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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 63 of 64

Yamba Golf Links

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 3

Sir,--After reading the Golf Notes in our issue of to-day I would like to contradict a part of this statement. To say that the business people themselves are…

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Tennis Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 3

To-night on the City Courts, divisions 3 and 4 of the men's doubles night tournament will be played, weather permitting. The most confirmed optimist must say,…

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Boxing American Contests. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

Paul Berlenbach successfully defended the world's lightweight boxing title against Jack Delaney, of Bridgeport, in fifteen rounds…

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Tune in on Rugby Soon. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 5

The Director of Postal Services, Mr. Brown, said to-day that very shortly Australian wireless amateurs would be able to tune in to the new high powered…

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Golf Sinclair at Manly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

The Australian amateur champion, H. R. Sinclair, won the Summer Cup at the Manly Golf Club's meeting yesterday with a score of 76…

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Cycling Saturday Nights Racing Gray Wins Match

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

Owing no doubt to counter atractions both at Grafton and South Grafton, there was a slight falling off in the attendance at Fisher Park on Saturday night, when…

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TENNIS U.S. Women's Team for England. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 5

The United States Lawn Tennis Association on Saturday approved of the proposition to send a women's team of four players to England in June to…

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Tennis Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 6

Weather permitting the gents' doubles night tournament will be concluded to-night (Tuesday) in the City Courts. Last night the courts were too wet for play;…

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England to Australia Listeners in Hear Rugby Station. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 5

As a result of the announcement of official tests a number of experimenters listened in to the now British wireless station GRB at Rugby, England. The wave…

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Grafton Council Policy Outline Deferred the Swimming Baths Open Air Picture Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 6

The first ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council as newly elected was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald, W. T. Robinson) and Alds…

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Cricket Just Missed Record Sam Ford's Great Knock

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 2

A feature of the junior cricket in Sydney on Saturday week was the glorious display given by Sam Ford (of Grafton) for Gillespie - Davis against W. H. Paling…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 8

Kyogle defeated Lismore, in the Blue Pennant at Kyogle, on Saturday, by 68 to 58. In the Red Pennant at Lismore, Lismore won by 57 to 37, whilst in the…

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Boxing Bantam Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 5

Billy McAlister, bantam champion of Victoria, defeated Stan Thurbon, bantam champion of Australia, at Marrickville stadium last night…

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Tennis Mid Clarence Tennis Association. Presentation of Trophies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 1

At a function held in the Brushgrove Literary Institution on Tuesday evening the trophies Won during the past season's fixtures and tournaments were presented…

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Boxing Stadium Contests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 6

In a fifteen round bout at the Sydney Stadium to-night Leo Carrick (Australia) had an easy victory on points over Joe Dunn (America)…

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Cricket Sheffield Team in Adelaide. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 6

The New South Wales Sheffield team arrived at Adelaide to-day. The manager (Mr. E. L. Waddy) said all the players were very fit…

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Improvements to Swimming Baths

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 4

Considerable improvements have this week been effected at the Grafton baths, where the conditions, especially for night swimming, are much more favorable than…

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Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 4

The Grafton Amateur Swimming Club, which successfully conducted a number of carnivals last year, is to present its first night programme of the 1925-26 season…

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Cricket Mid-clarence Cricket Association. Christmas Tour

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 9

During the forthcoming Christmas vacation a team of cricketers from the Mid-Clarence will visit the Bellingen and Dorrigo districts and will play a series…

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Racing Clubs to Amalgamate

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 2

Northern Rivers Racing Association and the Central North Coast Racing Association have agreed to amalgamate for the purpose of more eiffcient…

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