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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 51 of 64

Football To-day's Big Match

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 2

A local representative thirteen will try conclusions with the Lismore team, Marist Bros., on the Showground this afternoon. The latter are such a formidable lot that…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 1

The three Newcastle touring rinks played a game with the Ballina Club on Tuesday afternoon and suffered a decisive defeat. The games were rather remarkable…

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Boxing Collins Knocks Out Stewart. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

Harry Collins (10.12½) knocked out Alf. Stewart (11.5½), of Victoria, in the seventeenth round of a bout to decide the middleweight championship. Stewart was…

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N.Z. Wins Rugby Union Test. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 1

New Zealand beat New South Wales by 36 to 10 in the Rugby Union test. The All Blacks showed better combination while the visitors kicked too much,…

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Golf Grafton Club Championship a Win for Lovell

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

The final of the Grafton Golf Club championship resulted in a win for C. H. Lovell against D. W. Macpherson by two up and one to play in a 36 holes match…

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Football Grafton V. Marist Bros. Visitors' Narrow Win

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon at the Showground a Grafton representative second grade team fully extended Marist Bros. H. in an excellent game, which resulted…

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Tennis Singles Championship Tilden's Brilliant Win. Forest Hills

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 3

Johnston reached the finals by conquering Williams, 7--5, 6--3, 6--2. Tilden defeated Richards, 6--8, 6--4. 6--4, 6--1…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 3

The Bellingen Golf Club championship has been won by C. M. Garrett, the Northern Rivers champion, Who defeated Mr. C. S. Bull in the final by two…

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Boxing Thurban Beats Kelly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 4

At Szarba's Olympia to-night Stan Thurban (8.4) regained the bantamweight championship by defeating Jimmy Kelly (8.5) on points in a 20 round…

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Local and General Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1925 · page 2

It dees not look as though many people are over enthusiastic about the affairs of the local Tennis Club. Only three people turned up to the meeting…

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Boxing World's Welterweight Championship. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 September 1925 · page 1

Mickey Walker retained the world's welterweight boxing title by gaining a 15-round decision over Dave Shade, of California…

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District News Harwood Monday. FOOTBALL

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 September 1925 · page 3

The winning of the Dalgety Cup by the Harwood team on Saturday added yet another sweeping victory for the team. It was thought here that they would gain…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 September 1925 · page 6

On Saturday next the local second grade team, which has been performing with honors, will journey to Maclean to play a local representative team there. This…

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The Baths Swimming Club's Offer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 September 1925 · page 4

A meeting of members of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club, called for the purpose of discussing matters relative to the improvement of the baths, was held…

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Cricket South Grafton Association

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 September 1925 · page 6

A meeting of the above will be held at the Popular rooms, South Grafton, next Tuesday night, to finalise all matters in connection with the competition, which…

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Bowls Veteran's Success in Ashfield Final. Win for Former Graftonian

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 September 1925 · page 7

The "Evening News" of Monday last contained the following paragraph:-- "Someone has said that the glorious uncertainty' is the factor which is…

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Golf Notes

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 1

A meeting of the members' committee should be held wihtout delay in order to decide whether the season should be closed or continued. If there is enough…

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Big Cricket English Test Prospects "Daily News" Suggestion. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 5

The "Daily News" in an editorial says: "We believe we have an extremely hopeful prospect in the next tests, if only the right, men are chosen. England's…

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Tragic Death Collapse on Tennis Court the Late Mr. G. T. Clarke

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 4

In tragically sudden circumstances the death occurred last night of Mr. G. T. Clarke, headmaster of the Grafton Public School. He was playing in the…

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CRICKET The Coming Season Upper Clarence Association Severance of South Side Clubs

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Upper Clarence Cricket Association was held at Miss Plummer's rooms, Prince street, last evening. Mr. D. W. Macpherson…

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