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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1922

1,200 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 60

Sporting. the Turf. V.r.c. Races. Scratchings

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday Evening. The following V.R.C. scratchings have been notified :-- Newmarket Handicap : Patrosine,…

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Boxing. a Great Contest. Domingo Beats Pollard. House Wild with Excitement Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 2

At the Hippodrome to-night Domingo, 7.9 12 (Filipino) defeated Reg. Pollard, 7.13 (N.S.W.). The fight was one of the best seen at…

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The Umpire Bowls

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

Here's something of a cricket record: The whole of the 11 members of the Quandialla team were tried with the ball in a cricket match against Bimbil…

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Football France and England Draw

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

England and France met in a Rugby match at Twickenham, near London, on Saturday. The King was present. The game resulted in a draw, the scores…

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Golf American Championship, British Team Invited. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

The United States Golf Association has invited the Royal Ancient Club to send a British team of ten men to play a United States team prior to the…

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Grafton Cricket Association Match Against Lismore

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

A meeting of the Grafton Cricket Association, called for last evening, lapsed through paucity of attendance. Those present decided that the…

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Cricket. Victoria V. South Australia. Adelaide

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

In the cricket match between Victoria and South Australia, the former are all out for 625. Fank O'Keefe, who on his last five innings in…

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West Australian Racing Mr. P. A. Connelly's Indictment. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. P. A. Connelly, the. Well-knownWest Australian racehorse owner, says that racing in that. State was never in such a bad way as at present. There was…

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Sporting. the Turf. V.R.C. Races. Newmarket and Cup. Final Acceptances. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

Final acceptances were made to-day, as follow :-- NEWMARKET HANDICAP, 6 fur. (on March 4) .--—Eurythmic Solfanello,…

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Cricket the Aussies Summed Up. Sydney Pardon's Eulogy. Englishmen Frightened of Fast Bowlers. the Consistent Bardsley. Macartney a Genius. Perfect Fielding. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

Mr. Sydney Pardon, the well-known authority, reviewing the Australian Eleven's tour in "Wisden's Almanac," says: "Since Knox bowled at his…

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Tennis at Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 3

An experiment of Interest to busy people working in a city, who find it almost impossible to get any active exercise during the short winter days…

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Sporting Races Postponed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 2

The Victoria Park pony races' fixed for to-day were postponed until to-morrow in consequence of the heavy rain…

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Racing and Corruption

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

At a meeting of the Lithgow branch of the A.L.P., it was alleged that horse racing had sunk so low as to have reached a dangerous depth of…

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Boxing. Great Boxer for Australia

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

One of the most famous boxers who ever donned a glove is coming to Australia. He is Johnny Kilbane, who for ten years has been the world's…

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Grafton P.r. Club's Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

The programme for the Grafton Proprietary. Race Club's meeting on Grafton course on the 11th. inst. is published in to-day's issue. The entries close…

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Tennis. Davis Cup Challenges. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

Australasia's challenge for the Davis Cup to be contested on March 6 has been received, Others come from Britain. India, Sczeeho-Slovaki, France and Italy…

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Tennis. Davis Cup. Australia's Challenge Received. New York, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

Australia's Davis Cup challenge has been received…

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Abolition of "Bookies." Advisory Board to Control Racing. Lithgow Laborite's Plan. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

The Lithgow branch of the A.LP. has carried a motion in favor of the abolition ef bookmakers in this State and the substitution of a free…

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V.R.C. Races. St. Leger and Produce Stakes Final Acceptances. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

The following final acceptances were made to-day: ST. LEGER STAKES.--Harvest King, Heir Apparent, Furious…

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Maclean Regatta Concert

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 4

In connection with the concert held by the Maclean Rowing Club on the night of the annual regatta, Easter Monday, April 17, it is announced that the…

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