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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 61

Boxing. a Hippodrome Fight Solid Punches Defeat Cole

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

There was a big crowd at the Sydney Hippodrome on Monday night to witness the fight between Willie Farrell (10-10), England, and Jack Cole…

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Boxing. Carpentier to Meet Levinsky. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

Carpentier has announced that he will fight Battling Levinsky on July 26…

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Bowls. North Coast Team's Tour. The Last Two Wins

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

The North Coasters had a narrow victory against Waverley on Friday, winning by a single point. The match was remarkable for the evenness of…

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Cricket. a Record Feat. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

Middlesex, playing Sussex, created a record, the first four batsmen scoring centuries.-- Warner, Lee, J. W. Hearne, and Haigh…

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Football. Not Coming South Sydney Team's Visit Cancelled

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

A keen disappointment is in store for the footballers and enthusiasts on the North Coast. The South Sydney team, who should have landed at…

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Tennis. the Davis Cup. Withdrawal of Canada. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 5

Canada has withdrawn from the Davis Cup contest owing to the inability to get players of Davis Cup standard…

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Football. Coffs (9) v. Coramba (12). Fine Competition Game

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

A great game! Such was the comment to be heard on [?] sides on the Coramba ground at the above match on Saturday [?]—…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 4

Lismore Golf Club has decided to send eight representatives to Grafton on June 9 and 10 to engage the local members…

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Tennis. America and the Davis Cup. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 4

William Johnston, the national singles champion, says America's chance of victory in the Davis Cup matches is the brightest in recent years…

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

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 1

A meeting of the Clarence River District Rugby Football League was held a the Sports Club last night. The chairman (Mr. C. Strauss) presided…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 1

W. F. Corbett writes interestingly in the "Referee":--The North Coast bowlers who took part in the match against the metropolitan bowlers on the Ashfield…

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Boxing. Matches Arranged Kay Coming Home

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

Fred Kay, the Australian boxer, has cancelled his fight with Gus Platts owing to illness (says a London cable). The climate is affecting Kay, and he…

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Cricket. Tall Scoring Middlesex v. SUSSEX

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

At Lord's, London, on Monday, Middlesex scored heavily at the expense of the Sussex bowlers, and declared their innings closed when 543…

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

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

A special general meeting of the C.R.D. Rugby Football League was to have been held at the Sports Club at 7.30 on Wednesday night, to deal with…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 4
Also in The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate

The concluding series of games in the first round of the Clarence River Rugby League's First Grade Competition will be played to-day. The attraction in Grafton…

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Tennis. North Coast Championships

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 4

Tennis players in the district are reminded that the Championships will be played off on the 9th and 10th June on the Grafton and South Grafton courts, the…

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Local and General. Football at Ebor

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

A football match was played at Yooroonah between Ebor and combined team representing Woolomombi and Yooroonah recently, when Ebor…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 1

Godfrey knocked out Macario at the Stadium in the eighth round…

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