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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 50 of 61

Boxing. Dempsey and Gunboat Smith New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 3

Dempsey and Kearns are arranging a fight with Gunboat Smith at Boston on October 1…

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Swimming the Channel. Sullivan Gives Up. Under 3 Miles Prom Land. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 5

Sullivan, who is making an attempt to swim the Channel, is now six and a half miles from Calais and is swimming strongly with a favorable tide…

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Sporting. Tattersalls Races Tips for To-day SYDNEY,Friday

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 3

Poseidon'' tips: Novice: --Syee Knight 1, Pirriwul 2, Evelyn Hatan 3 Tramway Handicap: Chrysolaus 1, Biga roon 2, Greenstead 3. Chelmsford Stakes:…

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Tax on Racing. The Government's Proposals. Three Shillings for Paddock. a Fenny on Income Tax. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 5

It is calculated that the proposed tax on racecourse admission will bring in ££50,000 for the State Government. The tax will range from probably 3 for…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 1

In the eliminating rounds of the Graf ton club championship Phillips defeated Arnold, Carter defeated Williams and Lyons beat Hooten after a close match…

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Swimming. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 4

Stedman won the hundred yards championship of England in London in 58sec. He was the only Australian competitor Halpin toured Denmark and Holland an[?]…

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Football. Westerns Defeat Combined First Grade. a Football Fiasco

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 1

The combined first-grade team, which faced Westerns at the Showground on Saturday, simply was not. But it was a rare assortment. It represented practically…

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Boxing. Shade Knocks Uren Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 1

At the Stadium last night Shade (U.S.A.) knocked out Tomaly Uren in the nineteenth round. Uren was ahead on points, but throughout shade had…

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Letter to the Editor. That Methodist Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 1

Sir,--Permit me, through your columns, to remove any misapprehension which may have arisen through the incident which resulted in the prosecution of one…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

At South Grafton on Saturday afternoon a large number of Players were present, and had a splendid afternoon practice…

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Football. Clarence River League Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

Attention is drawn to the fact that is advertised elsewhere, the usual weekly meeting of the executive of the C.R.D.R Football League will be held at the…

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Western Football Club. Premiers' Successful Re-union

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

The Western Football Club winners of he 1920 first grade competition, held a ocial re union on Saturday night, largely attended by club members and support…

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Boxing. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

Carpentier hopes to have a tough match with Battling Levinsky on October 12. "I'm confident," he says, "I shall defeat him and then shall negotiate with…

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

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Executive committee of the C.R.D.R.F. League was held at the. Grafton Sports Club last night, there being present a representative number of…

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Football. Richmond v. the Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

The following team has been selected to represent Richmond against the Clarence at the Recreation Ground, Lismore, on Saturday next:--back. Leslie;…

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Cricket. Hobbs' Great Score. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 3

The Rest of England finished their innings with five out for 603 against Middlesex 318. Hobbs and Russell made 150 in seventy minutes. Hobbs made 100 in…

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Grafton Cricket Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 1

There was a good representative gathering of cricketers at the meeting of the Grafton Cricket Club, held at the Sports Club's rooms last evening. Mr. W. Ford…

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Football. the N.c. Championship

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 1

The greatest happening of the year, so far as North Coast football is concerned, is listed for to-morrow; this is the match between picked teams representing the…

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Cricket. Jupp for Australia. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 1

Jupp has been invited to join Douglas' team for Australia. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, Thursday…

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Proprietrary Races. Successful Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 2

The Coffs Harbor Propristary Race Club held a meeting on the [?] c[?] on Wednesday [?] which proved thoroughtly [?]…

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