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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Lawn Tennis. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

In the Men's Teams final, Trundle beat Richmond River by 6 sets 41 games to 2 sets 28 games. A metropolitan team defeated the combined…

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Bowls. N.c. Team's Tour. Presentation to Manager Spencer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

The North Coast bowlers, recently on tour, having evidenely spent an enjoyable time. Eight of the Lismore members returned home on…

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Sydney First Grade Cricket Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Paddington defeated Gordon by 107 runs. Balmain beat Sydney on the first innings by 11 runs. Waverley defeated Western Suburbs on the…

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Boxing. Darcy and K.O. Brown. American Easily Beaten. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

The much-boosted Greek-American "Knockout" (George) Brown, was easily defeated, on points by the middleweight champion of the world, Les…

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Sporting. Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 5

Darcy is anxious to meet Hardwick for the Heavyweight Championship of Australia…

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Sporting. Coursing. C.r. Coursing Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Fifteen members were present at a meeting of the C.R. Coursing Club at Willian's hotel last night, the President (Mr. T. Willan) occupying the chair…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 7

"Knock-out" Brown has gone the way of hise ountrymen, McGoorty, Clabby and Jeff Smith, and his scalp now hangs at the girdle of the Australian middleweight champion…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 7

The huge score of 583 for three wickets hit up by Petersham against University is not a record for first-class cricket. Paddington holds this distinction with 618 for nine…

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Sporting. the Turf. Turf Fixtures. January 26-27.--Lismore T.C. races. February 9-10.--Armidale and New England J.C. races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 7

A large shareholder in a Sydney proprietary pony club is responsible for the assertion that a course of action is engaging attention that will take the form of re-arranging the…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

A cable from London states that Mike Gibbons knocked out Young Ahearn in the first round for the middle-weight championship of the…

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Bowls

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

The silver cup donated by President Spence of the N.S.W. Bowling Association was on view at the Grafton Club's pavilion on Wednesday…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 4

At Sydney Stadium on Saturday Fritz Maki received a points decision over Red Watson. Fritz Holland outpointed Mick King at…

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Boxing. Maki v. Watson. Very Exciting Bout. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 3

Fritz Maki, the Finnish boxer, who has spent some years in South Africa and Australia, met the American boxer, Red Watson, at the Sydney Stadium last night…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 8

Fixtures for next Saturday:--Southampton v. Grafton, on Fisher Park Oval. Brushgrove v. Southgate.--At Brushgrove…

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Boxing. Crawford seats Conners

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

Counter attractions had rather a depressing effect on the attendanee at the Pier Stadium on Saturday night, when Billy Crawford (New…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 7

Les. Darcy's next match will be with Harold Hardwick, and if, as seems probable, Darcy wins this, he will claim the heavyweight championship of Australia. Some…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 7

The name of C. B. Fry, who is now serving in the navy, is inseparably linked with that of Ranjitsinghji in the records of cricket. It is as a century-maker that Fry has made his…

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Cricket Relics Sold

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 4

At an auction sale of cricket relics organised by the Victorian Cricket Association in aid of Australian wounded soldiers, held at Scott's Hotel. Collins-street, Melbourne, Mr…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

Southampton v. Grafton on Oval to-morrow: W. Want, A. O. Gray. Beaton. Brundle, McKnight, Braham, Webber, S. Ellem, F. Ellem, H. Ford, G. Payne…

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Sporting. Boxing. Sonter Again

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

A wire received from Bill Sonter last night stated:--"Knocked out Ship man twenty seconds one round Coff's Harbor last night; kind regards."…

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