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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 61

Tennis. North Coast Championships

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

Large entries have been received for Hie, North Coast championships, which are to be played off on June 16 and 17. The attention of intending players in the…

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South Grafton Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

To-day (Saturday) the 12th instant, a match will be played on the local courts between teams chosen by E. Woolnough and T. H. Morris…

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Football. Attractive Afternoon's Sport

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

The two matches in the Clarence League's First Grade Competition are set down for decision on the Showground this afternoon. In the ordinary course…

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Boxing. Uren and Volaire Draw. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

For the second time. Uren and Volaire met at Wellington in a fifteen-rounds contest last night, with the same decision a draw…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 1

The Clarence River Coursing Club held the second meeting by the season on the Junction Plumpton on Saturday afternoon. The attendance was fair, when it is…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 1

A team representing the New South Wales Bowling Association will visit the North Coast this month. They leave Sydney on the 26th by steamer, land at…

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Sporting. Coursing. C.r. Coursing Club. Second Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

The Clarence River Coursing Club held its second meeting of the season at the Junction Enclosure on Saturday. The weather was showery and the…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 1

Entries for the North Coast Tennis Championship close to-day at 6 p.m. Entries may be left with H. L. Elworthy, care of Elworthy and Robey, South…

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Golf Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 1

In the amateur golf championship Apperly defeated Boyce by 10 up and 8 to play…

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Bowls. Grafton Bowling Club Singles Championship

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

In the Grafton Bowling Club championship competition, Arnold defeated Brierly, 32-19; Walsham defeated Wingfield, 31-21…

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Football Rules. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 3

A special general meeting of the South African Rugby board rejected by large majorities the main alterations to the rules propose by the Anzac Board. Several…

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Boxing. Symonds v. Green. a Great Drawn Battle. Record Attendance. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night there was a record attendance of over seventeen thousand persons present to witness the fight between…

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BOXING. Seeking a Champion. Letters to Tommy Burns. Beckett-burns Contest. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 3

The "Standard" says that Tommy Burns' quest for a new heavyweight champion as brought letters from all parts of the world, including Australia,…

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FOOTBALL. New South Wales Beats England BY 42 TO 6. Three Englishmen Ordered Off. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 3

England played the second game of the tour against New South Wales, in the presence of 60,000 people. The visitors started the ball rolling, but…

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Sporting. Football. England v. N.S.W. Visitors Badly Beaten. Four Players Ordered Off. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

Another huge crowd, estimated at over 60,000, witnessed the second game of the English League team's tour at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day,…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

The Lismore bowler will not visit Grafton on Thursday, as previously arranged. Ballina teams will play at Grafton on…

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Early Racing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

"Old Sport'' writes:--In this morning's issue of the ''Daily Examiner" I read an interesting paragraph taken from the "Evening News,'' of Martindale's''…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 1

There will be all day play at Grafton Golf Links to-day and to-morrow, with lunch obtainable on the ground. This morning a mixed foursomes will be…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 1
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

The championship events for to-day are: Ladies Doubles at South Grafton, starting 9.30 a.m., and Mens Doubles on Grafton courts at 9 o 'clock. Some excellent tennis…

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