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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Soffs Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Coffs Harbor Tennis Club was held in the School of Arts, 2nd inst., Mr C. F. Rudder, presiding. The…

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Lismore Swimming Baths Soldiers and Sailors' Gift of £2000. LISMORE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

The Lismore Soldiers and Sailors' Club to-night decided to contribute £2000 to the cost of the proposed memorial swimming [?]hs for the town. A public…

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Tennis Lenglen-wills Match Both Confident. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Cannes correspondent states that the weather is clearing after many hours of continuous rain, and has improved the prospect of the Lenglen and…

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SWIMMING 100 Yards Championship. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 2

The referee of the South Australian Swimmings Association has decided that the 100 yards championship of Australia shall be swum again…

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Football International Matches London

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 2

At Belfast there was an attendance of 30,000 and the weather was ideal for the soccer match, Ireland v. Wales. Ireland won 3--0…

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Boxing Stadium Contests Demonstration in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 2

At the Stadium last night, Havilah Uren (9.8½), defeated Joe Hall (9.8½), an American negro, on a foul in the second round…

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Local and General No Sunday Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 2

The Tam worth Council has refused the application of the secretary of the Colts Cricket Club for permission to play on the Tamworth Oval after church hours on…

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Tennis Trials Helen And Suzanne Filming the Match Suzanne Talks to Press and Cameramen. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 3

Following the announcement that a syndicate had purchased the film rights of the Lenglen-Wills tennis championship at Cannes, Mdlle. Lenglen summoned…

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District News Harwood Monday. Harwood Regatta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 2

The committee of the above met last week and good progress was reported. Dalgety and Coy offered a Cup trophy for the occasion, which was accepted with…

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South Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the South Grafton Golf Club will be held in the School of Arts, South Grafton, at 8 o'clock to-night…

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Coff's Harbor Meeting of Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 2

Business at the wharf and railway is very brisk, and is being well maintained. About half a million feet of timber went from here during the week…

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Rosehill Races Jockey Thompson Suspended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 4

The A.J.C. stewards, acting at Rosehill on Saturday, continued several inquiries to-day. In connection with the interference to Palmares and Beatrice Ann…

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"Gambling Ring" Tennis on Riviera Threat to Expose Scandal. Cannes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 5

Considerable discussion was evoked amongst tennis enthusiasts by the reported intention of players of international repute to expose "the commercialisation…

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KELLEWAY Another Surprise Press Appointment Cricket Critic on London Paper London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 5

'' The Daily Express'' features the announcement that Kelleway Is travelling with the team as "The Daily Express" special cricket correspondent…

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Athletics Mile Race at Wellington. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 2

Rose, of the Dominion, defeated Hahn. (America), by six yards in a mile handicap. Both started from scratch, the winner's time being 4mins. 26 3-5secs. The…

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Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 3

A match was played on the newly-built court at Gangara Public School against Tree Fern Vale Club on Saturday, 13th February. The court…

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TENNIS. Move For Association

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

There is rather a More than a sporting chance that district tennis clubs will return favorable replies to the following letter, which…

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Big Tennis. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

Australian Press Association's Cannes correspondent states that Mdile Lenglen beat Contostavlos 6-0, 6-2. Wills beas Vlasto 6-1, 6-4…

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Swimming Doyle Wins the Re-swim. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 6

Frank Doyle (N.S.W.) defeated R. Grier (Queensland) in the re-swim for the 100 yards championship of Australia. When nearing the winning post Grier…

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Tennis Championship Suzanne Wins Not a Runaway Victory. Cannes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 5

Suzanne Lenglen (Franee), defeated Helen Wills (America), In the international championship match,6--3, 7--5…

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