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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 60 of 64

Boxing State Lightweight Contest Jones Beats Love. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 1

Paul Demsky defeated Mariano Adriano, the Filipino, at the Stadium last night on a technical knock-out. The la[?]ter's seconds threw in the towel at the…

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Storm at Calliope Hail As Large As Tennis Balls

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 2

A terrific hail and thunder storm passed over here about midday on Friday, Hail as large as hen eggs fell in all directions and completed covered the…

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Cricket Notes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 2

Eatonsville made their first visit to South Grafton Oval last Saturday, and were badly beaten by Carltons. The visitors batted first, and sent in Grebert and…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 November 1925 · page 4

In the Pennant competitions between Lismore and Kyogle on Saturday the A teams met on the Lismore green and the B and. C teams at Kyogle. Kyogle. A…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 November 1925 · page 3

The Colts opened their winning account on Saturday by defeating the Coolibabs on the Oval. It was a day when the ball gained complete ascendancy over the bat…

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Night Tennis Gent's. Doubles

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 November 1925 · page 3

Particulars of the men's doubles night tournament to be held on the City Courts are advertised to-day. It will be an open handicap on the American system…

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Cricket INDEPENDENTS v. DORRIGO

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1925 · page 2

The above match was [?] last Saturday and resulted in a win for Dorrigo by 6 wickets. Independents, who had lost six wickets for 90 runs…

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Cricket. S J.M C. V. "Pes We[?]."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1925 · page 2

St John's Men's Club won their cricket ep[?] on Saturday by dsfeating the "Pas Wess" fairly comfortably with 52 runt to spare…

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 4

The following have been selected to represent Grafton in the Blue and Red Pennants competitions against Kyogle, at Kyogle on Saturday next: -- R. R…

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Cricket Australia v. Rest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 4

Mr. Syd Smith, secretary of the Australian Board of Cricket Control, said today that he had received replies from Collins, Andrews, Kippax, Gregory and…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 1

In the Pennant competitions on Saturday, Bungalow defeated Murwillumbah in the A grade by 86 to 57. In the B grade Ballina defeated Murwillumbah by…

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Vacation Swimming Schools

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 2

January 4 to 14, in most of the metropolitian and Newcastle public baths. It is also proposed to hold schools at Bathurst, Bingara, Goulburn Kempsey,…

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Boxing Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

At Sydney Stadium last night Billy McAlister (8.4½), of Victoria, outpointed Micky Walker…

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Motor Racing Fatal Smash at Cessnock. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 1

Howard Rennie was competing in a challenge match race at Cessnock speedway last night against L. Melville, of Gunnedah, when he collided with the…

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Gangara. Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held in the school on Thursday. 19th November. The President, Mr. J. Cavanagh, occupied the chair. The minutes of…

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Local and General. Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 2

The following have been chosen to represent St. John'e Men's Club in a match against the [?] Woe Club" on the local wicket to day…

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Tennis Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 4

Grafton and district players are reminded to-day that the Grafton City Tennis Club are putting on a men's doubles tournament on the nights of the 8th, 9th,…

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Boxing Fernandez Beats De Leon. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 1

Two Filipinos provided the main bout at the Sydney Stadium last night. The contestants were Ignacio Fernandez (8.8 12) and Gavino De Leon (9.0), and the…

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"Racing Nuggets" Promoter Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 5

Rufe Naylor, guarantor of "Racing Nuggets," which pays £10 to any person picking six placed horses and the winner of the last race, was arrested yesterday…

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Cricket Hendry and Sandford. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 4

Hendry was the star performer in Melbourne Pennant cricket yesterday, knocking up 125 for Melbourne against Richmond. Sandford, who opened the innings…

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