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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1917

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An Easter Plunger. £4000 on Two Races. a Teller in Trouble. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 5

Arthur Leggo, teller, in the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, was before the Police Court on remand, charged with stealing £14,000,…

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Hurdle Racing. Why Not on Northern Rivers?

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

Hurdle racing is not very popular in New South Wales, judging by the support it receives from raring clubs. In the Newcastle district, the northern and…

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Unregistered Racing. on Unlicensed Racecourses. Some Plain Facts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 3

A few years back a meeting tor unregistered horses in the country districts seldom received or attracted public notice. Now the programmes are…

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Sporting. To-day's Races. Tips for Warwick Farm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

"Early Bird's" tips are:--Hurdles: King Mostyn or Compromise. Farm Stakes: Earl San or Silver Thread. Flying: Clydeside or La Balfour. Juvenile:…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium last night, Sid Godfrey defeated Frank Thorn in the eleventh round. Quendreux beat Palmer in the ninth…

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Bowls. Grafton Bowling Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

The following games were played on the Grafton green on Saturday:-- Flintoff, Vaughan, Eggins and Welsman defeated Musgrove, Harding,…

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Football. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 4

A team representing New Zealand soldiers defeated, the Sydney University footballers, under Union, rules, by ten to eight…

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French Communique. Furious Battles Racing. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 3

French communique: Germans violently counter-attacked the Craonne positions yesterday. Our machine-gun and artillery fire inflicted very heavy losses on…

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Boxing. Age Will Tell. Frank Thorn Gives Up. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Syd. Godfrey, 9st. defeated Frank Thorn (Q.), 9-2, Thorn giving up after the 11th round. It was a…

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Adelaide Races. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 5

Goodwood Handicap: Bourlang, 1; Lord Lenhuk, 2; Pistolaire, 3…

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C.r.j.c. Nominations for May Races. a Poor Response

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 5

When a club hangs up a programme totalling 10 events, with prize money worth £210, it naturally looks for some return from the horseowners, in whose…

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Racing an Industry. Stoppage Causes Widespread Resentment. Dublin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 3

The stoppage racing has caused widespread resentment. it is claimed that Irish racing is an industry. Trainers are appealing to the Government to…

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Sporting. South Grafton L.v-j.c. Races. the Nominations

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 2

The nominations for the South Grafton Licensed Victuallers' Jockey Club's meeting on Saturday next are as follows:--…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 6

Availing themselves of the presence in Lismore of Mr. Wm. McLeod, the president of the Mossman Bowling Club, several of the members of the Lismore…

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Water Brigade Regatta

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

In addition to the donations of prizes by Messrs. D. J. Lobban and S. Fairfax, the captain has received donations from Mr. C. Strauss, Messrs. Gerard and Co.,…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

When a paragraph appeared in the "Daily Examiner" on Tuesday morning to the effect that Messrs. Macleod and Prior, of the Sydney "Bulletin," with…

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Boxing. State Middleweight Championship. Cole Retains His Title

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 6

Jack Cole, 11-3, successfully defended his State middleweight championship at the Sydney Stadium, on Monday night against Tim Land, 11-5. The…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. Macleod, of the Mosman Bowling Club and one of the most prominent men in the metropolitan circle of bowlers, visited the Grafton green yesterday…

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Football. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 4

In the Rugby football matches yesterday, the results were as follows:-- Balmain beat Newtown by 5 points to 3…

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Substantial Curtailment of Racing. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Russell, Minister for Internal Affairs, states it is impracticable to stop racing during the war, but there would be a substantial curtailment…

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