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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1927

1,372 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 69

Cricket Board Decision Small Ball Proposal Approved. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the Advisory County Cricket Committee a decision in favor of substituting a smaller ball was carried unanimously, but the question of an…

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Coursing Appeals Decisions of Board Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

The appeal board of the National Coursing Club upheld the appeals of Carter Bros., of Wodonga, against disqualifications imposed on them by the National…

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Football Clarence River Executive

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 3

A meeting of the executive of the Clarence River Rugby Football League. was held at McDonald and Hynes' last night, when formal arrangements were made for…

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Golf Macartney and Gregory Playing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

An early start was made in the A.I.F. Service golf cup match, which commenced at Killara links to-day. The first pair started off at 5.45 a.m…

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Demented Racing Filly Runs Amok at Forbes. Forbes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 3

The two-year-old filly, Kinandra, owned by Mr. C. S. McPhillamy, went mad in her stall prior to the start of the Summer Handicap, at the local race meeting…

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Tennis

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

Last week-end members of the Gangara Tennis Club paid a visit to Dorrigo to play a match at the residence of Mr. Lever. The Gangara players…

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Golf Lismore Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

At the annual meeting of Lismore Golf Club, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Patron. Alderman C. McKenzie; president, Mr. F. G. Best;…

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Boxing Radford Outpoints Boynton Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

At the Stadium last night, Norman Radford (9.1), England, outpointed Pat Boynton (9.0, Australia, in 13 of a scheduled 15 rounds bout…

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Deer Vale Doings. Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the Tree Fern Vale Tennis Club was held at the court last Saturday. The meeting was well attended. After the minutes of the…

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Rugby League Association. Meeting of Delegates. Country Week Proposal Rejected

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 4

A special general meeting of the MidNorth Coast Rugby League Football Association was held in Dorrigo at the week-end. The following officials…

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Cricket Syd. Smith's Report the Deleted Paragraphs

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

The New South Wales delegates to the Board of Control were subjected to a multitude of questions at a meeting of the New South Wales Association…

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The Assembly 'Market Rigging' Racing on Roads Mrs. Mort's Release. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Keegan urged that no preferential treatment should be given to Mrs. Mort because of her influential friends in…

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V.r.c. Races. "Evening News."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 6

Pines Hurdles: Batouch, Sandhurst, Telarno. St. Leger Stakes: Bicolor, Cyden, Lanson…

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Cricket Lack of Fast Bowlers. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 6

Warwick Armstrong, former international cricketer, declares that the standard of England is weak, and that of Australia, weaker. He said: "We have…

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Given It 'A Fly' Embezzled Money Spent It at the Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 4

Charles Francis Marsden, 25 accountant, pleaded guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions to three counts of embezzlement involving £689. Marsden stated that he…

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Boxing Week-end Bouts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 1

Roy Moore, American cowboy, scored over Ted Monson at the Sydney Stadium last night by a technical knockout. Moore showed much better form than he…

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Racing Filly Destroyed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 1

The Wolowa filly Phryne, after being the medium of spirited betting, in the second heat of the Fourth Division Handicap, at Albion Park to-day, fell half a…

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Football Mid-north Coast League Meeting of Delegates

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Mid-North Coast Rugby League Football Association was held in Dorrigo last week. The following officials and delegates were…

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C.r.j.c. Races Laughter Surprises Gooringin's Easy Victory

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

There was only a fair attendance at the opening day of the Clarence River J.C. Summer meeting on Saturday. The moderate entries, due to the absence of several…

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Bad Fall at Kensington Races Jockey Injured; Horse Killed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 1

A bad fall occurred in the second division of the Trial Stakes, at Kensington races, to-day. Blue Dragoon came down, and the rest…

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