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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Cricket. Victoria Beats South Australia

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

The last Sheffield Shield inter-State match of this season ended at Adelaide on Wednesday, when the Victorians in their second innings…

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Bowls. North Coast Bowlers on Tour. the Inverell Games

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

A team representing the North Coast Bowling Association made a trip to the Tablelands last week-end to try conclusions with the New Englanders…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

Royal Sydney Golf Club's annual report shows that last year the club had a membership of 1470. The membership list has now been closed, and 25 men and 147…

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Tennis. the Davis Cup. a Late Entry From Canada. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5

Although entries for the Davis Cup closed on Monday a cable was received yesterday requesting Canada's inclusion. Mr. Hicks, secretary of the Australian…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

Godfrey outpointed Holmes, thus retaining the featherweight championship. BRISBANE, Sunday. At the Stadium on Saturday night Jack…

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Cricket. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

In first grade cricket Western Suburbs defeated Balmain by 111 runs on the first innings. For the former Pratten contributed 141…

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Swimming. Norman Ross's New Record. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

The 500 metres invitation race at the Auckland swimming carnival was won by Norman Ross in the world's record time of 6min. 44 2-5sec., beating the previous…

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Boxing. Featherweight Championship. Godfrey Retains Title. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 3

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, the featherweight championship of Australia was decided before a small crowd. Sid Godfrey, 8-13,…

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Football. Richmond River League. Annual Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Richmond River Football League on Thursday night, the annual report gave a resume of last season's doings. Six…

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Football. Country Recognition. Big Prospects for Coming Season

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 1

Country football leagues have in the past received very little consideration from the hands of the wealthy New South Wales Rugby League, with which all…

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Bowls. North Coast Team's Tour the First Defeat Armidale, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 3

The Armidale bowlers defeated the Northern Rivers in the final match of the tour, by 88 to 55. Dunn's team was beaten by 39 to 9, McFarlane's by 25…

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Boxing. London, March 3

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

Jeff Smith is in Paris, and has challenged Carpentier for twenty or twenty-five rounds, offering to hand over the purse to a war charity…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 5

In publishing the list of players in the second eleven Mid-Clarence representative team in yesterday's "Examiner," the names off C. Essex and R. Henderson…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

Playing at Bendigo for Bendigo United against the railway team, S. Willis took four wickets with four consecutive balls…

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Tennis. Split Regarding Tub New Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 5

The tenuis split was further considered hist might, when it was decided that four of the old councillors should join the new council. Harmony there reigns again…

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Rich Pacific. a Warning Note. Influx of As[?]cs. Doom of Native Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

The all-important question of the future of the Pacific Islands has for some time [?]aimed the consideration of intelligent Australians, and much interesting…

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Boxing. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3

Beckett gave Smith a heavy gruelling, and the win was a popular one, but Smith's pluck was warmly applauded…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 1

''Longstop'' writes to the "Northern Star":-- Under the heading of this most popular sport I regret to notice that up to the present time no more has been…

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Boxing. the Beckett-smith Fight. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

The "Daily Mail" describes the Beckett-Smith fight as the most fierce seen for a considerable time. Beckett bears traces of the terrible struggle…

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Football. Record Attendances in England. London, March 6

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

Almost a record crowd witnessed the fourth round of the football cup ties. The Chelsea-Bradford game was attended by 60,000 persons, and the Tottenham…

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