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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1928

1,389 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 70

Bowls Grafton Club Matches

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon several games in connection with the rink trophy competition were in progress when the rain made it necessary to discontinue the play,…

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Swimming Bonnie Mealing's Speed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

At the Domain Baths yesterday Miss Bonnie Mealing swam 110 yards, backstroke, in 1.22 3-5, which is better time than the world's 100 metres record held…

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Boxing Harms Defeats Sullivan. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 5

At the Sydney Stadium last night Billy Harms, of South Africa, beat Johnny Sullivan, of Ireland, on points. Harms sealed 11.5 ¾and Sullivan 11.5¼…

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Rugby Board No Team for New Zealand. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 5

The International Rugby Board has regretfully decided that it is impossible to send a representative team to New Zealand in 1930. It also carried a…

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A Mayor and Sunday Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

The Mayor of Inverell, Ald. F. S. Stuckey, intimated to the council, at its meeting last week, in a Mayoral minute, that he proposed instructing the police…

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International Football England Wins Championship. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

In glorious weather England defeated Scotland at Rugby by six to nil, thus winning the international championship and the Calcutta Cup. A crowd of 60,000…

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SPEEDWAY Motor Cycling Thrilling Racing But Rain Interferes

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 1

Keen disappointment was felt by the large crowd of spectators that assembled at the [?] on Saturday after- noon, when a thunderstorm interrupted…

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C. P. AND A. SOCIETY Meeting Of Committee the Forthcoming Show Goat Racing to Be Run

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the committee of the Clarence P. and A. Society was held at the Grafton Town Hall yesterday morning. There were present: Messrs…

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Football C,r, Rugby League Meeting of Lower Clarence Delegates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

Mr. H. Lee presided at a meeting of delegates of the Lower Clarence Football Clubs on Monday night, there being present Messrs. J. Kelly and W. Gallagher…

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Telegrams Rugby League Selectors. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 7

The N.S.W. Rugby League has re-elected Flegg, Burdon. Russell, Latta and Mead as selectors for the forthcoming season…

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Boxing European Flyweight Championship. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 7

Johnny Hill, British flyweight champion, outpointed the Frenchman, Emil Pladner, in the 15 rounds flyweight championship of Europe at the National…

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A.J.C. RACES Horses Speeding Up Limerick's Fast Seven Valley and Ronsard. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 1

With the A.J.C. autumn meeting less than three weeks ahead, great interest is being taken in the track work at Randwick…

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Swimming Ena Stockley's Record. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

Ena Stockley, who recently competed in Sydney, broke the New Zealand women's 100 metres backstroke record for fresh water, her time being 1.25. The…

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Golf Urunga Club's Competitions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

The secretary of the Grafton Golf Club has received a communication from the Drunga Golf Club with regard to the annual open competition, to be played at…

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Football C.r.r.f. Union Magpie Football Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

A good roll up of Union footballers attended a meeting at Aspinall's rooms, South Grafton, on Monday night. Mr. F. McNamara occupied the chair. It was…

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Grafton City Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

Members are reminded of the annual general meeting to be held in the Town Hall to-night at 8 o'clock. All members and intending members are requested to…

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Cricketer's Death Struck by Cricket Ball. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 5

Thomas Malinson was struck behind the car by a ball while playing cricket. He continued playing for twenty minutes and then collapsed and died…

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Football

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

The meeting called for Tuesday evening last by the Dorrigo Football Club was but poorly attended, which was accepted as an indication that there…

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Football League

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

There was not a quorum present at the annual meeting of the Dorrigo Rugby League last night. Several delegates attended from Cascade, but…

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Coffs Golf Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Coffs Harbour Golg Club on Tuesday night the resignation of Mr J. Jones an secretary was accepted with great…

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