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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1919

1,191 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 60

Sporting. Cricket. the Luck of the Game

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

To get nine wickets for 31 and to score 87 not out was the capital double performance of Whitting for Clarence River against Richmond River. It…

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Victorian Racing. Revised Racing Programme. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 4

The State Cabinet adopted the recommendation of the Chief Secretary regarding the revised racing programme for the coming year, and decided to…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

Next Monday night South Grafton players are holding a meeting to form clubs to represent the south side of the river during the coming season. The…

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Rosehill Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

Following are the final acceptances for the principal double on Saturday:-- Flying.--Portrait, Rualma, Coolstone, Bimeter, Palm Leaf, Petaister, Baltc…

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Boxing. Jack Johnson Again. Open Challenge to Willard. New York, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

Advices from Havana state that Jack Johnson has arrived there and has issued a challenge to fight Jesse Willard (world's heavy-weieht…

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Cricket. Soldier Cricketers. Australians to Play in England. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

The Australian military cricket team will play twenty-one games in England. The Australians will meet all the first-clas counties, the Marlebone…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 4

The following will represent the Grafton Water Brigade in a match against Southgate on Fisher Park this afternoon. The proceeds of the match will go to the…

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Racing Tips. Sydney. Friday Afternoon

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 2

"Irquois" tips for the St. Leger Eusebius and for the Newmarket Greenstead, Mistico, Molly's Robe, "Jack Spur" fancies for the St…

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Country Cricket. Upper Orara v. Coramba. At Coramba on March 8th

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 3

My name is on the list. That's good! Saturday finds me up before the sun to get the necessary work done;…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 2

A match was played at McKittrick Park on Saturday between South Grafton Band and the Banks, and resulted in a drawn game. The scores were: Banks…

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Sporting. Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 2

Three football meetings are advertised for to-night, the clubs concerned being Southgate, Ulmarra, and South Grafton. These three clubs are said to be very [?]en…

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Football. Australia v South Africa. Brilliant Play. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 3

In the Regby football inter-services tournament, Australia defeated South Africa, by 8 to 5. Suttor scored a brilliant try for Australia, which Stenning…

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Boxing. State Bantam Championship. Fast and Clever Bout Green Knocks Tingle. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 3

At the Stadium last night, the State bantam champion, Jack Green, knocked out Bill Tingle, in the 13th round. The match was one of the cleverest…

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Football. Inter-services Tournament. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

In the [?]r-services kngoy tournament, South Africa, v. the Air Force scored 12 to nil; the Mother-Country v. Australia, 6 to 3; and New Zealand v…

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Boxing. Challenge to Willard. Johnson Branded As a Liar. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

A Havana message states that Jack Johnson said he had arranged that he should lose in the tenth round, but Willard was doing nothing and forced him to…

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Football. C.r.d. Rugby Football League. Divisional Scheme Rejected

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 2

A special meeting of the officials of the recently-formed Clarence River District Rugby Football League was held at the American Grill Rooms,…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 1

The opening meeting for the season of the Clarence' River Coursing Club will be held on Easter Saturday, 19th April. Glen Innes Coursing Club opens the…

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Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 2

In a cricket match at Coonamble the other day, Gordon Ellis, a picture showman, bagged the whole 10 wickets for 28 runs and in the second innings…

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Football Season

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 2

The time having arrived for the bat, ball and stumps to be relegated to a position of obscurity for a term, the thoughts of all those interested…

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