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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 41 of 64

Dr. Page's Tour Visit to Coramba New Tennis Courts Opened the Telephone Service. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon Dr. Earle Page, Federal representative for Cowper, accompanied by Mr. Bagot, private secretary, arrived by train from Grafton, and…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 4

The following will represent Brushgrove who will meet Waratahs at Maclean on Saturday. Car leaving 12.45 sharp. Any player unavailable kindly notify the…

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Sunday Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 4

A new phase of Sunday sport has developed at Inverell, where members of the Inverell Tennis Club have decided to play on Sunday and to inform the town council…

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New Golf Links at Taree

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 4

Taree Golf Club has decided to leave the showground and make new links on land leased from Mr. A. A. Maloney along Wingham-road. The new links are to be…

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North Dorrigo Tennis Club Formed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 3

A pleasant day was spent last Saturday at North Dorrigo, when the new tennis court was officially opened. Mr. Harold Lean. President of the…

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Golf New Record at Kensington. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 5

T. E. Howard twice equalled the new record at Kensington to-day while playing in the Australian Golf Club's open handicap. He went round in 71 in the morning…

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Racing Smash Stewards Open Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 5

An inquiry into the mishap at Canterbury Park yesterday, when jockey Toohey was injured, was opened by the stipendiary stewards to-day and adjourned to enable…

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Deer Vale Doings Tree Fern Vale Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above club was held at the court recently, the President (Mr. Dave Clark) occupying the chair. Miss Beaumont was…

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Football the Dorrio v Lower Clarence. Cup Won by the Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 2

The final match in the Tillock Cup competition, between the Dorrigo and Lower Clarence River League teams, was played at Grafton last Saturday…

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Swimming More Records Smashed. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

At Victoria (British Columbia) Johnn[?] Weismuller, of Chicago, in a handicap race, broke the world's record for 100 yards, open style. His time was 51 2-5…

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Deervale Tree Fern Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 1

A meeting of the above club was held at the court, when there were present: -- Mr. D. Clark (president), Mrs. Price, Miss Beaumont, Miss Martin Miss Hunter, Misses…

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Tennis Mid-clarence Association Tournament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

A tournament was held by the above association on Thursday, July 23. The weather being perfect, the tennis was good, and many of the matches were…

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Football Ipswich Beat New Zealand. Ipswich

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

This afternoon Ipswich defeated the New Zealand Rugby League team by 21 points to 20. At one stage Ipswich led 11 to nil, but…

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SPORTING Casino J.C. Races Kathleen Tressady Wins Lord Repartee and Kumanlpus

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

The Casino J.C. meeting opened yesterday in fine weather. Kathleen Tressady, who is a good galloper when well, easily won the big race Early backers…

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Golf Notes

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 4

Most of the Grafton players will be at Casino on Saturday, thus leaving a clear course for the associates who will play the qualifying round of the club…

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Golf Ladies' Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 4

The Australian ladies' golf champion ship concluded at Kensington links to day. Mrs. Gatehouse, of Victoria, was the winner. She did the final round in…

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Grafton Golf Club Associates Notes

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 4

Lovely weather and two interesting competitions brought a large number of competitors to the links on Saturday and Monday last. All handicaps were…

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Football

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

The Warriors aud Dorrigo will face each other again on the local ground to-day. North are drawn to meet Megan…

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Cricket South Grafton Cricket Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

The above club will hold its annual meeting at the Popular Rooms, South Grafton, next Tuesday night, when all members and intending members are…

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Swimming New Half-mile Record. Detroit

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

Ethel McGarry set a new world's record for a half-mile swim for women in the national championship here, her time being 12min. 57secs. The previous best…

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