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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1924

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CRICKET N.S.W. v. Wanganui. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

The New South Wales v. Wanganui cricket match commenced to-day Wanganui batted first, and lost the first four wickets for 40 runs…

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Football. N.s.w. or Queensland? Byron League Against Change

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

The Byron Rugby League on Monday night rejected a proposal that the league should give its allegiance to the Queensland League in lieu of the New South…

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Boxing Bradley Beats Plees. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 1

At the Sydney Stadium, Archie Bradley defeated Louis Plees, the latter retiring, at the end of the seventh round. Plees later said lie had not recovered…

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CRICKET. N.S.W. v. Wanganui Draw. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 1

The New South Wales v. Wanganui match concluded yesterday, and the game was drawn. New South Wales in the first innings scored 398, Hendry…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Kempsey Gof Club the following officers were elected for the coming season:-- President, Mr. J. Geary, vice-presidents, Archdeacon…

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Tennis. Suzanne Not Going to Wimbledon. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 8

Suzanne Lenglen's father declares that Suzanne's decision not to compete at Wimbledon is solely because the date is too close to the Olympic games, at which…

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Athletic Car

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

A car jumping clean through a shop window, and dashing into the road in a wild bid for liberty provided a sensation in Castlereagh street, Sydney, on…

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Swimming. Successful Club Dance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 6

The Grafton Swimming Club brought its monster carnival to a successful conclusion on Friday night, when a complimentary dance was tendered to the…

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Football Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Warriors' Football Club was held on Monday evening at Mr. M. Feros's rooms, Mr. Anderson occupying the chair. There…

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Dorrigo Races Show Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

The Dorrigo Race Club has been extremely fortunate insofar as the weather is concerned ever since its formation, about eighteen months ago. It…

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Lawn Tennis Team. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 4

A movement is on foot to send Australian representatives to compete in the lawn tennis events of the Olympic games…

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Football. British Team for Africa. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 6

Cable advices state that the British Rugby team sails on June 20 to play 21 matches, including four test. It is believed that the proposed arrangement is…

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Cablegrams. Boxing in England Hoke Defeats Burns London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

In a fifteen rounds bout at the Hoxton bathe Arthur Hoke knocked out Frankie Burne in the fifth…

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Tragedy in Adelaide Tennis at Olympic Games Sydney, Tuesday. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

A typist named Hilda Perl Jones, aged 16, employed by W. West, an agent, Adelaide, was shot dead yesterday afternoon in the office where she A movement is on foot to send Australian representatives to compete in the lawn tennis events of the Olympic games…

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Bowls Visit to Casino

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 6

Five rinks of bowlers from Grafton will visit Casino on Saturday next to play in the pennant and cup matches. The car conveying the party will leave…

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Grafton Swimming Club. Finances in Healthy State

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

A largely attended meeting of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club was held at Marshall's rooms last night. The treasurer's statement showed a…

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Boxing. Win for Kid Lewis. Paris

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 6

In a 15 round contest Kid Lewis outpointed Francis Charles, the French middleweight champion…

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Olympic Games. Tennis Team Should Go. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 6

Henry Marsh, a well-known lawn tenuis authority, says the proposals that Australia should send J. Willard and J. M. Bailey as its representatives at the…

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Tennis. Ex-enemies Barred From Davis Cup. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 6

The Lawn Tennis Association has decided to inform the United States that it has not agreed to the admission of the ex-enemics, Austria and Hungary, to the…

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Swimming

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 3

On Friday, March 28, the official school swimming season ends, and entries must be in on that date for the Yattendon Cup. Many schools have had to…

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