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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 39 of 61

Football. a League Meeting. (To the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 2

Sir, --With a view to correcting a report which appeared in your paper of July 8, as follows: "[?] and though representatives came from all other Leagues,…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 4

Tuesday next is Coursing Club Carnival Day. The ground is in good order. A plentiful supply of well-trained hares and a good programme assure a fine day's…

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Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 2
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Juet a final reminder of to-day's big game—Coffs v. Coram[?]—on the local ground. If you're a sport, don't [?] the other way when the…

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Gasino Racing Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 4

At four o'clock on Monday next July 19, nominations close for the big Casino racing carnival, to be held by the Richmond River Turf Club and the Casino…

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Boxing. Burns-eeckett Contest. Strenuous Battle Expected. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 3

Burns is extraordinarily clever, and his resourcefulness and experience are immeasurably superior to Beckett's; also his reach is prodigious. But Beckett's youth…

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The Gate to Australia. Thursday Island and Eastern Races

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 4

A passenger from Thursday Island had some interesting statements to make to a Brisbane "Courier" representative this week regarding the…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 1

Full particulars of the Coursing Club's arrangements for to-morrow are advertised in this issue. A dance will wind up the day's sport, and is to be held in Carr's…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 1

Jimmy McBride is looking for any bantam on the Rivers who would like to try him. Hunter Quinn, in this issue, aceepts…

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Golf. the Open Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 1

Kirkwood won the Open Golf Championship of Australia, beating Soutar by five. Kirkwood's score of 290 is better than any record put up in the open championship…

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Football. Newtown Defeats Tweed. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 2

There was a fine crowd at the big match to-day, over £100 being taken at the gates. Newtown won by 16 to 9, after a stubborn contest…

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BOXING. Beckett Defeats Burns. the Towel in the Seventh. Great Interest in the Contest. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 2

In the contest between Beckett and Burns, Beckett won in the seventh round, Burns' seconds throwing in the towel. (United Service Message.)…

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Football Notes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 4

No first or second grade matches next Saturday owing to the Upper and Lower Clarence matches at Maclean. The Upper Clarence teams, in both…

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Golf. Amateur Championrhip. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 4

In the first round of the Australian amateur golf championship Howard, k beat McClelland five up and four; Apperly beat Russell five up and, four; Armstrong, beat…

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Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 2

The weather on Saturday was so vile that all fixtures were postponed. It was the only course to adopt, though players and public…

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Golf. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 4

In the final of eighteen holes professional knock-out golf match, W. Clarke defeated Soutar by two up and one to play. In the amateur gold' championship,…

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No Holiday for Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 4

The reading of a letter from the sec retary of the North Coast Rugby League. Association with reference to the granting of a half holiday on August 4, the…

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Football. Upper v. Lower Clarence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 4

To-night all players who have, been chosen to train in preparation for the match against the Lower Clarence at Maclean on Saturday are requested to be in…

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Coursing Notes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

Messrs. Young and See proved that their judgment was not at fault when Big Chief won the Maiden on Tuesday. The day's running was good. and the enclosure never…

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