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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Boxing Craig Beats Jamito. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

At the Stadium last night Stan Craig (9.9) beat Jamito (9.11 ½) on points…

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Bowls Grafton Club Matches Championship Games

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

The following matches have been played in connection with the Grafton Bowling Club Championship (31 up) during this week:--…

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Bonville's Boxing Day. Record Crowds Attend

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 2

Plenteous reins, boustiful graps and warts, sunny west[?] after as [?]ually cool, early summas, resulted is record crowds at the…

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Boxing Welterweight Championship Collins Wins in Fourth Round. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 5

Harry Collins knocked out Eddie Butcher in the fourth round for the welter weight boxing championship of Australia. Collins received a great ovation when he…

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Coraki Races Postponed

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

The annual meeting of Coraki Jockey Club, arranged for Friday and Saturday last, had to be postponed on account of the wet weather, and will take place on…

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Boxing Grime and Fernandez a Draw. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

At the Sydney Stadium last night Billy Grime (8.12¾) and. Ignacio Fernandez (8.8¼) of Manila fought a draw over 20 rounds. The verdict met with a, mixed…

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Football Scotland v. France. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Spectators packed the Colombes to its full capacity to see Scotland beat France in a Rugby match by 20 to 6. The match was played in rain on a…

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British News for Ships at Sea Rugby Wireless Station. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 5

The Rugby wireless station's first day's traffic was most satisfactory. Australian travellers, who were mostly supplied at sea with German news from…

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CRICKET Kelleway's Exclusion a Rumor Denied Absentees in Victoria Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 4

A vigorous denial was given yesterday to the statement that C. E. Kelleway had not been included in the first batch of players to make the trip to England…

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Tennis New York

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

The United States Tennis Association announces the official national rankings of the first ten singles players: Tilden, Johnston, Richards, Williams, Manuel…

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Local and General Sunday Bowls Carried

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

The ballot of members of the Armidale Bowling and Recreation Club on the question of Sunday sport on the club's grounds closed on Thursday night. The voting…

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Boxing Cook Back in England. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

George Cook, the Australian boxer, has returned from America to resume training immediately for his fight with Scott at Edinburgh on January 27 Thereafter he…

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Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

When I made a stab at the prospective Australian touring team to go home, I did not expect to get quite so close to it—if I may be…

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Inter-District Cricket Mid Clarence and Nana Glen Visit Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

During the holiday Dorrigo had visits from two outside teams of cricketers—one from the Mid-Clarence and the other from Nana Glen…

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Lord Harris Views On Cricket Tests Our Bowling Doubtful But Powerful Batting Side. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

Lord Harris, discussing the forthcoming Australian cricket tour, prior to embarking for Trinidad to join the Maryle bone West Indian cricketing tour, said…

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Tennis Selector Resigns. Trouble Over Championship Representative. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

At a council meeting of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association Henry Marsh resigned from his position as State tennis selector…

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Boxing Samuels v. Jamito. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

At Melbourne Stadium last night Samuels (10.1½), of Queensland, an aborigine, met Jamito (10.0). Jamito injured his wrist in the ninth round after a hard…

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Soviet Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

A team of Russian socc[?] playere defeated a French cleven by 4 goals to oil. The Russi[?], who wore red…

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Cricket. South Australia v. Victoria. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

Play in the match between south Australia and Victoria was not resumed this morning as the wicket was still in a bad condition…

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Tennis Argentina and the Davis Cup. Buenos Ayres

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 4

The Argentine Lawn Tennis Association on Thursday decided to enter a team for the 1926 Davis Cup matches…

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