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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 53 of 61

Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

Jamito put up a great fight against Godfrey at the Stadium, but in the eighteenth round the Filipino swung a low left and was disqualified…

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Grafton Swimming Baths

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

Sundry people have been taking free dips in the municipal baths lately since the weather bpgaii to get a bit warm, but from to-morrow the baths will be in charge of…

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Cricket. Opening of Competition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

The Upper Clarence cricket competition was opened on Saturday, when Undaunted met South Grafton Easts at South Grafton, and South Grafton Wests met…

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Saturday's Racing. Epsom and Spring Stakes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

The "Sun" describes, the two grearaces on Saturday as follows:--Greenstead stamped himself as the mos brilliant miler in the Commonwealth…

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SPORTING. A.J C. Races (Second Day.) Pershore Wins Metropolitan. Erasmus the Clibborn Stakes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

For the A.J.C. meeting the weather was fine and warm and the attendance very large Results:--Shorts Handicap, 6fur.--Elkin, 8.10…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 1

Swan Creek defeated Ulmarra on the latter's courts on Saturday by 1 set 8 games…

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Cricket. the English Team. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 1

A message from Hobbs, one of the English cricket team en route to Australia, while at Naples states that hard deck practice is being indulged in with…

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Big Cricket. Interstate Players Coming to Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

The following letter has been received by the Secretary of the local Cricket Union from Sydney:—"Dear Sir,—The advent of an English team…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

A match was played between Swan Creek and Ulmarra on Saturday afternoon on the latter's court, Swan Creek winning by 1 set 11 games. The scores were as…

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Schools and Swimming

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

During his recent tour of the Northern Rivers, the Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) found that more than half the children in the schools could not swim…

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SPORTING. A.J.C. Races (Third Day). Greenstead Wins the Craven. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 1

The weather was fine and warm and the attendance good--considering it was an off day--for the third day of the A.J.C. Spring meeting. Results:--…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

The following will represent Southgate against Lawrence at Lawrence on Saturday: Dickson (2), Fisher, Wingfield (2). M. Smith, Lee, Parnell, J. Cameron, Warby,…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 3

The opening games of the Upper Clarence competition will be concluded to-day Undaunted will meet South Grafton Easts on the South Grafton wicket, with a lead…

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Diggers' Football Social

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 2

To mark the conclusion of the season's football, the Diggers' Football Club held a pleasant social evening at the Masonic Hall on Saturday evening. The president…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

Aurania played Nana Glen on Saturday at Nana Glen, the latter 'winning by 12 games. A match was played between Swan…

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Boxing. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

At the National Sporting club, Arthur Townlev beat Victor Oclaglen in the seventh round for a purse of £600…

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Grafton Swimming Baths

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 4

With the advent of a week of warm days' the number of people availing them selves of Grafton swimming baths is rapidly increasing. Every afternoon more…

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Boxing. Victory for Carpentier. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 1

Carpentier knocked out Levinsky. The fight between Carpentier and Levinsky only lasted four of the 12 rounds. The result was never doubtful from the…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 1

The Grafton green will be opened on Saturday afternoon for playing, after having been closed down for the annual top-dressing for the past six weeks…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 4

The following will represent Southgate against Cowper at Southgate to-morrow Dickson (2), Wingfield (2), Fisher, Lee, M. Smith, Maxted, J. Kelly, Hundt,…

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