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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1929

1,348 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 68

Golf. Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

The Grafton Golf Club held a stroke competition last Saturday, with the following result:-- Gross. H'c'p. Nett…

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Rugby League Country Week Notes by "Critic"

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

An attractive programme has been arranged by the New South Wales Rugby League for Country Week. The country players will be well looked after during…

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Football. League Country Week

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 4

The team to represent Lower North Coast against Mid-Northern at Grafton to-morrow was chosen last Saturday after a try-out match at…

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club Visit of Lismore Bowlers

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

Four rinks from the Lismore Bowling Club will be paying a social visit to the Grafton green on Saturday afternoon, when they will play a match with…

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Boxing To-nights Big Contest Roy Baker and Joe Costa

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

Exceptional interest is being centred in the 15-rounds contest between Roy Baker and Joe Costa, which is to be staged at the Saraton Theatre to-night…

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Football Notes. Local Competition Opens Dorrigo Has Easy Victory

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2

There was a real Guy Fawkeser blowing on Saturday afternoon last, when the Dorrigo District Rugby League's competition opened. The weather…

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Brilliant Tennis Moon Defeats Crawford Keenly Contested Doubles Fine Exhibition Games Large Crowds at City Courts

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 4

The appearance of J. Crawford Australia's Davis Cup player, R. Dunlop, one of Sydney's most promising players, and E. F. Moon and L. Thurlow both of…

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Boxing an Excellent Contest Costa Outpoints Baker

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Joe Costa, the Melbourne boy, who came to Grafton to meet Roy Baker, the well-known Queensland flyweight champion arrived with good credentials. That…

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League Football Country Week Final Selective Game To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

To-day at the Grafton Showground the final selective game to decide which players are to represent the Mid-North and Lower North Coast at Sydney…

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Exhibition Tennis the Lismore Games Rain Hampers Proceedings. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Rain hampered play at the exhibition tennis games at Lismore to-day and some of the matches were unfinished owing to the failing light…

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Sporting C.r.j.c. Races Entries Due on

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

An attractive programme has been arranged by the C.R.J.C. for its Autumn meeting, which is set down for May 11 and 18. The prize money is on a liberal…

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Sydney Rugby League Matches. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 3

The fourth round of the Rugby League premiership was played yesterday. Results:-- South Sydney 17 (why Root, and,…

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Coursing Club Funds Accountant Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 5

A sensation was caused last night by the arrest of Frederick Alfred Golden, 36, accountant of the Australasian Coursing Club, Limited. He was later charged…

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Swimming Borg Breaks Another Record. Los Angeles

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 5

Arne Borg lowered his own world record for 1000 yards, negotiating the distance in 11min, 47secs. He was paced by a team of seven swimmers…

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Bowls [?] of Lismore Team in Enjoyable Social Engagement

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 4

[?] some two or three years since a [?] Lismore bowlers had visited the Bowling Club, which is now a [?] in the Pennant games of the…

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Free Fight After Football Match Woman Punched. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 3

Several persons were hurt and four men arrested following on a brawl at a football match between Fitzroy and North Melbourne at Fitzroy yesterday…

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C. R. J. C. Races Entries Due To-day

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 3

A final reminder is given to horse owners and trainers that entries for the C. R. J. C. autumn race meeting close this afternoon at 4 o'clock…

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TENNIS Moon Beats Crawford Lismore Tournament a Regrettable Incident. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 5

F. V. Moon (Qld.) defeated, J. Crawford (N. S. W.), at Lismore on Saturday afternoon, 5--7, 6--0, 9--7. This is the third time Moon has…

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Football a Stern Struggle [?] V Lower North Team Wins Interesting Match

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 3

Northern defeated Lower coast by 15 points to 11, in the of a series of Country Week [?] games, which was staged at…

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Football. KANGAROOS V. JETTY

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 4

A big crowd saw a good same between Kangaroos and Jetty, teams in the competition match on the showground on Saturday. Kangaroos won…

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