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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Boxing

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 5

Colin Bell defeated Doran in the 17th round at Adelaide on Thursday night…

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Still Racing. Later

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 5

The fire was still raging at midnight, and the efforts of the brigades are now considered futtle. Sixty-two miles of single track on the…

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Sporting Summary. Cricket. Visit of Queensland Cricketers. Casino District v. LOGAN & Albert Association

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 5

The team of cricketers from the Logan and Albert Association of Southern Queensland arrived in Casino on Saturday morning, and…

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Newcastle Regatta. Newcastle

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

At the regatta to-day the double sculls was won by G. and W. Moncrieff (20secs.). with B. Thoroughhgood and B. Moncrieff (scratch) second…

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Middle Harbour Regatta. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

At the Middle Harbour regatta the allcomers' single sculls resulted as follows:— A Pearce 1. S. Pearce 2. H. Pearce 3. Won by two and a half lengths…

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Rowing. Lismore Rowing Club. Annual Regatta

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

The annual regatta of the Lismore Rowing Club was held yesterday over the usual course in cloudy but most favourable weather for the rowers. The first event…

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Boxing. Russell—carroll. Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

At the Stadium this morning, before a huge house, joe Russell, 9st, 11b., of Brisbane, defeated Frank Carrolly 9st. 31b., of Victoria, in the 13th round. Russell,…

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Cricket. South Australia v. VICTORIA. ' MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

South Austrulia and Victoria began the third Sheffield shield match at Melbourne to-day, when South Austrulia in the first innings is all out for 309. Crawford 83,…

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Coraki Races. Coraki Jockey Club. Seconds Day's Programme. Amberina Wins the Club Handicap

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 4

Yesterday, was the concluding day of the annual race meeting in connection with the Coraki Jockey Club. The day was regarded as the most successful associated…

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Rowing. Newcastle Regatta. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 8

At the Newcastle regatta the All Comers Handicap was won by K. Towns, with George Towns second and H. Gaptain third. Towns won by a length and a half…

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A Boxing Day Tragedy

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 7

On Boxing Day a laborer living at St. Peters, Sydney, attacked his wife with an iron bar and cut his own throat. It is stated that he had been suffering from…

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Boxing. Lester—doray. Adelaide

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 8

Jack Lester defeated Pat Doran in the second round at Adelaide last night…

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From Door-keeping to Boxing Champion

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 3

Sam Langford writes in an English contemporary:—Is it true that I was once a porter, or janitor, or whatever you like to call it? I guess…

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Town Holds Tramp Races

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

A town in North Carolina (U.S.A.) has at last found a way to rid itself of the multitude of tramps which has infected it. Deside the railway that runs through the…

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Football. Scotland Defeats France. Paris

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 8

The Rugby football match, Scotland v. France, resulted: Scotland 21, Franco 3…

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Latest Sporting. Cricket. South Australia V. Victoria. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 8

The Interstate, cricket match was continned to-day. Victoria in their first innings has six out for 203…

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Cricket

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 8

The Brunswick Cricket Association v. The Richmond Cricket Association at Mullumbimby on Boxing Day. This important match was played…

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Football. Mobbing the Referee. Paris

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 12

A majority of the French newspapers express regret at the mobbing of the English footballer who acted as referee in the Rugby football match between teams…

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Cricket. "Victoria v. South Australia. Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 12

In the Interstate cricket match, the Victorians are all out for 229, and the South Australians in their second innings have made 39 for five wickets…

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Football. International Football. England v. South Africa. London

Northern Star · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 8

The Rugby football match, played yesterday between South Africa and England, was witnessed by 10,000 spectators. It was a splendid struggle, the scores…

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