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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1926

1,414 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 71

Cricket. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 2

In their second match against the Australian eleven, Tasmania in their first innings are all out tor 187. The Australian XI are 2 for 128…

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Tennis. Victory for Miss Ryan. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

At Palm Beach, Elizabeth Ryan won the women's singles championship of Florida, when she defeated her fellow-Californian, Mary K. Broune, 6-4, 6-0…

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Deer Vale Doings Tree Fern Vale Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above was held at the court recently, when the following members were in attendance: Mr. D. Clark (President), Mr…

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Athletics Rose Again Beats Hahn. Christchurch

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 4

Rose (N.Z.) defeated Hahn, the famous American middle distance runner, by seventeen yards in a mile race yesterday. His time was 4min. 13 3-5secs,…

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Kyogle Bowls Championship

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 8

Keen interest was taken in the play off in the singles bowling championship on Kyogle green lost Saturday when May and Gibbs, two well matched…

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Boxing Another Win for Johnson. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 8

At Sydney Stadium Lon. Johnson, the colored boxer from Manchester, outpointed Tiger Payne, the American negro, last night Johnson scaled and Payne…

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Cycling Official Injured Walked Lit Front of Racing Cyclists. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 5

Mr. D. A. McKenzie, timekeeper to the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association, was seriously injured when he walked on to the track at Manly…

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Athletics Rose a Great Runner. Wellington (N. Z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 1

Sholz, the American runner, says the New Zealand athlete, Rose, has wonderful possibilities. He thought the best, race in the world would be Rose v. Ritola, the…

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Cricket Notes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 3

The meeting of Undau[?]teds and Independents on South Grafton oval on Saturday was looked upon as the leading feature in South Grafton cricket circles…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

The 1926 golfing season of the Lismore Golf Club was officially opened last Saturday by the Mayor (Dr. Kellas). The president (Mr. P. G. Best) stated that…

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Tennis Grafton City Tennis Club. Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

The final meeting of the committee of the City Tennis Club was held on Monday evening, at Mr. D. W. Macpherson's office. The principal business was the…

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North Dorrigo Football Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

The annual meeting of the North Dorrigo Football Club was held on Saturday night last. There was a very good attendance of last year's…

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Tennis. a [?] MOVE. Ass[?] Fermed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

A [?] [?] meeting of delegates, rep[?]ting the following Clubs:- C[?] fiarbor, Coffs Harbor Jetty, Kar[?], Bellingon,…

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CRICKET. Fernmeunt an the 14th

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

Whan a Coffa [?] jourayed to [?] the otber week, Coffs [?] home by an [?]. On the 14th [?]. however, Faromouat…

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Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 4

The committee of the Grafton Golf Club met last night, with Mr. G. Morrison (president) in the chair, to consider various matters for the coming season. Mr…

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Cricket Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

At a meeting of the L.C.C.A., it was decided to entertain a metropolitan team of cricketers in a match, and a committee was appointed to make…

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Accident at Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon a very, simple accident happened on the Kempsey bowling green. Mr. Chas. A. Lane, chemist, and an ex-Mayor of the town, had just…

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Swimming Grafton Club Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 1

The Grafton Amateur Swimming Club is to conduct big night carnivals at the local baths on Monday and Tuesday next. Special arrangements have been made…

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Cricket Grafton v. Mid- Clarence

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

To date, the only alteration in the teams as previously published is that Jack Wingfield will not be available His place will be taken by Whaites…

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English Cricket Test Selectors' Meet. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

The test selectors met in London, all being present except Rhodes, who is in Egypt. It was resolved to wait until the beginning of the season before…

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