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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 61

Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

The meeting of Digger Evans and Salvino Jamito at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night resulted in a very fast and clever 20-round battle, which…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2
Also in The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate, Daily Examiner

Brushgrove has decided to play first grade again this year, thus making possible a Lower Clarence first grade competition. The other clubs will be…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 1

Mr. J. W. T. Douglas, who captained the last M.C.C. Eleven which visited Australia, recommends 14 or 15 strong allround players and fieldsmen for the…

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Rowing. Maclean Regatta. an Unqualified Success

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

Maclean Rowing Club's annual regatta was held on Easter Monday in glorious weather. Thanks to this circumstance, a rattling good programme…

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Boxing. Moran Again. Beats Tom Cowler. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 6

Frank Moran beat Tom Courier on points in fifteen rounds, at the Holborn Stadium…

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Sporting. Bowls. Grafton Bowling Club South Brisbane Team's Visit

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

Five rinks from the South Brisbane Club, who toured the North Coast during the Easter holidays, visited Grafton on Saturday. They were to have…

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Tennis. Patterson to Defend Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 6

A Melbourne message says that Gerald Patterson has arranged to go to Wimbledon to defend the title of champion at tennis. It has also been arranged that he…

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CRICKET. N.S.W. v. Queensland Home Team Wins Easily

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

The return cricket match between N.S.W. and Queensland was commenced at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday and elided on Monday in…

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Football. L.c. Rugby Football League

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

The adjourned annual meeting of the Lower Clarence Rugby Football League was held in the Literary Institute, Maclean last Tuesday evening when the…

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Coff's Harbor Benefit Picnic Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

On Easter Monday a very enjoyable race meeting was held on the local course, when six races were run, also a match between Mr. Naughton's Naughty Girl and…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

Sid Godfrey, featherweight champion, and Jack Green, bantamweight title holder, fought at the Stadium, Sydney, on Monday night for the…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 1

Ulmarra v. Southgate (ground to be selected) on Saturday:--O'Grady (2), Fuller, Sullivan, Moran, Miller, Glover, McCarthy, Carmont, Spring (3), and…

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Rowing. Grafton Regatta. the Butcher Boat Rivals

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

The Maitland crew who are to take part in the £600 race at Ulmarra on May 8 have definitely nominated for the butcher boat event at the Grafton…

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The Growth of Professionalism Rugby Union Perturbed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

Members of the New South Wales Rugby Union spoke warmly last night against the incursion of professionalism into the Union ranks…

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Racing Prospects on the Rivers. Who Is to Rule

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

The prospects of racing on the Northern Rivers just at the present time are anything but bright, brought about by the unjustifiable action of a…

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Football. C.r.d.r.f. League Executive Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

The first meeting this season of the Executive of the C.R. District Rugby Football League was held at the Sports Club last night. Mr. C. Strauss…

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Maclean Regatta Guessing Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 4

In order to add interest to the proceedings, and also to gain another source of revenue, a guessing competition as to the weight of a live pig and sheep was…

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Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Coffs Harbor ("War[?]ah") Football Club was held on Thursday evening last, at Mr. A. Samin'a rooms. Present—…

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