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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 57 of 61

Boxing. a Tumultuous Welcome. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs that the arrival of the boxer, Georges Carpentier, front America, was characterised by tumultuous scenes and enormous…

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Cricket in Fisher Park

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 4

The first representative match for the season will take place in Fisher Park Oval next Saturday between Mid-Clarence and Upper Clarence, and the secretary of the…

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Racing Pony Action. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 5

In the action in which John Dashwood sued Stan Kelly, horse trainer, to recover possession of the racing pony Jack Lantern, the jury returned a verdict for…

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Sunday Cricket. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 4

Sunday cricket was inaugurated at Beaconsfield, following on the approval of the Bishop of Buckingham and the Rector of Beaconsfield…

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Cricket England Defeats Victoria. by an Innings and 59 Runs. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 4

Play commenced at 1.30 in the England versus Victoria match oh a drying Wicket. When the Englishmen's third Wicket was down for 418 they closed their innings and…

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Cricket. English Cricketers. Team Leaves for Sydney. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 2

The English cricket team left for Sydney this afternoon…

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Educational. Swimming

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 2

Vacation swimming schools have been arranged at the following centr[?]:--Albury, Bathurst, Burrowa, Coonamble, Cowra, Dubbo, Grafton, Goulburn,…

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Cricket. the English Team. Welcomed in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 4

Fully a thousand people assembled in the Central Station this morning to welcome the English cricket team. A civic welcome was subsequently tendered to the…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 4

Entries for the Blanch Handicap singles will be received up till Saturday, 27th inst…

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Horse Racing in France. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 1

" The Times" Paris correspondent telegraphed on Friday that there have been big increases made in the French turf, classics. The Grand Prix is now 400,000…

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CRICKET England v. New South Wales. Home Team Collapse. Hearne Bats Well. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 1

The match England v. New South Wales, was continued in fine weather The wicket was again in splendid condition. Great crowds wended their way to the ground in…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 5

At the Hippodrome Kelly Parkes defeated Allie Allison in the eighth round…

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Man Killed by Cricket Ball. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 5

While watching a cricket match at Tandara, Victoria, a man named Hocking was struck on the head by a ball hit by a batsman, and his skull was fractured. He…

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Cricket a Great Win. N.S.W. Defeats England. by Six Wickets and Two Runs. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 4

The match, England v. New South Wales, was resumed to-day in glorio[?] weather. Less than half an hour suffic[?] to get rid of the last three English wicke[?]…

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Cricket Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 2

The chief topic of interest in local circles last week was the visit of the Nmyboida-Grafton eleven, captained by Mr. D. Maxwell. As a…

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Cricket Match Takings

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 2

The total takings at the cricket match amounted to £5025 which is the greatest recorded at any cricket match in Australia…

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CRICKET. Jetty Defeats Coffs Harbor. A Close Finish

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 3

Jelly defeated Cuffs Harbor on Saturday on the Top Town ground, after a finish so close that the sea siders had only six runs to spare…

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Cricket New South Wales v. England Match. a Record Gate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 1

The total takings at the above match were £5025, which is the greatest sum recorded 'for any cricket match in Australia…

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Maclean. Reviving Cricket. District Organisation Formed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 6

As an outcome of discussion at a wellattended meeting of cricket enthusiasts held in the School of Arts, Maclean, on Tuesday, it was decided to form a…

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Tennis. Davis Cup Contest. the Australian Team. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 1

It is unofficially stated that the Davis Cup team will consist of Brookes, Paterson, and Wood, with Heath as the fourth man…

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