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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 55 of 61

Moorefield Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 4

Following are the weights for the principal double on Saturday:-- Flying, Handicap.--Coolstone 10.4, Fortrait 9.12, La Steppe 8.9, Frank E 8.2,…

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Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1920 · page 2

Coffs Harbor "went down" badly before an Upper Orara XI on Saturday, on the Coffs Ground. The home team were all dismissed for…

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Racing Abandoned. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1920 · page 5

All racing this week, including the Cambridgeshire Stakes, has been abandoned…

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Lively Times at Boxing Match. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1920 · page 4

There were some lively proceedings at the close of a boxing contest between Owen Cairns, of Queensland, and Les Kemp. a local man, at the Melbourne…

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North Dorrigo Cricket Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1920 · page 2

A meeting of those interested in cricket at North Dorrigo was held at Mr. Munro's smoke room on the 14th October, when Mr. Grace was…

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Boxing. Carpentier and Dempsey. Terms Virtually Agreed Upon. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1920 · page 4

A New York message states that Kearns Announced that the terms of the fight between Carpentier and Dempsey have been virtually agreed upon, either for January…

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Boxing. Carpentier-dempsey Match. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 2

It is announced that the Carpentier-Dempscy match is certain to be held in New York, probably in an open-air stadium. Cochran, Tex Rickard and William…

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Boxing. Carpentier-dempsey Terms. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 1

It is understood that Carpentier is getting £40,000 and Dempsey £60,000, each gets 25 per cent. from the moving pictures, and each, in the event of no fight,…

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Golf Kirkwood's Great Performance Wellington

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 1

Playing on Highfield links at Timaru (New Zealand) Kirkwood, who was in great form, went round in 66, the bogey for the eighteen holes being 79. The…

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Cricket. English Team to Play West Australia. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 1

The English cricketers have now decided to play a one-day match against a West Australian team…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 4

The annual meeting of Grafton Bowel Club will be held in the "Council chambers to-night. It is expected that will be a full attendance of…

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Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 6

Owing to the vagaries of the clerk of the weather, the first round of competition matches were restricted to one day's play only. On the local…

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Cricket. South Australia v. Victoria. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 2

The first Interstate match of the season, South Australia versus Victoria, commenced in Adelaide to-day in fine weather. The locals won the toss and 'decided to bat and…

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Sporting. V.r.c. Races. the Derby Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 2

The great annual racing, campaign which attracts thousands of Visitors to Melbourne from all parts of Australia, is set down to commence to-day, when the…

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The Business of Sport. How It Grips Sydney! Races and Picture Shows the Most Popular

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 5

Australia has, frequently been described as the "sportsman's, paradise," and overlooking for a moment the present day tendency, to make "Sport"a keen…

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Boxing. Jimmy Hill Knocked Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1920 · page 1

At the Stadium last night Arthur Wyns, featherweight champion of Europe, knocked out Jimmy Hill in three rounds. Hill had the advantage in the first two rounds,…

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Bowls. Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Grafton Bowling Club was held last night, when the following sub-committees were appointed: Green committee, Messrs. J…

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INDUSTRIAL. Races Before Work. Closing of Railway Workshops. a Week's Holiday Wellington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 4

At a ballot of the Addington railway workshop hands, New Zealand, it was decided to close the shops for the whole of next week--New Zealand Cup carnival…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 2

The final match of the season was played between Swan Creek and Ulmarra on Saturday afternoon on the former's court, Swan Creek winning by 2 sets 10 games…

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Cricket Crara Association

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 1

Notwithstanding unfavorable weather conditions, there was a good muster of delegates at the meeting of the Orara District Cricket Association, held in the…

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