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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 62 of 64

Motor Racing 60,000 at Maroubra. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 5

There was an attendance of over 60,000 spectators at Maroubra yesterday when the new motor speedway was opened. The handicapping of most of the events…

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Surfeit of Racing. Sydney's Big Day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 1

Sydney had a surfeit of racing yesterday, events at Warwick Farm, Rosebery and Maronbra motor speedway numbering 52…

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Swimming

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 3

A 50 yards handicap was run off at the Grafton baths last night under the auspices of the Grafton Club. In the first heat Layton won from…

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Tennis Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 3

The night tournament, the last of the year, being held by the Grafton City Tennis Club on the city courts commences to night. Gentlemen's doubles is the…

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Amalgamation North and Central Coasts Big Racing Conference To-day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 4

There will be a big gathering of racing delegates at Grafton to-day, when a meeting of the Northern Rivers Racing Association will be held, to be followed…

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Cricket Croakers Sandham Would Send Them Away. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 5

Speaking at Kingston, Sandham, referring to the test matches in 1926, said if it were a dry summer with hard wickets there would not be much in it, and…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 4

Kyogle defeated Casino in both Blue and lied Pennant games on Saturday, the scores being Kyogle 84, Casino, 60 in the A games, and 56--42 in the B section…

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Golf Notes Clarence River Golf. Yamba Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 7

It is gratifying to see that golfers oil the Clarence River are beginning to realise the wonderful opportunity that is going to be given them by the opening of the new…

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Boxing Hood Beats Johnson. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 6

At the Ring, Blackfriars, the colored middleweight, Len, Johnson (11.5) was beaten on points, being completely outboxed in the majority of twenty rounds…

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Cricket DORRIGO v. WANDERERS

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 2

The above teams met on the Dorrigo ground last Saturday. Wanderers, who went in for first strike, were weakened by the absence of J. Smith…

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Rumors of Doping. Horse Drops While Racing. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 1

During the running of the Jumpers' Flat Race at Newnham the horse, La Plata collapsed while holding second position at the end' of half a mile, and…

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Swimming Carnival Combined High Schools Grafton and Lismore to the Fore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 5

The Annual Combined High Schools' Swimming Carnival was held in the Domain Baths to-day. There were over 600 entrants…

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AMALGAMATION Rivers And Central Coast Racing Assns, Unanimous yesterday's Big Conference

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 4

An important conference of the Northern Rivers Racing Association and the Central North Coast Racing Association was held at Grafton…

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Test Nerves And Cricket Critics Sandham Gives Advice Oh, for a Fast Bowler! London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 5

Sandham, amplifying his references to the coming, cricket tests in the "Evening Standard," said when the team is selected critics should allow the men to get on…

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Tennis Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 6

To-night on the City Courts, divisions 3 and 4 of the gent's doubles night tournament are set down for decision. The back markers, E. T. Taylar and Dr. Wise…

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Bowls Rubber to English Team. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 4

By defeating New South Wales in the third test match this afternoon the British Isles bowling team Avon the rubber. The match, which was played at St…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 7

Mr. A. D. Holm, S.P.S., Bondi, is arranging a City and Country Teachers' Club, on weekly terms, for the Christmas vacation. Courts for numbers up to 60…

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Tennis Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 2

The men's doubles on the City Courts were again interrupted by rain last night. A few minutes after play started, a light drizzle began to fall and it was not long…

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Swimming Combined High Schools Carnival Grafton and Lismore Prominent

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 2

Following on the very successful swimming carnival held at Grafton recently in connection with the North Coast High Schools summer sports' cup…

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Cricket the Trial Match. Gilligan Was Lucky. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 5

The "Manchester Guardian" says the result of the trial match in Australia suggests at first glance that Gilligan's men were defeated by a team which might…

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