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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Newcastle Regatta. a Postponement Necessary. Grafton Wins a Scratch Race. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

Unprecedentedly heavy weather was experienced to-day and the regatta was postponed until Anniversary Day. The management decided to run off a scratch…

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CRICKET. Coffs Defeats Bellingen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

A team from the Bellinger Cricket Association, consisting chirfly of Fernmount players, journeyed to Coffs on Monday and…

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Tennis. Country Carnival Postponed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

The country tennis carnival, which was to commence to-day was postponed until to-morrow…

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Football. Australians Beat Hunslet. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The Australian footballers played a match against Hunslet at Leeds to-day. The ground was muddy and slushy. There was an attendance of 3000. Play was…

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Bowls. Adelaide Carnival Ended. Home Team Wins Inter-state Contest. Sydney, Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

The bowling carnival at Adelaide has concluded. The South Australians won the inter State competition, with four wins and one loss, 110 up…

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Football. the Kangaroos. Another Win. Hunslet Beaten. 19-10. LONDON, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

The Australasian Rugby team met Hunslet to day. A strong wind was blowing and the ground was very heavy…

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CRICKET N.S.W. V. Queensland. Match Abandoned. Sydney. Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

The inter-State criket match. N.SW. Queensland having been twice postponed, has now been abandoned, owing to further soaking rain falling…

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Sporting. Cricket. Victoria V. South Australia. Visitors' Remarkable Collapse. Obliged to Follow On. Useful Second Innings Stand. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

The feature of to-day's play in the match between Victoria and South Australia was the collapse of the visitors first innings, only 12 runs being…

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Amateur Athletics. Win for New South Wales. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

The amateur athletic championship meeting at Adelaide has concluded. It resulted in a win for New South Wales with nine wins, as against Victoria's six…

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Tennis. Country Carnival. Opening Postponed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

The country tennis carnival will not open to-day, as arranged, owing to the unplayable state of the Double Bay courts. The chances do not favor any…

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Boxing. Cook-carpentier Fight. Critics Favor the Frenchman. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. Denison expects a swift and sensational ending in favor of Carpentier unless the Frenchman's fighting morale was seriously impaired by the Dempsey…

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Bowls. Australasian Singles Championship. Won by Williams. Adelaide, Tuesday, Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

The single-handed bowls championship resulted in an easy win for T. A. Williams, of Ballarat, who beat S. Pickering, the young South…

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Football. English Team for Final Test. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

The Northern Union has chosen the following for the final Test:-- Full back: Thomas (Huddersfield). Three-quarters: Owen (St. Helens)…

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Boxing. Fatal K.O. Blow. Glasgow Boxer Succumbs. London Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

Tom Simmionett the wellknown Glasgow boxer when fighting Willie Devanny, was knocked out in the eighth round, the blow driving several…

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Football Third Test Match. English Team Chosen. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

The English team selected for the third test at Manchester was announced to-day, as follows: Owen, Wagstaff, Bacon, Hurcombe, Rogers, Parkin…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

L. Murray, Glenreagh, is prepared to dispute T. Welsh's claim as heavy weight champion of the North Coast, and is prepared to stake anything up to £50 on the…

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Summer Swimming School

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 2

All parents, having children over nine years of age who cannot swim, are again reminded that the Swimming School commences on Monday next…

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Muskvalley Races

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

The postponed meeting of the South Grafton Proprietary Club is to be held on the Muskvalley Course to-morrow. Further nominations will be accepted…

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Local and General Grafton Summer Swimming School

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

All parents having children over nine years of age who cannot swim are again reminded of the swimming school which is to commence on Monday, January 9,…

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Boxing. Cook V. Carpenter. London Critic's Comments. Frenchman Will Win. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

In the "Daily, Chronicle," "Corinthian" writes: "The brilliance of Carpentier, will be matched against the soild perseverance of Cook. I think…

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