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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Rosebery Races Postponed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain, the Rosebery pony races, which were to be held to-day, were postponed till Monday…

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Cricket Australians Beat Nelson. Wellington, Friday. AUSTRALIA v. Wellington. Wellington (N.z.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

The Cricket match between Wellington and Australia was commenced. At the luncheon adjournment Wellington had lost four for 93 (Bakes 50)…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—The first of this season's Australian Indies championship carnivals was held on Saturday at tho Domain Baths. In the 100yds championship of Australia Miss…

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Swimming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 7

Duke Kahanamoku, the great Hawaiian swimmer, sulicred defeat in a 50yds. championship at Hawaii on February 21. E.R. Small, a lad, formely of Piitsurbg, but…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—In a twenty-rounds contest at Maitland between Doyle' and Kelly Mansfield, the latter was knocked out in the thirteenth round…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 7

Very shortly the Rushcutters' Bay Stadium and the Stadium. In Brisbane and Melbourne, known together as the Baker circuit, will be registered as the concern of a…

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Rosehill Races. Incidents of the Racing. a Big Smash

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—There was a large attendance at Rosehill on Saturday, when the weather was fine. The tremendous Donkin which the course had sustained made the…

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Athletics

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 7

The proposal to send a team, of athletes representing the South Sydney Harriers to the forthcoming, Pananama Exposition Games, which are to he held at Sun Francisco in…

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Swimming

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

In the 150 yards team championship of Australia, at the ladies' swimming carnival in Sydney on Saturday, Miss Durack, Miss Wiley and…

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Miscellaneous. C.R. Coursing Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

A committee meeting of the above club was held at Mr. P. Berry's' Junction Hotel last evening, when, notwithstanding the distance the…

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Boxing. Contests Arranged Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

McGoorty meets Dave Smith on April 31 and Pat Bradley meets Jeff Smith on Easter Monday. The winner o it of this four meets…

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Football. England Defeats Scotland. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

In the annual international Rugby foot-hall match, England scored two goals two tries against Scotland's one goal and one dropped goal and…

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Rosebery Park Races Abandoned. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

The Rosebery Park races have been abandoned owing to the heavy rain…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 7

Tom McCarey, one of America's biggest promoters, favours changes in the rules of boxing. One of his proposals calls for the man who fouls in a clinch, not to lose the fight on…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 7

Tucabia v. Calliope at Ulmarra, next Saturday: Martin (4), Neville, Marsh, Gillett, Fuller, Murray, Bailey, McCallum. Emer. Robbins, Firth…

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Lawn Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 7

In view of the sale at an early date of the Government blocks on which the Copmanhurst tennis court was situated the trustees of the recreation ground were…

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Great Racing Stables

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 7

When Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt transferred his racing headquarters to France he promised to do the thing handsomely, so far as being a supporter of the French turf is concerned, and…

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Boxing. Black Paddy v. T. Townsend. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

At Temora Stadium last night, Black Paddy was given the verdict in the eleventh round against Tommy Townsend, on a foul. Paddy mixed…

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Tennis. Australasia's Champions in Form. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

At the law tennis tournament at Cannes (France), N. Brookes (Vic.) and A. F. Wilding, (N.Z.) won the first round of the Open Doubles…

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Coursing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 15

The Clarence River Coursing Club will hold its first meeting of the season at the Junction plumpton on Wednesday next, when the following programme will be decided:—…

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