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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Cricket S .A. Vic. Match Postponed Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

The match between South Australia and Victoria which was to have commence Melbourne to -day, has been postponed until to -morrow. This de[?]…

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Swimming

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 1

Yet another Norths Coast boy has arrived in Sydney, hoping to contest the 220 yards State junior championship. He is the Grafton lad, Bob Lindeman,…

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Boxing Grime Beats Butcher. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

By defeating Eddie Butcher at Sydney Stadiam last night Billy Grime has be come a triple title holder. His success over Butcher gave him the welterweight…

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Brisbane Races Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

The Brisbane races were held to-day. reslut: -- Trial Welter. -- Bonnie Shepherd 1, Nonchalance 2, Kymatta 3. Winner 4…

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Motor Racing New Time Reccrd London,[?]

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 4

Eldridge yesterday covered [?] metres in his Miller car in [?]onds; 100 miles in 2830.151 sec[?]ing Artman's World's record[?]…

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Darwin Football Colored Players Ba[?] Darwin [?]

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 1

Last night the Darwin Foot[?] decided to bar colored players[?] of the season. Teams must no[?] This was the elimax of a foot[?]…

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Football Ireland Defeats France. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 4

In fine weather, before 20,000 spectators, Ireland defeated France by 8 points to 3 at Rugby football. Disgraceful scenes attended the…

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Tennis English Girl Surprises French Players. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 4

In the covered courts Christmas tonrna[?]cent, in the semi-final round, Eileen Bentt (Eng.) surprisingly defeated Suzne Deve 6---1, 6---1. Mdlle. Deve is…

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Jockey Killed Hlll End Races Postponed Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

A fatal accident marred the Cup meeting of the Hill End Jockey Club when a horse, ridden by Albert Wright, a well-known Kandos jockey, bolted and the…

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Car Capsizes on Way to Races Seven People Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 4

Seven persons on [?] way to the Randwick racecourse to[?]re injured when a motor car caps[?] ile rounding a bend in Prince's [?], Banksia…

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BELLINGEN v GRAFTON Inter-district Cricket Home Team's Easy Win Earl Dickson Another Century

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 1

GRAFTON ASSN., First Innings, 262. BELLINIGEN, First Innings, 46. BELLINGEN, Second Innings, 56. A touring team, of Bellinger River…

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"Mystery" Racing Car

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 4

At the Robin Hood Engineering Works, Kingston Vale (England) the "mystery" racing car which Mr. Joseph Maina has designed for Captain Malcolm Campbell…

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Racing Broadcast. Radio Sets in Hotels

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

The licensees of numbers of hotels in the country as well as in the suburbs and city of Sydney have lately purchased radio receiving sets on account of the amount…

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Tennis Lacoste Wins Final. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

The final of the Paris championship singles resulted: Lacoste defeated Landry 8--6, 6--2, 6--0…

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Electric Hares Thrill of New Racing Popular in England

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 3

Greyhound racing with an electric hare dummy, made to look and run like a hare, is popular in England. Run in batches of eight, each dog starts from a…

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English Football. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 5

Lancashire defeated the All Blacks by 28 to 3…

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Racing Cars Collide Three Women Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 5

A racing car driven by Lloyd Ladd, of Auburn, skidded and crashed into another car driven by Mrs. Wyndow, of Rozelle, at Kiama to-day. Mrs. Wyndow's car…

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Tennis N S W Championship Team Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 5

The following players have been chosen to represent New South Wales in the Australian Tennis Championship, beginning in Melbourne on January. 22:--Men.--F…

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Bowls Grafton Club Championship

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

Syer v. Ritchie. --The match between Syer and Ritchie in connection with the club championship yesterday was won by the former after a long game extending…

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Swimming Japanese at Newcastle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

The two visiting Japanese swimmers gave an exhibition at the Ocean Baths Newcastle last night. Takaishi broke the record for the baths…

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