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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Three-mile Swimming Race. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 3

A three-mile swim in the Bremer River on Saturday attracted 47 starters, of Whom 39 finished. E. Bonis, (Brisbane) won by ten yards from A. Crane,…

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Grafton City Tennis Courts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 4

At a meeting of a sub-committee of the Grafton City Tennis Club held on Monday night a set of rules for control of play was drawn up to be later submitted…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

The following will represent South gate v. Wallaroos at Southgate on Saturday:--Anderson, Eggins (2), Noonan, Armstrong, Paine (2), Dickson, Smith…

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Schools' Swimming Carnival. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

At the Public Schools' swimming carnival to-day Athol Coppleston, the State 100 yards champion, was beaten by C. Stuart, of The Spit, by a yard. Time…

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Boxing Gibbons V. Carpentier. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

At Chicago Tom Gibbons has been matched against Georges Carpentier for a ten round bout, but it has not been decided whether the match shall take…

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English Cricket. Question of Slow Play. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 5

At the Warwickshire Cricket Club s annual meeting at Birmingham Mr. Ludford Docker, president, referred to slow play, and after mentioning instances…

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Swimming Club's Dance

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 4

To-night at the Criterion Hall, the Grafton Swimming Club will introduce for the first time in Grafton the Edison diamond disc phonograph. The dance…

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Lower Clarence Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

Fixtures for to-morrow:--Taloumbi v Maclean, at Taloumbi; Palmer's Island v. Rocky, at Maclean; Tyndale v. Huka, at Palmer's Island; Harwood, a bye…

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Football. English Team's Visit

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

The English Rugby League team is listed to play a match at Lismore on July 3 and according to the chairman of the executive of the Richmond River Rugby…

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Gift of a Tennis Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Proudfoot, of Murwillumbah, recently gave a piece of land fronting Hartigan street to the Presbyterian Church for the purpose of making…

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Boxing Firpo v. Spalla. Italian Wants Return Match. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 4

A Buenos Ayres message states that Ermlno Spalla has challenged Firpo to a return match of twelve rounds, the entire purse to go to the winner, with…

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Tennis. Davis Cup Team. Correspondence Restrictions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

A Melbourne message states that after consideration the Council of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia decided to allow members of the Davis Cup team…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 4

In connection with the mixed foursomes to be played this afternoon Mr. E. G. Elworthy has presented two half guinca trophies for the winning pair…

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Football Nominations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 4

Secretaries of football clubs are reminded that nominations for teams in the first, second and third grade competitions for the 1924 season definitely close…

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Dorrigo Football League Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 4

The annual meet ing of the Dorrigo Football League was held it Mr. M. Fercs's on Tuesday evening, the President (Mr. J. H. Davis) occupying…

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Bowls Grafton v. Kyogle. To-day's Pennant Games

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 4

The following players have been selected to represent Grafton to-day, play to commence at 2 p.m.:-- Blue Pennant.-- Mallam, Smith,…

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English Racing. Liverpool Spring Cup. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 7

The Liverpool Spring Cup (one mile and three furlongs).--Silver Band 1. Ragout 2, Moabite 3. There were fourteen starters…

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Boxing Day Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

At Taree Quarter Sessions William Oscar Ryan (37) appeared on a charge of feloniously slaying Frederick Smith at Croki on Boxing Day. He was found…

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Golf Club Opening

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

The opening of the Grafton Golf Club season, took place on Saturday last, where members and associates of the South Grafton Club joined with those…

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Southgate Public School Swimming Class

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

The official season ended on Friday, March 28. During the past six months 37 pupils have attended the swimming class. Seven pupils could swim…

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