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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1930

1,465 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 74

Boxing Billy Robinson v. Roy Baker

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

Some 12 months ago, Roy Baker, who is well known in boxing circles, visited Grafton and in an interesting bout defeated the local fighter; Billy Robinson,…

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Football and "Buckshee" Onlookers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

Our Harwood correspond cut writes:-- "Your Maclean correspondent, in Wednesday's 'Daily Examiner indulged in an inspired paragraph that read…

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About a Football Ground

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 4

Macksville Rugby League Club was plunged into serious difficulty at the weekend, but has surmounted it owing to the liberality of a local townsman, says a…

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Crafton City Tennis Club Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 3

The first meeting of the new committee of the Grafton City. Tennis Club was held on Wednesday night at the club house…

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Cricket Final of Schools Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

Playing in the final of the schools competition yesterday. Convent High School defeated Grafton High A team by 20 runs. C. Jordan 16 (not out) was the chief…

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Golf Kirkwood and Hagen at Manly Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

Kirkwood and Hagen beat Apperly and Sturrock, four up and three, in a four-ball best ball match at Manly to-day…

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League Football Today's' Matches Westerns V. Rovers at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

The principal football attraction' at Grafton to-day will be the Rovers v. Westerns match at Fisher Park. Although defeated in the opening game of the…

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Maclean Easter Regatta

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 3

A meeting of the Maclean Rowing Club Committee was held on Thursday to deal with matters in connection with the Easter regatta. Mr. J. W. Salmon,…

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Bowls Grafton v. MACLEAN

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 3

Four rinks of Grafton bowlers visited Maclean on Saturday and met the representatives of the local club in a return match. A very enjoyable afternoon's play…

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Bowls Challenged at Armidale

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 6

The elimination contest for a bowler to represent the Far Northern Bowling Association in the coming State championships has reached a deadlock at Armidale…

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Golf 18-Hole Handicap

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 1

Competitions for members of the Grafton Golf Club will begin on Saturday next when an 18 holes stroke handicap will be played over 18 holes for a trophy…

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South Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 4

The South Grafton Golf Club has decided to hold golf dances in the South Grafton School of Arts Hall, in aid of the funds on Tuesday, May 13, Tuesday,…

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Boxing Fairhall Beats Gillespie. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 1

Tommy Fairhall (9.11), champion welterweight of Australia, beat Norman Gillespie (9.9), champion lightweight of Australia on points at the Leichhardt stadium last…

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Bowls--"a Sport or a Disease?"

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 4

In Murwillumbah Licensing Court on Tuesday, application was made on behalf of Alexander Gordon McDowell for a billiards license for the two days of the…

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Opening Day Grafton City Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 1

One of the most successful opening days since its inception was held by the Grafton City Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon…

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Rowdy Barrackers Invade Football Fields. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 1

Although the Sydney football season is just commencing barrackers are already in good form. They invaded the ground at a soccer match at Ibrox Park between…

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League Football Rovers Succeed All Blacks Runaway Win

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 3

Rovers, runners-up in the C.R.R.F. League competition last season, visited Grafton on Saturday and defeated Westerns at Fisher Park by 14 points to…

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Golf Ulmarra Golf Club Opening Day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

The Ulmarra Golf Club held its opening day on Saturday, 5th inst., in the presence of a record attendance, there being 98 players, and about 40 non-playing visitors…

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Vigorous Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

That cricket is not always a game in which men attire themselves in spotless flannels and engage in a bat and ball duel on a shirt-front wicket was…

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Brushgrove Football Tournament

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 4

A very successful 500 tournament, conducted by Brushgrove Football Club, eventuated on Wednesday fight last, some 30 players taking part. The gent's…

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