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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Tennis the Davis Cup. Drawing for First Pairs. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 5

The drawing for the Davis Cup has resulted in the following pairings:--Spain and British, Canada and Australia, Japan and the Philippines, Czecho-Slovakia and…

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven. Great Interest in West Australian Match. Perth

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

Great interest is being taken in the match between the Australian Eleven and the State team, commencing on Saturday. Armstrong's team will not…

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Football. Pirate Football Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the Pirate Football club will be held at Lower Fisher Park this afternoon at which a good roll-up is expected. The club is making early…

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Adelaide Racing Difficulty. Jockeys' Association Versus S.A.J.C. To-day's Races May Be Abandoned. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 8

There is every indication that tomorrow's races, and also those fixed for Oakland, will be abandoned. Six jockeys were recently penalised for…

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Tennis. Davis Cup Draw. Australia Plays Canada

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 8

The draw for the Davis Cup is as follows (says a New York message):-- Canada v. Australia, Spain v. British Isles, Japan v. Philippines,…

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Boxing. World's Championship. Carpentier and Dempsey to Meet in July. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 8

Georges Carpentier states that he has signed a contract to fight Jack Dempsey, at New York, on 2nd July…

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Charge of Stealing Money. Which Was Lost on Racing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 5

At the Central Police Court Aldewin Stephenson, 28, was charged with having stolen the sum of £252 in cheques and money, the property of Walker Brothers,…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 1

Members of the South Grafton Football Club commenced practice on Saturday afternoon. The club is particularly strong this season, and an early move is…

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Swimming. Ladies' 300 Yards Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 1

At the ladies' swimming carnival at Manly Miss Bleibtrey competed in the 300 yards championship of New South Wales defeating Miss Wylie by 20 yards…

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CRICKET Bungawalbyn's Ulmarra Visit. Mid-clarence Wins. Some Good Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 1

The return match between Bungawalbyn and a Mid-Clarence team took place on the Ulmarra oval on Saturday, and aroused a great deal of district interest…

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Swimming. Miss Bleibtry Again. 300 Yards Ladies Championship. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

At the swimming carnival at the Manly baths on Saturday, the principal event, the 300 yards State Championship, was won by Miss Ethelda…

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Racing Booming in England. Australian Successes. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

There is a record boom in sport in England, which started with the opening of flat racing, which was notable for the defeat of many favorites and the remarkable…

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Football. a Pipe-opener. the First Scratch Match

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 3

With the approach of winter, interest is being manifested in the prospects for the ensuing football season. In this connection it is pleasing to…

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Boxing. Criqui's Lucky Win. Filipino Falls in the Fourteenth. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 1

After punching with terrific force for eleven rounds and giving Criqui a severe beating, Deico, the Filipino, dropped to the boards just before the end of the…

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Tennis. the Davis Cup. Fixing the Scenes of Contests

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

It is understood (says a New York cable) that Canada will ask the Australians to come to the United States to play off the preliminary Davis Cup…

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Boxing. a Great Fight. with a Sensational Ending. Dencio's Good Showing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

The best fight seen at the Sydney Stadium for a long time took place on Saturday night, between Eugene Criqui (France) and Dencio…

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Sporting. the Turf. Hawkesbury Races. King of the Forest Wins Handicap. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

Fine weather and a large attendance helped to make the Hawkesbury Races successful yesterday. Jockey Munro fell off Flip when near the…

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Rowing. Easter Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 4

Up to the present, the secretary of the Maclean Rowing Club has received entries as follows for the Easter Regatta:--Open Novice, Gladstones 17,…

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Bowls

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 4
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Ballina's champion rink for the big Grafton Carnival at Easter is Pearson, Yeates, Moore, Smith (skip.); pairs; . Gould and Yeates. The representative…

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