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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Bowls Grafton Club Matches D.j Lobban Trophy Final

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 2

The final game (25 heads) in connection with the D.J. Lobban three bowls competition, was played on Saturday between Hockey's team and Blanch's…

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Tennis Grafton City Club Draw Tor Syer Trophy

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 4

The following is the draw for the first series of the G.C. Syer trophy tournament, to be held on the City. Courts this week. Divisions I. and II. are to be played…

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Tactics Won High Head Of River Thrilling Finish Sydney G.P.S. Regatta. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 4

Sydney High School won the head of the river race yesterday by three feet from Newington College with Sydney Grammar School third, four,…

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Football Cup the Over Ninety Thousand Wembley, London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 3

About 93,000 people gathered at We stadium to witness the football which was played in fine weather Prince of Wales was fine weather Prince of Wales was presented…

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FOOTBALL Inter District Games Clarence River on Top Some Fine Talent Unearthed

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 3

The selector of the Mid Northern Rivers Rugby Football Association were faced with a very difficult task at Grafton on Saturday when they were called…

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English Golf Crowd Behaved Like Wild Animals Scenes at Ryder Cup Contest. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 5

The "Daily Express" says the crowd of ten thousand at the Ryder. Golf Cup contests was the most unmannerly eyer seen in Britain. They, disregarded, every…

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Boxing Roy Baker at Work

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 7

A fair gathering of local boxing enthuisasts gathered at the Grafton Water Brigade shed last night, to see Roy Baker in action. The ex- fly weight champion of…

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League Football Efficient Organisation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 7

The organising arrangements in connection with the two important interdistrict matches, staged at the Grafton Showground on Saturday afternoon, were…

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Football. Players for Country Week

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 3

Two matches were played in Grafton on Saturday to try out players for Country Week in Sydney, In the first match combined…

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Boolaroo Races Abandoned Singleton Club Secures Date. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 4

Entries for the Boolaroo race meeting next Saturday were so small that the club received the permission of the A. J. C. to abandon the fixture…

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C. R. J. C. Races £300 for Autumn Meeting Entries Due on

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 4

The autumn race meeting of the Clarence River Jockey Club will be held on Saturday, May, 11, and Saturday; May 18. The programme is a good one, a total…

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'Battle of Giants' Visiting Tennis Players Some Notable Performances

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 5

Although the name of Crawford is familiar to everyone in Australian tennis, not all folk know of his rank and performances compared with the world's…

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Boxing To-morrow's Contest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 1

The 15-rounds contest, which is to be staged between Roy Baker and Joe Costa, at the Saraton. Theatre to-morrow night should, according to all accounts,…

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Tennis. Grafton City Club the G. C. Syer Trophy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 1

The first series of the G. C. Syer trophy competition was completed fast night and the final was won by Sinclair and Miss Baker after [?] against…

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Racing the Monsoon Flight of Moir and Owen. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 5

In connection with the resumption of Moir and Owen's flight to Australia, it is interesting to note that the question of the return to England to restart for…

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To-day's Big Tennis. Visit of Star Players Exhibition Games on City Courts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

E. F. Moon and L. Thurlow, the Queensland champions playing in to-day's exhibition matches at the City Courts, arrived in Grafton yesterday and were…

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Tennis

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2
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The draw for the first round of both first and second grade competitions is as follows:— SECOND GRADE…

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Tennis Association

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 3

A meeting of the South Dorrigo Tennis Association was held in the School directly after the P. and C. meeting…

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Ulmarra Golf News

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 7

Following the annual meeting of the Ulmarra Golf Club, permission has been obtained from the local council for the club to use Small Park. Several holes…

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