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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1928

1,389 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 70

Golf Associates' Notes

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

A meeting of the Associates' Committee of the Grafton Golf Club will be held in Morrison and Morrison's rooms to-night (Monday) at 7.30…

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Urunga Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

In the Urunga Golf Club tournament the Associates competition on Easter Saturday was played under adverse conditions, but on Easter Monday good weather…

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Boxing "Tiger" Payne Beats Harms. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 2

"Tiger" Payne added another scalp to his beit when he stopped Billy Harms, of South Africa, in two rounds at the Sydney Stadium last night. Although the…

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Swimming. Olympic Girls in Great Form. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

Two of Australia's Olympic games representatives were in good form yesterday. Miss Edna Davey won the 220 yards swimming championship at the…

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English Rugby Union Team for Australia. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 2

The English Rugby Union has unanimously accepted the invitation of New Zealand to send a team to New Zealand, 4 and New South Wales in 1930. Other…

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Bowls Grafton Cub Matches Dr. Corlis Pairs Trophy

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

Two games in the competition for the Dr. Coriis pairs trophy were played on Saturday. Carmont and Gibson (ser.) v. Thomson…

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Cricket Sydney Grade Competitions Glebe Wins Premiership. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 3

Glebe won the New South Wales Cricket Association's premiership for 1927-28 by two points from Gordon Waverley was another two points away…

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FOOTBALL Opening Matches Keenly Contested Games South Grafton and Wallaroos Succeed

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 2

Followers of the handling code were delighted with the bill of fare provided at Fisher Park on Saturday afternoon, when the opening matches of the R. N…

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TENNIS Australians On Tour Off Their Form Monte Carlo Tournament. Monte Carlo

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 2

In the Monte Carlo tennis tournament semi-final, Lacoste (France) beat Hopman (Aust.), 6--3, 6--3. The Australian thrice, at a critical…

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Ulong Tennis Tournament

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 2

After an exciting motor trip on Sunday, "The Ace" arrived at the tennis tournament at Ulong too late to see some of the sets played. Two…

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Jetty Tennis Tournament. High-class Tennis. Gardiner Bros. Supreme

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 4

Jetty Tennis Club staged some high-class tennis on their courts at their doubles tournament. Players were present from Moleton. Ulong,…

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Local and General. Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 2

Jetty and Coramba teams had a trial game as a pipe-opener for the season on the Jetty ground on Saturday afternoon. Jetty won by 18…

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Boxing Gillespie Beaten in N.Z. DUNEDIN

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 4

On Saturday night Thomas Griffiths beat Norman Gillespie, featherweight champion of Australia, on points in a 15 rounds fight…

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Tennis Touring Australians Italian Representatives Picked. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 5

The Australian Press Association Monte Carlo correspondent states it' has just been learned that Italy had picked Demorpurgo and Stefani to meet the Australians…

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FOOTBALL Mid-Northern Association Annual Meeting Team for Country Week

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Mid-Northern Rivers Rugby League Football Association was held at Coramba during the week-end. There were present: Messrs…

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Cricket South Grafton Association Southgate v. D.S.O.

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 7

These teams met on South Grafton Oval on Saturday when Southgate scored a very easy victory. D.S.O. won the toss and sent the…

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Boxing Mckenzie V. "Digger" Coote

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

What is considered to be one of the most interesting sporting fixtures of recent date, is the forth coming boxing match between McKenzie, of Maclean,…

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Football by Radio

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 7

Preparations are being made by the Sydney broad asting station 2BL for the football season, which opens next Saturday. Descriptions of the Rugby League…

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Racing Broadcasts, Which Station Is Best?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 7

There has been much discussion among radio listeners in New South Wales of late as the result of broadcasting station 2FC handing over to station 2BL the…

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Football All Blacks Arrive in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

Members of the All Blacks football team arrived in Sydney from Wellington to-day on their way to South Africa,…

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