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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Boxing. Saturday Night's Contests. Stone Easily Beats McCOY. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 3

Harry Stone, the American lightweight boxer, met Herb McCoy, Australian lightweight champion, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 8

Grafton defeated Ulmarra on the latter's court on Easter Monday by 16 sets, 132 games, to 11 sets, 111 games. The following are the scores, Grafton being mentioned first…

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Bowls. Cup and Shield Competitions. Grafton Players on Tour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 7

The team of Grafton bowlers playing in the Spence Cup and Association's Shield Competition concluded their tour at Lismore on Monday, and on Tuesday morning leave by…

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Rowing. Iluka Regatta

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

The annual Iluka Regatta was held on Easter Monday in very favorable weather, and a large crowd assembled for the function, which was a great…

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Boxing Recruit. Hughie Mehegan Enlists. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 5

Hughie, Mchegan, formerly lightweight champion of Australia, has enlisted…

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Football at Lismore. No Senior Competition. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 5

The Football League decided to-night, in view of the large number of players who had enlisted, to suspend the senior competition for the ensuing season…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

The final of the Vice-President's Trophy was played on Grafton green on Saturday, when Arnold, Duncan, Furst and Ross defeated Carter, Wunderlich, Attwater, and…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

Owing to the fact that practically all the senior fotbailers have enlisted, the R.R.F. League, at Lismore on Friday night, decided to abandon the first…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

Liew Edwards outpointed Roughhouse Burns at the Stadium. Fritz Maki and Mick King fought draw in Melbourne…

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Tennis. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

H, M. Rice defeated J. L. McGouch for the Tasmanian tennis championship. Rice has now won the championship of every State in Australia…

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Inter-state Racing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

The Adelaide Cup favorite, Cyklon, met with an accident on the training track this morning through getting one leg over the rails through fright. He is not believed to…

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Boxing. Edwards Beats Burns. Fine Lightweight Fixture. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

Charles ("Roughhouse") Burns (Canada) was defeated by Liew Edwards (English lightweight champion) in 20 rods at the Sydney Stadium last…

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Boxing

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

Dave Smith, it was announced at the Anzac Day matinee in Sydney, is to come back, and will be matched for May 20. McGoorty, too, wants a fight,…

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Tennis

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

H. M. Rice (N.S.W.) defeated I. L. McGouch for the Tasmanian tennis championship. Rice has now won the championship in every State in…

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Football. Annual League Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 2

Dr. McArthur presided over a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Clarence River Rugby Football League, held last night…

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Sporting. the C.r.j.c. Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 3

A satisfactory nomination has been received for the two days meeting of the Clarence River Jockey Club on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Liberal entries have been…

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Sporting. the Turf. South Grafton L.v. Races

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

In our issue of this day will be found the programme of the South Grafton L.V. pace meeting, which has been set down for Saturday week. Five…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 7

Arrangements are being made to bring together Eddie McGoorty and Colin Bell at the Sydney Stadium early in June. The American is already in training, and boxes…

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Sporting. Tattersall 'S Club Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 5

"Early Bird" tips for to-morrow: -- Hurdles: St. Medoc 1, Lempriere 2, Merrimax 3. Denman Stakes: Welkin Queen or Athenie. Novice: Tartan's. Double 1,…

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Football. Rugby First Grade. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 4

The football season opened to-day. In Rugby first-grade South Sydney defeated New town by 20 to nil; Eastern Suburbs beat Annandale by 5 to 2; Balmain beat Glebe by…

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