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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1927

1,372 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 69

Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

Independents and Dorrigo met on the Dorrigo ground last Saturday. Neither side was able to muster a full team, Dorrigo having only eight players and…

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Coursing Sensation "Ringing In'' Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 5

At the Central Police Court Pierce Daly, 34, laborer, was remanded till February 3 on a charge of conspiring with three others to cheat the Bathurst…

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Deer Vale Doings. Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Tree Fern Vale Tennis Club was held at the court, where there were present Miss. Beaumont, Mrs. Price, and Messrs. A…

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Swimming in Schools Larger Playgrounds Advocated Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 5

Dr. Harvey Sutton, in an address to school inspectors on physiological psychology, said many schoolboy defects were due to malnutrition. Large playgrounds…

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"Tennis" Boys Strike at White City. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 5

Hoys engaged in chasing balls at the White City tennis court during the country tennis carnival struck work to-day. One of their number was dismissed for…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 6

A progressive bowls tournament is to be conducted by the Grafton Bowling Club on Anniversary Day. The tournament will commence at 10.30 a.m. and…

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Tennis Strike Ended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 4

The strike of tennis ball boys ended when the officials decided not to reduce their rates of pay, and promised also that there should be no victimisation…

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Tennis Tournament Postponed Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

Owing, to heavy rain there will be no play in the country tennis tournament at the White City courts to-day. The finals will be played early next week…

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Swimming Team for Japan. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

The Amateur Swimming Association of Australia has accepted the invitation to send a team of five swimmers to Japan. TAKAISHI AGAIN…

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Boxing Poor Bout at Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

After ten dreary rounds Roy Moore, the American cowboy. knocked out the Australian, middleweight champion, Billy Edwards, at Sydney Stadium last night…

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Cricket Rain Prevents Play

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

All Upper Clarence Cricket Association fixtures On Saturday were postponed owing to the inclement weather. A start was made in the second grade match…

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Grafton Rowing Club Regatta Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the above committee was held in the club shed on Wednesday night last. Mr. W. Chaseling (captain) presided over a large attendance of members…

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Local and General. Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

Coffs Harbor and St. John's were to commence a competition match on Saturday afternoon and Jetty arranged to meet Nana Glen at the…

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Racing on Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 3

Contending that it was very dangerous to the travelling public and caused extensive damage, the Goonoo Goonoo branch of the Agricultural Bureau wrote…

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Motor Racing Brinck Beats Conoulty Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

Sydney had a fine day for the holiday and all branches of sport were well attended. There were plenty of thrills at the…

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'SHABBY' Picking Eyes Out of Xi. the Bonus System Profiteering in Cricket. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

The Ponsford incident is relatively of minor import compared with the bonus squabble, says Alderman McElhone, interviewed by the Australian…

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Tennis Match

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

A tennis match was played on Tree Fern Vale court between teams from Gangara and the local club. After the day's play the match ended in a…

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Boxing No Contest. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 1

There was no contest at Newcastle last night between George Cook, heavyweight champion, and Yank Hannabury. Cook refused to enter the ring, as he was…

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Swimming Takaishi's Half-mile. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 1

At the swimming carnival Takaishi (Japan) had an easy win from E. W. Jones in the 880 yards national championship of Australia…

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Lismore Races Postponed

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 1

Owing to the unsettled state of the weather the Lismore Hibernian Jockey Club's inaugural race meeting, arranged for next Saturday, has been postponed…

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