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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1915

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Boxing Items. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

Herb McCoy (holder) defeated Frank Thorn on points for the lightweight championship. Jack Clune, an Australian who…

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Ulmarra Tennis Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Tennis Club was held on Friday" night, Mr. S.C. Cameron (president) presiding. There was a fair attendance. The…

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Sporting. Football. Lismore Teams' Visit. the Visitors Entertained

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

Some 40 players assembled at the Royal Hotel on Saturday evening, when the Lismore visitors, who had participated that day in the first…

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Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 7

The Grafton Tennis Club held its annunl meeting on Friday. The annual report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. The report showed a highly successful season,…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 7

"Full-back" writes in the Northern Star": —The football teams that journeyed to Grafton on Saturday last were not as strong as the League would have wished, several of…

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Cricket

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 7

In the first grade competition in Sydney, W. Bardsley headed the batting averages with 66,88 per innings, and an aggregate of 602 rurns; E. P. Barbour was second with 55.50…

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Lawn Tennis Tournament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The open tournament of the Lawn Tennis Association was continued at Double Bay under favourable weather conditions. The ground was heavy…

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Sporting. Football. League Rugby. Hints to Half Back and Five Eighth

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

Following on my remarks of last week in reference to fullback play, I shall endeavour now to give the above-mentioned players some idea of the…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 11

A meeting called for the purpose of forming a Second Grade football club at Ulmarra was held on Monday night, Mr. A. H. Spring presiding. There was a large attendance. It…

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Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5
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The usual trouble was experienced on Wednesday in getting a Top Town cricket team together, eight men eventually turning out…

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Lawn Tennis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 11

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the State Championship Tennis Carnival, the number of matches set down for decision approached the contury, and the most of these were played…

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Football Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 3

The first match of the local football season was played on the recreation ground last Saturday afternoon. The contestants were the…

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Telegraphic Sporting. Casino J.c. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 11

CASINO, Friday night.—The annual race meeting of Casino Jockey Club commenced to-day. The attendance was fair, and the weather kept fine until after the racing,…

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Football. League Rugby. Answers to Correspondents

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 3

W.M. asks: If a player, running with the ball, falls down, can he get up and run, or can he pass the ball off the ground?…

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Boxing. Ellis Wins From Denis. Frenchman Gives Up. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 3

Frank Ellis defeated Marcel Denis (France) at the Stadium last night. During ten rounds of the fight Ellis was non-plussed and could not hit the…

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Boxing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 7

At Sydney Stadium [?] was awarded a decision on points over Longhrey at the end of a twenty rounds' contest. Neither men fought up to his previous form…

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Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 7

South Grafton Second Grade defeated Western Seconds by 33 points to nil at South Grafton on Saturday. For the winners, Thompson, Blindt, Williams, Davis, and…

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Lawn Tennis Championships

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 7

It had been intended to complete the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association's championship tourney at Double Bay on Saturday, but postponements during the…

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Boxing. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

Ar the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Henri Demlen beat Frank Loughrey on points after a poor contest. Neither man fought…

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