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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. Home Team Wins. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

The Interstate match was resumed today, the attendance being small. Steele and A. Richardson resumed, and when the former carried his score to 75 he hit a ball…

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Swimming

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

There does not appear to have been any unjustified American "skite" about Norman Ross, the champi[?] swimmer. He is evidently the [?]…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

The following will represent Alumny Creek against Grafton at Fisher Park at 2 o'clock sharp, on Saturday next:--S. Ford, W. Ford. C. Ford, A. Gray, Aud…

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Tennis Championship. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

Lawn tennis enthusiasts are flocking to Sydney from all parts of Australia to see the Davis Cup contests…

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Boxing. "Digger" Evans. New Boxer's Great Record

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

Digger "Collie" (Albert) Evans returned to Sydney on Friday by the troop ship Ypiranga, after nearly four years' active service…

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Lawn Tennis. Interest in Davis Cup Contests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

Lawn tennis enthusiasts arc flocking to Sydney from all parts of Australia to see the Davis Cup contests…

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Ulmarra Hundred Regatta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

Prospects for the above fixture, on Anniversary Day, are now looking very bright. Nominations for the various events closed with secretaries of local…

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New Swimming Record. Great Performance by Norman Ross. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

Norman Ross put up a great performance over. 300 yards at Newcastle last night, beating the late Barney Keiran's time of 3.31 4-5 sees, by three-fifths of a…

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Lawn Tennis. Preparations for World Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

With two days to go, members of the British Isles and Australasian teams are busily engaged putting on the final touches to their preparations for the…

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Mad Boxing Finance. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

"The Times," in a leader, scathingly criticised the mad boxing finance and the not edifying international struggle to secure Dempsey and Carpentier. The paper…

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Swimming. a New Record Ross Over 300 Yards

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

Norman Ross put up a great performance over 300 yards at Newcastle on Tuesday night, beating the late Barney Keiran's time of 3min 31 4-5…

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Boxing. Fulton Progressing Beats Moran Vancouver, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

At Newark (New Jersey), Fred Fulton defeated Frank Moran on points in an eight-round bout…

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Boxing. Carpentier-dempsey Fight. Probably in London or Paris. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

The chances of holding the Carpentier Dempsey fight in America dwindled when Kearns announced the opposition to Cofbroth's Mexican project and stated that…

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Great Tennis. Davis Cop Matches. Even Scoring in Singles. Patterson's Terrific Service. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

The first stage of the Davis Cup matches opened at Double Bay this afternoon. The crowd began to arrive early and there were about 5000 people…

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Football

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

The football enthusiasm in England is unprecedented. Three matches in Birmingham on Saturday week drew 95,000. It is estimated that there were…

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Tennis. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 1

The Davis Cup contest has been postponed till Monday owing to rain. The doubles match will be played on Monday, and the concluding singles on…

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Bowls. Grafton Bowling Club. Saturday's Play

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

The following games were played on the Grafton green on Saturday:— Gibson, Doust, W.J. Strauss and Blanch defeated Carter, Attwater,…

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Grafton Swimming School. Operations Reviewed. Reports by the Instructors

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

The first Swimming school in Grafton concluded on Thursday, with an extra session for girls on Friday, the latter taking the form of an exhibition. The…

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First-grade Cricket. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 1

Owing to the majority of wickets being under water, due to heavy rain, the matches set down for to-day were not proceeded with…

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Swimming. Norman Poss in Form. Breaks Two World's Records. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 1

The American Swimmer, Norman Ross, created two new world records in the Ithaca baths on Saturday night, when he swam 300 metres (330 yards), covering…

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