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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1923

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 3

A number of Clarence River players intend making the trip to Lismore at Easier for the annual tennis carnival, entries for which close on March 17. [?]…

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Interstate Cricket. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 2

In the cricket match Victoria versus South Australia the latter in their second innings are 5 out for 209 runs (Murray, not out, 110)…

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Boxing Siki and Carpentier. Talk of a Match. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent says that the newspaper "L[?] announces that the result of the negotiations between the respective managers…

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Boxing Sonter v. WRIGHT

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 1

A boxing contest between W. Souter and C. Wright, is fixed to take place at the Drill Hall on Saturday night, keen interest being manifested In sporting…

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Tennis. the Davis Cup. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 5

France has entered the Davis Cup competition…

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Accident at Races. Horse Leaves the Track. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 1

At the races at Bulga, near Wauchope, yesterday a racehorse left the track and became uncontrollable. Despite the efforts of the jockey it raced madly…

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N.Z. Cricket. Opinion of English Player. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 1

Maclaren, the captain of the English cricket team which has been touring through New Zealand, arrived in Sydney to-day…

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Boxing Wright [?] Sonter

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 1

Claude Wright who meets W. Sonter on Saturday night, is completing his training at the Commercial Hotel, Ulmarra. He is now confident of winning,…

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Cricket. Sheffield Shield. Won by New South Wales. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

Now that the final of the Sheffield Shield match has been played, it, can be stated definitely that New South Wales has won back the shield from…

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Tattersall's Club Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 2

Grafton Tattersall's club will hold a race meeting on the Grafton course today. The first race is timed to start at 2.15. In view of the fact that only…

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Test Heroes. Russell and Taylor. Cricket Revival in Africa. Final Scores in Test. Durban

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 5

Memorable features of the fifth test which England won by 109 runs, were Russell's [?] historic centuries and Taylor's great effort to save the match…

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Boxing Sonter Defeats Wright

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 1

At the Drill Hall, Grafton, on Saturday, Bill Sonter. 12st. 7lbs., Grafton. beat Claude Wright, 12st. 4lbs. Ulmarra. in the eighth round of a fifteen-round…

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Swimming. Ladies' Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 1

Miss Shand of New Zealand in winning the 440 yards [?]adies' swimming championship of Australia in 6mins. 9 2-5secs., beat her previous best time for…

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Athletics. Won by a Touch. American Beats ''Slip'' Carr. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 1

The American athlete Kirksey beat ''Slipe Carr. in the one hundred yards championship [?] touch on the [?] The track was heavy owing to the…

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Boxing. Flyweight Championship. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 5

Pancho Vi[?]la is to fight jimmy w[?]de for the flyweight championship of the world in America in either June or July. A big purso is offered for the contest…

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Boxing. Bantam Championship (Reuter.) LONDON

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 1

In the match between Lake and Harrison for the bantamweight championship of Brirain and the Lonsdale belt, the former won easily…

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CRICKET. Woolgoolga Beats Orara. Bowlers on Top

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 3

After a close game on the Cuffs Harbor ground on Saturday, Woolgoolga defeated Upper Orara by 18 runs on the first innings, and thus…

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J. M. Gregory. Finished with Cricket. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 2

J. M. Gregory, the crirketer. definitely states that he has finished with cricket and will devote himself to farming…

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Boxing. Beckett and Carpentier. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 1

The fight between Beckett and Carpentier has been definitely fixed for June 14…

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C.r.j.c. Races. Meeting Opens To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 1

The autumn race meeting of the Clarence River Jockey Club opens on the club's course at Grafton to-morrow, and will be continued on Saturday. Some…

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