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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1924

1,420 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 71

South Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

The annual meeting of the South Grafton Gold Club will be held iii the Council Chambers, South Grafton, to-night…

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Grafton City Council. Street Lighting. Football Grounds

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 3

Grafton City Council met last evening. Those present were Alds. W. T. Robinson (Mayor), W. M. Henson, T. H. Loxton, C. A. Howard, K. Reid, T. W…

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"No Stone-walling." Legislators Play Cricket. N.S.W. Beat Victoria. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 5

A team of Victorian Parliamentarians played a cricket match against New South Wales legislators at the Cricket Ground this afternoon. The Victorians…

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Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 2

The Tyringham cricketers are playing a return match against Dorrigo on the local ground next Saturday. The local team will be selected from the…

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Bowls. East Brisbane Tourists Defeated

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 1

The East Brisbane Bowling Club, on tour, played at Ballina, the match resulting in the vis[?]tors being defeated by the local club by 8 points. In the…

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Fern Tree Vale Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 2

At a meeting of the above Club Mr. Holt who was recently nominated for the Secretaryship was appointed to that office. The Secretary was…

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South Grafton Golf Club Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the South Grafton Golf Club was held in South Grafton Council Chambers last night. Some fifteen members and…

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TELEGRAMS Sydney, Tuesday. Cricket. N Z.-n S.W. TEST

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 3

Christchurch: The test match is ended. New South Wales won by eight wickets New Zealand, second innings, 329. Everett took 1 for 93,…

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Night Swimming Carnival on Monday and Tuesday. Committee Finalise Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 6

A meeting of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club to finalise arrangements for the forthcoming carnival on Monday and Wednesday nights was held last…

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Local and General. Grafton District Tennis Association

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Grafton District Tennis Association was held in the Grafton Town Hall last night. Mr. T. J. Ford was elected…

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Educational. Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 3

All arrangements in connection with this afternoon's swimming carnival have been completed, and everything points to a very successful function. The…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

Playing in connection with the Zietsch Bros.' trophy competition, on the Grafton bowling green yesterday Cox (5 on) beat Blanch (minus 4),…

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Swimming. Stuart Scares Olympic Candidates

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

Considerable controversy is going on in Sydney swimming circles over the selection of swimmers for the Olympic team. Agreat number of enhusiasts…

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Golf New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

Miami Hagen and Kirkwood defeated French and Hackney in a 36-holes match six and five in the first round of the professional tournament. Havers and…

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Melbourne Tennis Tournament Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

In the tennis tournament to-day Patterson defeated Wertheim 6--2, 6--3, 2--6, 6--2…

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Tennis. Grafton District Association. General Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Grafton District Tennis Association was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday night. The meeting was attended by…

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Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

The Tyringham Cricket Club, who were defeated by the Dorrigo team on February 23rd by an innings and 61 runs, will be playing a return…

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Coffs Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Coffs Harbor Tennis Club was held in the Coffs Harbor School of Arts on Tuesday, 4th March, when…

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Correspondence [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.—KD.) The Sport of Swimming. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

Sir,—My letter, which I wrote in the best interests of swimming and swimmers in Coffs Harbor and Jetty, seems to have driven Mr…

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Boxing Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

At the Sydney Stadium Tommy Uren defeated George Eagel on points after a poor contest. At the Melbourne Stadium Jock Niven…

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