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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1919

1,191 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 60

Ulmarra Football Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 1

A meeting of football enthusiasts, was held at Ulmarra on Monday night to consider the advisability of forming a club…

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Returned Soldiers' Football Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the above club was held in Feres Bros', rooms on Monday night at 8 p.m., Mr. Stan. McDowell taking the chair on the…

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South Grafton Football Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 1

A meeting of those interested in the reforming of the South Grafton Football Club was held in the South Grafton "Water Brigade shed on Monday night, there…

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Football. Clarence River Football League

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the officers of the Clarence River District Football League was held at Grafton on Tuesday night. Apologies were received for the absence of…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 3
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

Friends of Mr. J. G. Hicks, formerly of Lismore Club, will be pleased to hear that he has won the Chatswood singles championship for 1919. In the…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 4

A well-attended meeting of Southgate footballers and enthusiasts was held in Wingfield's store on Monday night last when it was decided to form a first-grade…

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Boxing. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 4

Goddard and Joe Beckett, the heavyweight champion, will box in June. The winner meets Carpentier…

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New Zealand Racing. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 4

The Ashburton Cup resulted:--vargarin 1, Adjutant 2, Red Tape 3…

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Letters to the Editor Football

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 5

Sir,—Now that the football season is drawing near, I think it would be a wise move if the body controlling football on the Dorrige were to…

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Billiards. London, Friday . Inman 7754, Stevenson 4002. Inter-service Rugby. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 4

In the Inter-service Rugby Tournament a team representing the Mother Country defeated the Air Forces by 29 to 6, at Wincham, and Australia defeated South…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 1

At the National Sporting Club, in a twenty rounds contest, Johnny Basham beat Eddie Shevlin, of the American navy, easily on points…

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Queen of the Day. Grafton Water Brigade. Easter Monday Regatta

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 2

The big regatta which the Grafton Water Brigade is holding on Easter Monday is attracting a considerable amount of attention, and mixed crews (ladies and…

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Swimming. Another Championship for Fanny Durack. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 1

At the swimming carnival to-day the 150 yards championship of New South Wales was won by Miss Fanny Durack, with Miss Minna Wylie second, and…

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Boxing. Darcy Beats Thompson. on a Foul Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 3

Ten thousand Darcy supporters witnessed the match between Frank Darcy 10-7 (brother of the late Les Darcy) and Barney Thompson, 10-4½, the…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the Western Football Club is being held at Grafton next Friday night, for the purpose of reforming. The last occasion on which a…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 4

At the Stadium to-night, Jack Green (8st 4lb) knocked out Mick Scates (8st [?]lb) in the ninth round…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 4

An interesting cricket match was played on the Woolgoolga ground on Saturday between teams representing Woolgoolga and Bucca Creek. The latter…

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Football Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 4

A well attended meeting of all those interested in the formation of the Dorrigo Football Club was held in Messrs. Peros Bros', rooms on…

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CRICKET. "Beach House" V."Fitzroy."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 3

Teams nominally representing the Fit[?]roy and Beach House Hotels met at Top Town on Saturday, an enjoyable game resulting,…

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