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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 3

Grafton High School cadets defeated the town cadets at the. Grafton Oval on Saturday by 8 points to 6…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 4

Clabby knocked out Smith in the tenth round at the Sydney Stadium. Splendid boxing ensued throughout the contest. The contest between Stone and…

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Bowls. Grafton Bowling Club

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 3

The semi-final for the Grafton Club championship was played on Thursday, when McFarlane defeated W. J. Strauss by 31 to 23. The former scored…

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Adelaide Races. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 3

The Adelaide City Handicap resulted: Petracia 1, Perambulate 2, Deneb 3. (Sporting continued on next page.)…

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Too Much Horse Racing. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 2

The New Zealand Cabinet resolved that a substantial curtailment of racing was necessary in the interest of the country…

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Boxing. Old Opponents. Clabby Outs Dave Smith. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 3

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Jimmy Clabby, 11-81 (America), knocked out Dave Smith, list., in the 10th round, after a good…

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Racing in War Time. Oat Supply Short. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 2

In the House of Lords, Lord D'Abernon asked the Government, in order to avoid grave injury to…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 4

A team from the Grafton Baptists visited Ulmarra on Saturday afternoon, where they were defeated by the local team by 73 games to 42. A very pleasant…

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Triangle Day. Donations by Racing Men. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 5

During the settling over the Rosehill racing to-day a collection was taken up towards the Triangle Day Fund, with the result that about. £900 was subscribed…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 3

The Grafton correspondent of the Lismore "Northern Star" treats on several matters of interest to bowlers here:--"The selection of teams for the matches…

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Sporting. Boxing. World's Lightweight Championship. Welsh Knocked Out. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 2

Bennie Leonard knocked out Freddie Welsh in the 9th round. Leonard wins the title of world's lightweight champion. Leonard led…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

A meeting [?] the Clarence River C[?]ing Club was held on Tuesday n[?] when Mr. R. G. White presided o[?] good attendance. The advisability of…

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Letters to the Editor. Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 2

Sir,--At a meeting of my committee, held last evening, an article which appeared in the Lismore "Northern Star," and which was referred to in your…

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A.J.C. Races. Tips for Saturday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

The "Referee's" tips for Randwick are:--Hurdle: King Mostyn or Londonderry. Novice: Hecate or Persian Hood. Steeplechase: Glenquinn or Slieve…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

"Firm Shot" writes in the Adelaide "Observer":-- The other day a match was played on a city green. The skips. went down to…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 1

Fritz Holland knocked out Cole by a solar plexus punch in the tenth round at the Stadium. Taylor defeated Spargo on points in…

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Orara Lawn Tennis Association

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 3

A concert and social, under the auspices of the above association, was held on Wednesday, 30th May, the entertainment being in honor of the winners of…

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Bowls. To-day's Matches. Champion Rink

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 3

The following champion rink teams will compete in the champion rink on the Grafton green to-day:-- Ballina: J. Jamieson, J. Gould, L. A…

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League Football. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 1

Glebe beat South Sydney by 12 to 9; Western Suburbs beat North Sydney by 26 to 6; Balmain beat Annandale by 21 to 2; Newtown beat Eastern Suburbs by…

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Boxing. Holland Beats Cole. Latter Heavily Punished. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Fritz Holland, 11-5¼, easily defeated Jack Cole. 11-3, after ten rounds. Holland was always the…

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