricket. Western C.c

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

The trophy donated by C. Apps for the bowling average of the Western Cricket Club last season was won by A. Eaton, with an average of 12.4…

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Sporting. Football. Grafton Team at Bellingen

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

The representative team from the C.R.R. Union (Grafton end) met Bellinaen [?] on Saturday last, and was defeated, as stated in our issue…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 11

Duke Kahanamoku, the world's amateur champion sprint swimmer, will visit Australia next season. He has already refused an offer of £10,000 to turn professional by…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 11

Mr. Hugh D. McIntosh expresses the opinion that Johnson's term in gaol will be a godsend to him. "When he comes out," said Mr. McIntosh, "after leading a…

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Golf

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 11

J. H. Taylor won the British golf championship with 304. Grafton Golf Club. Result of bogey match of 9 holes for…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 12

LONDON, Wednesday.—Parke beat Beamish 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Doust beat Dawson 6-2, 6-4, 1-6, 1-6, 10-8: and McLoughlin beat Mavro[?]ordato 6-1, 6-3, 6-2…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 11

Southgate v. Westerns, at Southgate, to-day:—Donohue (4), Fischer (2), Hayes, Cooper, Lee, C. Smith, B. Cameron, Hodge, Watkins, Bender, Wingfield; [?]…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 11

Gloucester defeated Kent by six wickets, Dennett taking eight wickets for 63. The Australians defeated the Schenectady Club, scoring 291 as against Schenectady's…

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Lawrence Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 11

Weights have been declared as under by Mr. W. H. Carmont:- [?] Handicap, 6furs.—A.B.S. 9st., Tri[?] 9st., Voladele 9st., Splendense 8-13,…

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New Rule of Racing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 12

LONDON, Thursday.—The Jockey Club has adopted a rule giving stewards discretion to disqualify a jockey for crossing at any part of a race, if in doing so he interferes with…

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Telegraphic Sporting (By Telegram from our Sydney Representative.) Rosehill Races — Yesterday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 12

First Hurdle Race, 2m.—Floating, 9-0, 1; Tattler, 9-12, 2; Monsteur, 9-13, 3. Betting Evens Monsieur, 3-s Flating. Time, 3.56[?] Flying Handicap, 6f.—Sweet Malt, 8-0, 1;…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 3

Westerns were defeated by Southgate at Southgate on Saturday by 6 to nil. Westerns pressed for the first quarter, but then died away…

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Sporting. Boxing. Jerome Beats Sonter. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 3

At Brisbane last night Bill Sonter, after leading on points until the sixteenth round, was knocked out by Jerry Jerome by a terrific left on the…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 8

At Sydney Stadium a 10-round contest was fought between a pair of heavyweights Charlie Cox—who, through his many victories,in the Northern Rivers district was,…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 8

Palmer's Island and Maclean met on the latter's ground on Saturday, and the game was simply a fiasco, Maclean scoring just when they liked. The score resulted:…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 7

Westerns journeved to Southgate on Saturday and were defeated by the home team by 6 to nil. There were no scores in the first half, Southgate having the…

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