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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 64

Maclean Regatta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

The annual regatta of the Maclean Rowing Club was held yesterday. The weather looked doubtful in the morning and undoubtedly this prevented many people…

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Horses Damage Tennis Courts

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 2

The secretary of the Richmond Tennis Club complained in a letter to the Casino Municipal Council that draught horses had been placed in the tennis enclosure,…

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Boxing Cook Beats Lawson. New York

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

At Boston, George Cook defeated Bob Lawson in ten rounds…

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Football Unpopular Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

The New South Wales Football (Australian Rules) League has decided to admit eight teams, each with a reserve grade this season. The decision has caused…

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Bowls. North Coast Championship Grafton and Kyogle Win Doubles

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

The Grafton and Kyogle Bowling Clubs each scored a double win in the North Coast Bowling Association's championship carnival at Lismore, which…

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News of the World Racing Car Wilfully Damaged. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

A racing motor car, specially built to compete in the most important race at Brooklands to-morrow, was wilfully damaged. The engine was smashed with…

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Racing in New Zealand. Chignon and Nincompoop Beaten. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

A surprise was caused at the Canter bury races to-day when Chignon and Nincompoop, who won the Gimcrack and Breeders' Plate respectively in Sydney…

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Rugby Football. England V. France Win for Former. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 5

At the Colombes Stadium the English Rugby footballers met France. The ground was hard. Nine minutes from the start Luddington scored a beautiful…

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Harwood Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Tennis Club took place on Friday night last. There was a fair roll up of members, and Mr. W. H. Kempshall occupied the chair. The…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 6

The opening day of the 1925 season of the South Grafton Golf Club on Saturday, April 18, will be the occasion of a miked foursomes handicap. The play will…

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Bowls North Coast Association. Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 2

The seventh annual meeting of the Northern Rivers' District Bowling Association was held at the Lismore club's pavilion on Friday last. Mr. S. McLean…

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BOXING McTIGHE v. Berlenbasch. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 5

Mike McTighe, the world's light heavyweight champion, will meet Paul Berlenbasch, of New York, in a 15 round bout on May 29 for the title…

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Racing in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 5

In the Challenge Stakes at Canterbury Park Gloaming won easily from his stablemate Chignon, who was the only other starter…

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Racing Carnival. Form at Randwick. a Cup Review Lilypond's Victory. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 5

Another Sydney Cup is over and this year's race will go down as one of the most sensational in the history of the great race. It provided more than one…

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Tennis Lismore Easter Tournament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 3

Murwillumbah, who bad won toe teams tennis championship of the Northern Rivers in each of three years in which the Lismore Easter tournament had been…

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Lawn Tennis. the Davis Cup Dates for American Zone. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 4

The United States Lawn Tennis Association has decided that the Australia Hawaii and New Zealand-Canada Davis Cup matches must be completed by…

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Golf Notes

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 3

Last Saturday was not favorable for good golf. There was very little run to be got out of the balls, owing to the heavy ground. 48 was the best card returned…

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Harwood News Tennis Club

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Tennis Club took piace on Friday night last. [?] was a fair roll up of members [?] H Kempshall occupied the…

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Boon for Golf Green Keepers

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 1

To perfect the turf on the greens in one-fourth of the usual time electric lights were used to grow grass at the new million dollar Bradley Beach Golf Club, Bradley…

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Cricket L. O. C. Association Final

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 1

The final premiership match of the Lower Clarence Cricket Association was set down for April 18 and 25, but by mutual agreement the two clubs have…

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