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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Boxing a Contest Stopped. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

At the Sydney Stadium last night Sid Godfrey decisively defeated Eddie Butcher (W.A.). The referee stopped the contest in the twelfth round, as…

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Tennis. Sydney Tournament. Sidney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

The City of Sydney tennis tournament was concluded yesterday. The men's singles resulted in an easy win for J. O. Anderson, who beat N. Peach in the…

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Girls' Swimming Carnival. Country Competitors Do Well. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 5

The fifth annual swimming carnival of the Girls' Secondary schools was held at the Domain baths this afternoon. Competitors from Albury did well…

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Rugby on the Continent. Wales Beats France. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that the Rugby match between Wales and France was played in heavy rain. There were 30,000 people present, and…

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Bowls Grafton v. Kyogle. Blue and Red Pennants

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 2

Five, teams of Kyogle bowlers were in Grafton during the week end, and played the local club in connection with the Flue and Red pennant Competitions. In…

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Golf Kirkwood in America. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 2

At Pinehurst, North Carolina, Kirkwood and French defeated Sarazes and Hagnn in exhibition foursomes, two and one…

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Olympic Games. Australian Tennis Representatives. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

J. M. Bayley and J. Willard have been chosen to represent Australia in the lawn tennis events at the Olympic games…

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Cricket Teachers' College Match. Clarence and Richmond v. the Rest

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

A cricket match was played between a team composed of Clarence and Richmond River students at the Sydney Teachers' College, and an eleven chosen from…

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Athletics. Sydney Sports Ground. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 5

A. W. Winter, who will represent Australia at the Olympic games in Paris, put up a splendid hop-step-and-jump performance at the Sydney Spots Ground…

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Ulmarra Rowing Club. Forthcoming Regatta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 4

On Thursday evening last a meeting of the Ulmarra Rowing Club was held in the club shed, Mr. J. B. Pollock (president) occupying the chair, and the…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 5

Southgate II. Cricket Club will forfeit the rest of the competition matches…

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Ballina Girl's Swimming Success

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 4

At the secondary schools' swimming competitions held recently in Warwick (Q.), Miss Maisie Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Moore, of Ballina…

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Swimming. Next Saturday's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 5

The final carnival of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club will be held on Saturday next. A large and attractive programme of races has been…

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Racing Pony Gored by Bull

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. Earl Harriott's racing pony Nola which won the first division of the Kempsey Cup on February 23, carrying 9.1 (Huxton), in 1.16, was gored by a…

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Olympic Swimming Team. Christie Selected for Vacancy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 5

A test race was held in the Domain Baths this afternoon to select a candidate to fill the vacancy in the Olympic swimming team, consequent upon W…

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"The Racing Track." American Evangelist's Views. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 5

Dr. Biederwolf, American evangelist, in the course of an address declared that trouble with the racing track was not in the racing, for the horses enjoyed it…

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Final Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 4

The final swimming carnival of the season promoted by Mr. W. Hammat (caretaker of the baths) will be held on Saturday. There will be eleven events,…

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Football

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

At the annual meeting of the Dorrigo Football League last week it was said that there was only a slender chance of a team from Megan…

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Football. Harwood Football Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 2

There was a good roll up of local sports in the Water Brigade Hall on Tuesday night last for the purpose of again getting the football club, which carried…

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Orion of Rugby Football the Deathblow of the Union. When the Maoris Beat Australia

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 3

It is a noteworthy fact that many of the world's greatest discoveries and inventions were, brought about by lucre chance. The world renowned sport of…

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