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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 46 of 66

Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 7

Local supporters of the game will be pleased to hear that S. Ford, the wellknown Alumny, Creek player, has been invited to join the country cricket team to…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 8

Against Kent, Hitch took eight wickets. for 48 runs[?] Tarrant has completea a thousand runs and taken a thousand wickets…

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Cricket. English Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 5

Against Kent, Hitch (for Surrey) took eight wickets for 48 runs. Frank Tarrant has completed a thousand runs and taken a hundred…

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Boxing. Langford and Jeanette. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. McCarey has announced at Lo Angeles that he has matched Sam Langford and Joc Jeanette to fight twenty rounds at Verona on October…

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Coursing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 11

A meeting under the auspices of the Clarence River Coursing Club will take place at the Junction this afternoon. The chief event is the Junction Stakes, for 16…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 12

Lang stated on Thursday that the report that h[?] was endeavouring to arrange a contest with Carpentier was perfectly true. He was ambitious to secure the white…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 11

Matt Wells' next opponent will be another famous English boxer, Owen Moran, who is at present on board the Orontes, bound for Australia. Mr. Baker sent a…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 11

South Grafton v. Western at South Grafton to-day:—Pearce, Greenaway, McAulay, Yule, Carmichael, Schwinghammer (2), Fletcher, Walters, Beatson, Zietsch,…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 11

Several prominent cricketers in this State and in Victoria have been invited to join the Rev. E. F. Waddy's team to visit Ceylon in December and January. The…

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Tennis Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 2

THE finishing touches are flow being put on the local tennis court. The laying of the court has been considerably delayed owing to the…

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Football Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 2

THE game on the recreation ground on Saturday last, between the Rovers and Megan, was a good old tough struggle from beginning to…

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The Cricket season

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 2

THE cricket season, which will commence early in Dorrigo this year promises to be the most brisk on record. The willow and morocco…

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

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 9

"Early Bird's" selections for to-morrow are:- Dundas Handicap: Cider 1, Abbcite 2, Former 3…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 3

South Grafton defeated Westerns by 8 to 3 on Saturday, after the best game of the season so far. Mr. Len Williams gave great satisfaction as…

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Cricket. English Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 3

Surrey beat Kent by an innings and forty runs, Dillon making 135. Against Norfolk, Barnes, after 2p scored off him without a wicket…

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MISCELLANEOUS C.R. Coursing Club. Fourth Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 3

The Clarence River Coursing Club's fourth meeting on Saturday attracted the largest and most representative attendance which has ever gathered…

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Sporting Bowls. North Coast Championship. Won by S. Clark

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 3

The final games for this single-handed championship of the North Coast were played off at Ballina on Wednesday, when two representatives…

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Boxing. Lang Beats Curran. a Poor Display. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 3

At the Stadium last night, in the presence of 12,000 spectators, Bill Lang (Australia), 14.3, defeated Petty Officer Curran. (England). 14.12. on…

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Cricket. English Cricket. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 3

The margin between Kent and Yorkshire for the cricket competition is now seven points. This is attributable chiefly to the bad weather…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 3

Several fairly big bets were made on the recent international boxing match—the biggest was perhaps, £500 to £400 on Wells. Even hundreds were offered and…

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