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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 50 of 66

Telegraphic Sporting. By Telegram from our Sydney Representative.) Golf Championship

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—The final of the open golf championship at Melbourne furnished the keenest and most exciting finish witnessed since the inauguration of the…

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Cricket. English Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

Against Sussex, Hirst scored I60 for Yorkshire, his innings being unfinished. Kent beat Middlesex by five…

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Boxing. Death of Tim Nolan

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

Tim Nolan, a one-time middle and heavyweight boxer, dropped dead in the 'street at Glebe, Sydney, on Monday. Deceased was 45 years of age…

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Football L.c. Competition

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

Our Maclean representative writes:--On Saturday last a very large crowd assembled to watch the football match between the Federal…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 7

A wonderful electric timekeeper is being installed at Sydney Stadium, and will be the first of its kind ever used in any part of the world. One turn of the hand will…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 7

Swan Creak met and defeated the Methodist Tennis Club cm the latter's court on Saturday by 9 sets and 24 games. The full scores were: Swan Creek 10 sets. 61…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 7

Rev. E. F. Waddy has so far perfected his arrangements for taking a team of cricketers to Ceylon in December that, he is enabled to announce the names of 10…

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Ulmarra Tennis Social

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

The first social under the auspices of the local Tennis Club eventuated at Ulmarra on Tuesday night, and was one of the most enjoyable and well-conducted…

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Racing at Unregistered Meetings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 8

Mr. D. S. Rayner, secretary to the Northern Rivers Racing Association, is in receipt of a letter from the Secretary of the A.J.C., in answer to a letter received by…

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Tennis.'

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 8

Hillside Tennis Club was defeated by O.B.X. last Saturday, on the former's court, after an enjoyable game…

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Football

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 4

The Dorrigo second-graders met a Thora team on the latter's ground on Saturday last, when after a most interesting game the home team won…

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English Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 8

Fane is not going to South Africa with the English team, but Douglas has accepted the invitation to go, and will captain the team…

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Boxing. Hollingworth Smith, Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 8

At the Brisbane Stadium last, night, before a fair house, Frank Hollong worth defeated Billy Smith in the third round, when the towel was…

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Western Cricket Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above club was held last night at McCrystal's Hotel. The medal presented by Mr. C. Apps for best bowling average last season was won…

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Miscellaneous Golf Championship. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 8

Lempriere beat Whitton in the final of the Amateur Golf championship of Australia, two up and one to play…

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Cricket. Australians v. Winnipeg. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 8

The Australians were again in playing form for the second game at Winnipeg. Playing a picked eleven of the Winnipeg association they lost…

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Football. the New Zealand Tours. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 8

Wanganui defeated the N.S.W. Rugby Union team at Wanganui by 11 to 6, and the N.S.W". Rugby League…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 11

After making five attempts, Captain Brown succeeded in swimming across New York Bay from the Battery to Sandy Hook, a distance of 22 miles, in 13 hours 38…

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Golf

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 11

The Australian open championship is over, and once again have Victorian amateurs proved their undeniable superiority. The performance of Ivo Whitton, the youthful…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 4

On Saturday a team of' tennis players from Coff's Harbour defeated the Woolgoolga Club on the local'courts, thus turning the tables of the result of the match…

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