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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 61

Golf Club-house Destroyed. Fire at Rose Bay. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

The Royal Sydney Golf Club-house at Rose Bay, with most of its contents, w[?] destroyed by fire this afternoon. The building was built of weatherboard,…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 4

The following players have been chosen to represent the Grafton Tennis Club against the Baptist Manse Club on the latter's courts on Saturday:-- Misses…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 4

The following will represent Brushgrove against Lawrence, at Lawrence, on Saturday, April 24:--R. Lee, G. Munns, J. Areher, F. Watts, S. Watts, W…

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Grafton Regatta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

Some particulars as to the big regatta at Grafton on Monday are given under the heading of Anzac Day. A huge attendance is expected, as never before in…

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Rugby League Football. Orara Subdivision. Draw For First Round

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Coffs Harbor Subdivision of League Football was held in the School of Arts, Coramba, on Monday night, 19th…

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Coursing. To-day's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 5

The draw took place last night for the maiden and novice events to be decided at a meeting of the Clarence River Coursing Club, to be held on the Junction…

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Boxing. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 5

At the Holborn Stadium, Jeff Smith, the American, knocked out Bandsman Rice, of Leeds, in the second round. "The Times" New York correspondent,…

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Monday' S Functions. Anzac Day Regatta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

The regatta to be held under the auspices of the Grafton Rowing Club will provide the main attraction on the Clarence on Monday, especially as there will be…

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Yamba Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

The sporting fraternity on the Lower River will be catered for by the Yamba Race Club, which has arranged a meeting for Monday, the first event being set down…

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Football League. Delegates' Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 5

A meeting of delegates to the Dorrigo Rugby Football League was held at the rooms of Messrs. Feros Bros, on Wednesday evening last when the…

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"Too Much Racing." Sport versus Earning a Crust

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 3

Under the beading of "To be in time for the first race," the Mullumbimby "Star" sizes things up this way:—…

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Ulmarra's Gala Week. Show and Boat Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

The prettily-situated riverside township of Ulmarra promises to be a very much before the public of not only the Clarence River district, but of a large portion of…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 3

A meeting of the Clarence River Coursing Club was held on the Junction Plumpton on Saturday afternoon, and it was favored by fine and pleasant weather…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

There is at present displayed in Cumming and Walker's shop window in High street. Coff's Harbor, a fine silver cup which was presented by Mr. W. T…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

Jerry Sullivan defeated Arthur Bishop in seventeen rounds at the Stadium last night. Sullivan forced the fighting and had Bishop in trouble most of the time…

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L.c. Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the above league was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Maclean, on Thursday evening. The president (Alderman A. P. Gale) was in the chair,…

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Football in England. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

Yorkshiremen and Midlanders poured in many thousands into Chelsea for the Aston Villa-Huddersfield match, the first football final to be played for five years,…

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Football. C.r.d.r.f. League

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

The executive of the C.R. District Rugby Football League meets at 8 to-morrow night, when a quantity of important business has to be…

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Sydney Cricket. Western Subures Premiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

Western Suburbs defeated University. Former 264, latter 135. Western Suburbs won on the first innings by 79 runs, and won the first-grade premiership and the…

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Boxing. Carpentier in Clover. £400 Per Day for Exhibitions. "Introduced by an Ambassador. New York, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

Georges Carpentier, the champion boxer of Europe, receives 2000 dollars a day for seventy days to appear in exhibition contests in a circus. The…

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