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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Maitland Races Postponed. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 1

Maitland races fixed for to-day were postponed indefinitely owing to the flood…

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Football Season Opens Hospital Benefit Matches

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 4

The football season opened at Grafton on Saturday, when at the showground two benefit matches were played in the interests of the hospital. Unfortunately…

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TOOKARBY Wins Autumn Cup Windbag and Robespierre Victorians Take Four Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 1

With more than half the Doncaster and Sydney Cup candidates engaged the meeting of the A.J.C. at Warwick Farm to-day was full of interest. The…

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Swimming Carnival Postponed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 4

The Grafton Amateur Swimming Carnival, which was to have opened at the local baths last night, was postponed until October next. This decision…

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CRICKET Lower Clarence Cricket Association

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 3

The above association will wind up their successful season by holding a smoke concert at Maclean on April 7th, when the association's honour…

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Harwood Football Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 3

At a well attended meeting of football [?]nthuisatst, held in the Bridgate Hall on Tuesday night last, it was unanimously decided to form up again and put first…

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Cowper Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Cowper Tennis Club was held in the Public School on Wednesday evening last. Mr. W. D. H. Smith, president, occupied the chair…

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Racing at Cagino. Club Amalgamation Abortive

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 4

The annual report of Casino Jockey Club makes some interesting reading to Northern Rivers spertsmen:— "In presenting its report for the…

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Yamba Golf Links Opening Next Saturday. Yamba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 4

On Saturday we will have the opening of the Yamba golf links, an event that has long been looked forward to. The committee hope to see a fine gathering of…

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Cricket Visit of Sydney Team Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 2

Arrangements in connection with the proposed visit of a team of New South Wales cricketers to the Clarence River district has, so far as the Grafton and…

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Mid-clarence Cricket ASSOCIATlON. Team to Meet Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 3

The following players have been selected to meet the Dorrigo team at Ulmarra on Saturday next:--V. C. McLucas, G. Whalan, C. Osborne, R. Pullen, C. Pullen,…

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King of Clubs English Racing Sensation Belated Protest Entered and Withdrawn. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 5

The "Daily Express" says a racing sensation was threatened at the week end in connection with King of Clubs' win in the Lincolnshire Handicap…

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For the Races Money and New Clothes Lismore Young Woman's Lapse. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 7

A married woman, seventeen years of age, pleaded guilty at the Children's Court at Lismore to-day to a charge of false pretences and was released on 12…

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Athletics International Cross-country Championship. BRUSSELS,Sunday

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 5

The International Cross country Championship, [?]ight miles, resulted in the following order: France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Belgium. The English…

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Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 2

The local cricket competition has just about fizzled out. Several matches in the last round remain to be played, but as North Dorrigo are in…

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Football Social

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 2

The social held in the Memorial Hall on Friday evening last under the auspices of the Greens Football Club was a success. An enjoyable time…

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Swimming Grafton High School Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 3

The annual championship swimming carnival of the Grafton High School. Will be held at the Grafton Baths to-duy. The programme includes races for girls…

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Boxing British Featherweight Championship. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 4

Johnny Curley outpointed Harry Corbett, at the National Sporting Club, retaining the British featherweight championship…

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Football "Force" Rule to Stand

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 2

The N.S.W. Rugby League intended this season to have an alteration in the rule regarding a "force"; but the English League has turned down the…

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Tennis Grafton City Club Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 6

The first meeting of the new committee of the Grafton City Tennis Club was held on Monday evening. There were present Mr. E. T. Taylor (president, in…

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