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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 64

Boxing a Thrilling Contest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 1

At the Sydney Stadium last night Havilah Uren knocked out the Filipino Tenario Pelkey, who was having his first fight in Australia, in eight rounds…

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Cricket. Victorians in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 1

The Victorian eleven continued their match against Otago yesterday. In the first innings on a wet wicket Otago got 171. Victoria made 281 (Ellis 103 and…

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Lively Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 2

Bright batting marked Sunday’s match between a Copmanhurst XI and Coffs Jetty, on the letter’s ground. The visitors lost five…

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Local and General Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

The annual meting of the Grafton Golf Club will be held in the Council Chambers on Friday at 8 p.m., to be followed by a general meeting of associates…

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Cricket Notes North Dorrigo v. INDEPENDENTS

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

It is seldom that Mr. Sundries comes in with the biggest individual score in a cricket match, but he did at North Dorrigo on Saturday last in…

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Racecourse Vagaries. Incident at Kensington Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

When the riders were semaphored for the first division of the Flying Handicap at the Kensington pony, race meeting to-day, A. Morgan was on Colis, who…

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Cricket Its Birth in Australia Some Interesting Records

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

The first attempts of our forerat[?]rs to import into the infant colony the old love of sport must naturally be full of interest. It is to be regretted that the…

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Armidale Races Handicapper Criticised Club and N. and N.w.d. Association

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 6

There was some hot criticism of the handicapping at the last cup meeting, when the Ar[?]idale Jockey Club met the other day…

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Rugby Football. the N.S.W. Agreement. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

The Rugby League Council discussed at great length the New South Wales agreement. The council considers that at the end of two years no transfer…

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Lawn Tennis Tilden As a Scribe. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

Although victorious in his fight to remove any question of professionalism from a tennis player writer for the press, William Tilden still faces some kinks in…

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SWIMMING The Grafton Carnival Team of Lady Swimmers Donation Towards McDEVITT FUND

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club was held last night at Miss Plummer's rooms. Mr. B. Ginders, president of the club, was…

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CRICKET The Test Match English Press Comments Team of Professionals Suggested. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

Mr. E. R. Wilson, who was a member of Douglas team in 1920-21 writing in the "Daily Express," says that the last victory of the English team restored the…

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Athletics Championship Events. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

At the Sydney Sports Ground the half-mile amateur championship of Australia was won by Broadbent (Victoria), with Gibaud (Victoria) second and Wruch…

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Rugby Football Victorious All Blacks Impressions of the Trip. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

Mr. George Payne, of New Zealand, who acted as official recorder with the All Blacks, arrived in Sydney to-day by the steamer Maloja. Referring to the…

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Swimming Visiting Champions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 7

The Grafton Swimming Club is evidently very much alive. Not only have they caused to be erected brilliant lighting for their carnival on Tuesday and…

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Swimming Borg in Florida. New Swimming Records. New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

At Miami (Florida) Arne Borg set a new world's record, swimming 300 metres in 3.38 1-5 seconds, being 6 4-5secs. below Weismuller's Honolulu record in 1922…

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Dorrigo Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Dorrigo Football Club (Greens) was held at Mr. M. Feros's rooms on Thursday night last, when there was a good…

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Golf Club Annual Meeting Election of Officers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Grafton Golf Club was held at the Town Hall last night, and there was a fair attendance of members and associates. The…

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SPORTING C.R.J.C. Races Summer Meeting Opens Programme for To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 3

The summer meeting of the Clarence River Jockey Club opens to-day, with every promise of a successful gathering, a result which nobody will begrudge the…

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Boxing Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

At the Sydney Stadium last night, Gavin Delonthe, a Filipino, defeated Sid Shannon in the thirteenth round by a technical knock-out…

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