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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 45 of 61

Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 2

The district competition semifinal was played at Bollingen on Saturday, when Dorrige defeattd Cora[?]ba by 13 to [?] after a herd,…

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Football Notes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

Bellingen and Lower Bucca players taking part in the big match both reached Grafton yesterday and were at practice that afternoon. The local players are all…

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Boxing. the Australasian Championship Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

Inquiries have been received by the Queensland Amateur Boxing Association from the New Zealand and Victorian Associations respecting the Australasian…

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Tennis. Thomas Beaten. Antwerp

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

Thomas was beaten in three straight sets by the Belgian champion on hard gravel courts which were bad for the Australian…

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Golf Women's Country Championship Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

The women's country golf championship was won by Mrs. Barton…

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Football. To-day's Big Game

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

Another big match to-day--the biggest yet--Queensland State team versus the combined Upper and Lower Clarence and Bellingen Leagues. The home team is…

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Cricket. Spooner Not Coming. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

Spooner has written to the Marylebone Cricket Club that owing to an injury to his knee the doctor did not advise him to make the tour to Australia which…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

The following team will represent the Eastcourt Baptists against Upper Copmanhurst all day Saturday next at Copmanhurst court: Misses Wicks and Thomson,…

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Cricket. Douglas Accepts Captaincy. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

Douglas has accepted the captaincy of the English team for Australia. Holmes has been invited to join the English team…

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Football. Queensland V. Clarence. Fifty-four to Seven

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

The big match wasn't a match at all. It was an exposition, a lesson in tactics, a demonstration of how to do things, but it wasn't football; at least it wasn't a…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 1

The local club hold their next and final meeting for the year on Saturday, September 11, when something extra special is promised…

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Cricket. English Press and the Captaincy. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

[?]culty will be the speechifying and ceremonial functions wherewith the Australian The "Daily Mail" says the honor right-belongs to Douglas. The principal…

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FOOTBALL. C.R.D.R.F. League. an Interesting Meeting. Some Plain Talking

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

That the meeting of the executive of the Clarence River D.R.F. League promised to be more than ordinarily interesting was apparent by the attendance, not alone of…

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Boxing Championships. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 5

The committee of the Queensland Amateur Boxing and Wrestling Association has made arrangements to hold the State championship at the Brisbane Stadium…

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Football. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 5

The All Blacks defeated a Wellington representative team by 38 points to 3…

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Golf Women's Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 5

The women's State golf championship was won by Mrs. Barton, who won the country championship a few days ago. Miss Boys was runner-up…

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Visit of a Sydney Cricket Team

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. Olive, secretary of Casino Cricket Club, is in receipt of a communication from Mr. Austin Diamond, the well-known Interstate cricketer, in reply…

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Cricket. English Team Complete. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

B. R. Wilson (Yorkshire) has accepted the invitation to join the Marylebon[?] Cricket Club's Australian tour, thus completing the team…

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Football. All Blacks Defeat Wellington Wellington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

The All Blacks defeated a Wellington representative team by 38 points to 3…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 1

Green defeated Coulton (U.S.A.) easily at the Stadium last night. The bout went the full twenty rounds. The American fought gamely. but was outclassed…

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