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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1918

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C.r. Coursing Club. a Successful Fixture

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 4

Office-bearers: Judge, Mr. Sam See: Slipper, Mr. A. Long; President, Mr. R. G. White: Vice-presidents, Messrs. P. Berry, J. Young, F. C. Everingham:…

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Kempsey Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 2

The Kempsey Golf Club commenced its season on Saturday last, when there were about 50 persons present on the links to take part in and witness the…

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Racing Restricted. Action in England. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 5

The War Cabinet has decided that horse racing must be further curtailed in consequence of the increasing strain on the railways. The Jockey Club, will…

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Sporting. Racing Further Curtailed. Commonwealth Fixtures. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 3

The race meetings allotted for the Commonwealth for the 1918-19 season total 1862, compared with 2419 last year…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 1

The bout between Sid Godfrey and Fred Fitzsimmons proved to be one-sided last night. The former obtained the verdict by the knock-out route in the fourth…

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Football. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 1

South Sydney (13 points) beat Balmain (2 points). North Sydney (26 points) defeated Annandale (4 points). During this match…

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Boxing. Sydney Matches. Godfrey v. Fitzsimmons. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 2

The Hippodrome was crowded last night, when four boxing events were decided In the main event Sid Godfrey (9-1) met Fred Fitzsimmons…

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Football

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1918 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last the local Returned Soldiers journeyed to North Dorrigo where they met and defeated the Northerners on the local…

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America, Champion of Liberty. Support for Austria's Oppressed Races. Highly Important Announcement. Montreal. Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

A message from Washington says: The U.S. State Department has officially expressed its sympathy with the national aspirations of the Czechs,…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 2

There was an exciting contest at the Hippodrome last night between Colin Bell and George Cook, the former winning on points at the end of ten rounds…

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Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

The local footballers and a team from Karangi met on the Coffs ground on Saturday last. The play at times was good, but both…

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Local and General. Bridle Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

Bridle races were held on the beach at McAulay's Headland on Monday afternoon, when some interesting racing took place. Being the only sports attraction…

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Captain Eade Disgusted. Races and Patriotism. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

Captain Eade, in addressing the people pf Maitland said they were trying to arouse a spirit of patriotism in those who, through ignorance, apathy, or…

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Coff's Harbor Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

A special meeting of the committee of the Coff's Harbor Jockey Club was held at the Fitzroy Hotel oil Wednesday night, Mr. A. E. Long presiding. After…

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Europe's Oppressed Races. Allies' Declaration of Sympathy. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 3

The Press Bureau announces: The Prime Ministers of Great Britain, France, and Italy at a meeting at Versailles, agreed on the following…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 6

Mr, W.E. Corbett writes in the ''Referce'' of a novel Challenge:--Imbued by a desire to do something further for the several patriotic funds, Mr. W. Tickle,…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 6

The following will represent the Grafton Water Brigade against the Fitzroy Football Club on the Oval this (Saturday) afternoon:--G. Waghorn, T. Williams, L…

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English Racing. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 6

Oaks.--Tonyrord 1, My Dear 2, Ferry and Silver Bullet dead-heat 3. An objection, entered to Stonyford for bumping and boring was sustained, and the race…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 1

On the Grafton Oval on Saturday in League football the Fitzroy Club defeated the Water Brigade representatives by 3 points to nil after a hard game. Bender…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 1

Godfrey knocked out Scutts in the sixth round at the Hippodrome last night…

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