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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1919

1,191 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 60

Tennis. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

Britain has challenged for the Davis (tennis) Cup…

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Teaching Swimming. Collective System Explained. Summer Vacation School for Grafton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

The public meeting, convened by the Grafton Parents' and Citizens' Association, to meet Mr. J. Cummine, an officer of the Education Department,…

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Moorefield Races. Final Acceptances. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

Flying: Some Boy, Fortrait, Palm Leaf, Petalster, Cerise Colors, Baltic Sea, Quaestor, Leverrier, Asia Minor, Lothian, Shicla Pat, Coolstone, Phast Lad, Daddy…

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Inter-river Cricket. Clarence v. Richmond. Visitors Welcomed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

The postponed match between representative teams from the Richmond and Clarence cricket clubs is set down to start to-day. The weather…

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Relaxation of Restrictions. Hotels to Re-open. Racing Permitted on March 8. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

The State Cabinet had a lengthy sitting, and considered a report on the restriction made by the Medical Advisory Committed, recommending the progressive…

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Boxing. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 4

Beckett knocked out Wells in the fifth round. Carpentier has challenged Beckett. (Other Sporting on Page 3.)…

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Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

The team to represent Coffs Harbor against Orara in the cricket match to be played On the local ground to-day (Saturday) will be…

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Local and General. Swimming Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

The local Oddfellows are very Satisfied with the success achieved on Wednesday last, when their second swimming carnival for the present…

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Racing in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 4

The V.R.C. Committee has postponed its Autumn fixtures in order that the V.A.T.C. meeting may be opened on Saturday week The Caulfield meeting…

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Bowls

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

A green expert visited Casino on Tuesday and inspected various sites. Finally one on the reserve was chosen, levels taken, and the green pegged out…

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Boxing Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 1

In a fight between George Cook and Albert Lloyd for the heavyweight championship of Australia, at the Stadium, Cook was counted out in the fifteenth…

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Cricket. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 1

In first-grade cricket, North Sydney defeated Sydney by 81 runs on the first innings. Waverley and University played a draw. Glebe beat Western Suburbs on the…

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Boxing. in London. Australian Beaten. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

Mike Blake (London) outpointed Digger Evans (Australia) at the London National Sporting Club…

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CRICKET. Clarence Defeats Richmond. by an Innings and 60 Runs. the Visitors Outclassed

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 1

Now that the war is over it is to be hoped that all the old-time contests, in every branch of sport, between the two most populated of the Northern Rivers…

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Ulmarra Regatta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 3

The regatta organised by the Grafton Water Brigade. with the assistance of the Ulmarra Rowing Club, in aid of the Queen of the Day candidate, Mrs…

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Next Month's Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Rowing Club was held in the club shed on Monday night. Present: Messrs. J. Retallick (president), A. H., S. and…

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District News. Ulmarra. Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 4

The regatta, held under the auspices of the Ulmarra Rowing Club on Saturday afternoon, the proceeds of which went to Mrs. Fairfax's candidature for…

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Boxing. Matches in London. Carpentier Re-appears

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 3

A cable from London a few days ago said: Carpentier has arrived in London. He watched the Wells-Beckett match, when Beckett knocked out…

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Tennis. the Davis Cup. Four Nations Entered

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 3

Britain, France and Belgium have entered for the Davis Cup, held by Australasia, Norman Brookes, of Victoria, and the late Lieut. Anthony…

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Sporting. Football. Game on the Clarence. a Revival Move

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 3

A meeting of all interested in the game of football on the Clarence River will be held in Grafton next Tuesday night at the American Grill Rooms…

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