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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1923

1,057 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 53

Tennis. Lauriston v. OAKVILLE

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 2

The return tennis match between the Oakville Tennis Club, Southgate, and the Lauriston Tennis Club, Grafton, resulted in a win for the latter by a…

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Football. Opening of Season. Benefit Matches

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 1

The 1923 football season opened on Saturday afternoon, three games being played on the Fisher Park oval. The ground was in tip-top condition for…

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Cricket First Grade Final. Sensational Bowling. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 4

The final match of first grade cricket competition was commenced yesterday between Gordon and Waverley. The wicket was sodden owing to the rain…

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Boxing a Challenge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

Hunter Quinn has challenged to fight any featherweight in the Clarence district for £10 to 50 aside. Quinn states that there is a rumor in circulation that…

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Football, Harwood Club

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 3

A meeting of the recently formed football club at Harwood was held in Mr. D. Ryan's Refreshment Rooms on Thursday night. Mr. W…

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Cricket. Mid-richmond Match

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 7

In the Mid-Richmond-[?] Association match the [?] won by 32 runs in the first innings. For the winners [?] a son of the veteran Sam…

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Tennis. J. O. Anderson's Lismore Visit

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

The Lismore tennis carnival has been postponed until June. J. O. Anderson and Les Baker are playing exhibition tennis matches on the…

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History of Racing. First Meeting in Australia. Modest Beginning

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 7

An interesting history of horse racing in Austins has been published by the Melbourne "Leader." The first race meeting ever held in Australia took place…

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Boxing. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 5

Frankie Burns beat Tom While on points at the National Sporting Club Frank Moody beat Albert Lloyd on points at the Ring…

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Football. South Grafton Football Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the above club was held hist Aloud ay night. Mr. C. Schwinghammer presided over a good attendance of both first and second grade players…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 1

Mr. P. Dillon, of Casino, is in receipt of a letter from his boxer son Jack, in which he says that by his defeat of Payne at Broken Hill he is now middleweight…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 5

The following will represent Cowper against Ulmarra at Cowper on Saturday:--Napper (2), Pullen (3), Eggins C. Osborne, Neave, Johnson, Yager, Lee, B…

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Coursing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 4

The Clarence River Coursing Club will hold its first meeting of the season at the Junction enclosure on Saturday next. The programme is advertised in to-day's…

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Golf Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 2

Arrangements are being made to form a golf club in Dorrigo. There are several enthusiastic followers of the game in Dorrigo, and a meeting…

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Coffs District Football League. Arrangements for Comp

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 3

A meeting of the Coffs Harbor District Rugby Football League was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening, the President,…

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Boxing Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

At the Brisbane Stadium yesterday Frank Locke knocked out Tom Taite in the twelfth round. Matty Smith beat Snowy Hill on points…

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Newcastle Races Postponed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

Owing to heavy rain the Newcastle races fixed for to-day were postponed until Tuesday next…

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Football Ulmarra v. BRUSHGROVE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2

The Ulmarra footballers journeyed to Brushgrove last Saturday, and played a match against the locals at that centre. A fairly large crowd witnessed the game…

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Search for Oil. Application to Enter Cricket Ground. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 5

Members of the Williamstown cricket and football clubs were astonished to learn at the week-end that an oil prospecting syndicate was seeking from the…

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BRISBANE A.T.C. No More Division Races. Albion Park Absorbed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 5

Brisbane Amateur Turf Club was to-day granted registration by the Q.T.C. to race at Albion Park and Sandgate. The new club takes charge from January…

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