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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,104 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 49 of 106

Football. Diggers (2) Defeat Pirates (0). Souths (5) Down Westerns (0) Fine Exhibition of Football. Big Crowd Enthusiastic

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

A fine crowd witnessed the League matches at the Showground on Saturday. The second match between Souths and…

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Golf. Tribute to Kirkwood. by Leading British Players. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 4

Jack White, the ex-champion, writes that Kirkwood is a golfer of the highest class. His control of all shots is that of a master. Whether or not he wins the…

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Golf. British Amateurs. Championship Won by Hunter Vancouver, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

A message from London states that, at Hoylatn, W. I. Hunter won the British amateur golf championship. LONDON, Friday Night…

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Football Clubs' Profits. Liable to Income Tax. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

The Federal Government proposes to augment the amount received in amusement tax from sporting bodies. Owing to the ruling given by the Deputy Federal…

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Football. Fleecing Footballers. Clubs to Pay Double Tax. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

The Commonwealth Taxation Department has made an important ruling with regard to football clubs. It has been decided that in addition to the…

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Sporting. Football. Sydney League Matches. Balmain Beat Eastern Suburbs. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 4

First Grade League Rugby matches were continued yesterday. Thirty thousand spectators saw the principal match, Eastern Suburbs v. Balmain…

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Warwick Farm Races. Maltgilla, Cool Stimulants and Greg. Blue Baron Just Beaten. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

Warwick Farm races were held in fine and mild weather, with a good attendance. Tod Sloan was striding along nicely just behind Thowra and Delusion in the…

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Boxing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

Johnny Kilbane, the well-known American boxer, outpointed Freddie Jacks, who is a claimant for the British featherweight championship, in a…

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Football. Ulmarra Warriors

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

In connection with the trophy donated by the president of the Warriors Club the following are the points gained by the players in Saturday's match against…

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Boxing. the World's Championship. Frenchmen' Lay Heavy Odds. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 5

There is unprecedented wagering over the Carpentier Dempsey fight. The French sportsmen are laying heavy odds, although the majority of the famous boxers favor…

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Football Elevated. Included in Olympic Games. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

A message from Geneva says that Rugby football will be included in the next Olympic games…

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Football. Sydney's Visitors. Queensland Soccer Team. Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

The Queensland soccer footballers leave for Sydney to-morrow, to play a this State. The Queenslanders play at Armidale…

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Brisbane Racing Trouble. Saturday's St. Leger. Special Meeting of Q.T.C. Committee Brisbane, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

A special meeting of the committee of the Q.T.C. has been called for Wednesday to hear Jockey Killorn's protest against his six months'…

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Swimming. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 1

Ethelda Bliebtrey swam 220 yards in open water in 2 minutes 53 seconds, a world's record…

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Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 2

When these notes were written the 100th Test match at Nottingham was in the balance, with the beam tipped in Australia's favor…

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Golf London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 1

East writes, expressing his most grateful thanks to subscribers in Australia He says: "Our anxieties have been removed."…

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FOOTBALL. Coramba (18) Orara (5)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 2

Coramba proved too good for the Orara Rovers on the former ground on Saturday, the final scores being 18 to 5. Though not…

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Boxing. Middleweight Championship Uren and Borland Matched. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 2

Tommy Uren and Jim Borland will meet at Albury, on June 4th., in a contest for the Australian middleweight championship…

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Cricket. Too Lazy to Play. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Parramatta Council Alderman Brown declared that the principle as the working man to-day is to get as much as he can, and do…

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Bowls. Visit of Ballina Players

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

On Monday next 29 bowlers from Ballina comprising five rinks, will play matches against Grafton on the local rinks. In the A grade for the Blue Pennant…

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