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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Football Dispute. France and Scotland. Paris

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 5

The Scottish Rugby Union, having decided not to renew the fixture with France, in consequence of the rioting which occurred at the match between the two…

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Boxing. Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 8

Goff's Harbour has just had a boxing noom. Paddy Lynch (11.1) and Jack Neville, an aboriginal (11.0) fought for £25 aside and gate, Lynch's superior, footwork…

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Cricket

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

Up to Saturday last the donations to the Trumper testimonial totalled £427 5s 6d. The following team will represent Shannon Brook against Bungawalbyn at Casino…

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Boxing. Wenand v. Wilson. Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

Wennnd, of New Zealand, defeated Syd. Wilson, of Victoria, in a 20 rounds contest at Melbourne. Cluimlng to be 116 years of age, Michael…

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Football. Visiting English Team. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

A prominent English footballer, wellknown in Australia, cabled to the New South Wales league offering to bring a team to Australia this year on conditions…

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Golf Green Defacement. Commended by Mrs. Pankhurst. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

Mrs. Pankhurst, speaking at the Pavilion, congratulated the militant suffragettes who damaged the golf greens by cutting "Votes for Women" in the turf on their…

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Cricket. Trumper's Testimonial. Rest of Australia Team. a Powerful Side

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

Victor Trumper, who is acting in conjunction with Messrs. Clem Hill (S.A.) and E. E. Bean (Victoria) as selector, has announced the personnel of the Rest of…

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Cricket

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 4

Following are the fixtures for the second round of the Brunswick Cricket Association. The first-named team the home team…

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Boxing. Pigato—poesy. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 8

Picato. 9st. 12½lb., beat Poesy, 9st. 12lb., in two rounds, a left to the jaw sending him out. Picato's boxing was very forceful, and he is longer in the reach…

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Football Club Fined. London

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 5

The F[?]othall Association has fined Manchester City Club £500 owing to spectators invading the ground and causing the a[?]andonment of the Sutherland match…

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Swimming Carnival

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 8

The first of the Casino Amateur Swimming Club's Wednesday afternoon carnivals eventuated at the "Big Hole" on Wednesday last, and…

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Northern Rivers Racing Association

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 4
Also in Northern Star

The usual quarterly meeting of the committee of the above was held at Brunton's Tattersall's Hotel on Wednesday last, when there were…

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Football. Cup Tie Match. Collapse of a Building. London

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 8

A number of persons climbed on the ro[?] of a building to watch the Sunderland[?] Manchester Cup Tie at Sunderland. The building collapsed, and fifteen persons were…

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Swimming Carnival

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

On Wednesday the first afternoon's events of the two afternoon's carnival promoted by the Casino Amateur Swimming Club took place at…

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N. R. Racing Association

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 2

The usual quarterly meeting of the committee of the Northern Rivers Racing Association was held at Brunton's Tattersall's Hotel on Wednesday last,…

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Trumper Testimonial Cricket Match

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5
Also in The Byron Bay Record

In order to further add to the interest of the Testimonial Match to Trumper, the Proprietors of Wolfe's Schnapps have deeid' [?], with the full approval of the…

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Betting Raid. Profits of the Football Penciller. London

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 7

Nine men have been committed for a betting raid at Newcastle in connection with League football. Evidence was-givon that the prometers profits were £7000 in…

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Swimming. Half-mile Championship. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 8

The half-mile swimming championship of Australasia was won by Longworth (N.S.W.), with Smith (N.S.W.) second and Springfield (Vic.) third. The time was 12…

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