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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Tree Fern Vale Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

The annual meeting and picnic of the above club was held at Duffy's Plain on New Years Day, the weather being ideal for the occasion…

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No Australian Tennis Team. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 1

It has been decided not to send an Australian lawn tennis team to compete in the Olympic games…

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Big Tennis Selection for Davis Cup Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

The Australian team for the Cup will be chosen by three selectors instead of one, namely, Brooks (Victoria), Hicks (New South Wales)…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

The following players will represent Cowper against Lawrence at Lawrence on Saturday:--Napper (2), [?]len (2), Osborne, Eggins, Gill, Johnson, Morgan…

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SWIMMING. 100 Yards Championship. Herald Makes New Record. E. Henry Beaten by Touch. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Heats in connection with the hundred yards swimming championship of New South Wales were decided this evening. There were three heats, and there were…

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Trouble Over Referee Athletic Circles Stirred Victoria and Tasmania. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

A sensation was caused in athietic circles owing to the Victorian Association refusing to send a team to Tasmania to compete in the Australasian track…

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Coffs Swimming Club. General Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

The Coffs Harbor and District Swimming Club held a general meeting in the rooms of Messrs. Norton and Co. on Wednesday…

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Swimming Championships Ernest Henry to Start. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4

A record crowd will probably attend the D[?]ain Baths to-morrow to see the [?] great tussle between Arne Borg, of Sweden, "Boy" Charlton and M…

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Alleged False Pretences Racing Sensation Wellington (N.z.)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

William Williamson was remanded at the Dunedin Police Court on a charge of obtaining £153 by representing the trotting horse Willie…

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Cricket South Australia v. N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

In the Inter-State cricket match between South Australia and New South Wales, South Australia has lost one wicket for 152…

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Inter-district Cricket. Grafton v. Lismore. First Day's Play Visitors in Strong Position

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 5

Fisher Park Oval, Grafton, yesterday afternoon was the scene of one of the most important matches for many years in the annals of cricket on the Clarence…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

A remarkable cricket result was secured at a match between [?]ford and Tambrabucca, in the Lithgow district, when the former won by 116 runs to 68 One player,…

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Boxing Tame Contests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

At Rusheutters Bay Stadium, Louis Plees (Belgium) defeated Alf. Simmons (England) on points. The Englishman was obviously out of condition, and…

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Golf Kirkwood's Appointment. £2400 From New York Club. Los Angeles

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, has announced that he has accepted a resident position ot Rockwood Country Golf Club, near New York, at a salary reported to…

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Inter-district Cricket. Second Day's Play. Grafton Suffr Defeat

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 1

The inter-district match between Graf [?]on district and a representative Lismore even was concluded at Fisher Park O[?]al on Saturday in ideal cricket…

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Boxing Death of Jerome. Dempsey v. Gibbons. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

A New York message states that Frankie Jerome, one of the leading bantam weight boxers of the country, and regarded as a dangerous contender for…

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Country Tennis. the Sydney Matches. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

The ladies teams matches were concluded in the country tennis carnival today. The feature of the day was the defeat of the Armidale ladies' team,…

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Cricket. Central Orara Association. Third Round Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

The following are the fixtures for the third round of the Central Orara Cricket Association:-- Januay 19.--Coutts' Crossing v. Hydro…

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SWIMMING. 220 Yards Championship. Borg, Charlton, Christie Win Heats. E. Henry in Final. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

The heats in the 220 yards swimming championship were swum at the Domain Baths late this afternoon. Results:-- 1st Heat: Arne Borg 1, K. Kirkland…

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Football Mad. English Cup Tie Scenes. a Million Spectators. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

Most remarkable Cup tie scenes have been witnessed in London and the provinces. It is estimated that there were nearly a million spectators at the…

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