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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1931

1,440 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 72

Long Distance Swimming Maori Woman's Confidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 5

Mrs. Katerina Neha, the Maori champion endurance swimmer, last night, started in the Balmoral baths a long swim of 72½ hours to beat the world's record…

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Cricket Kippax's Team in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 8

The New South Wales team of cricketers led by A. Kippax, their popular captain, which intends to make a comprehensive toru of Queensland districts,…

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Rugby Union Practice Match

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 3

Kangaroos and Undaunteds staged a practice match on McKittrick Park Oval, undaunteds winning by by 18--15. The match, however, was not taken very…

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Rugby' Match Scotland Defeats England. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

At Murrayfield, before 75,000 spectators, in an international Rugby match for the Calcutta Cup, Scotland beat England 28 to 19…

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Postponed Moonee Valley Races. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 1

Owing to the continuous rains throughout the night and early this morning, the Moonee Valley races scheduled for this afternoon have been postponed…

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Charges Withdrawn Sweeps on Sailing Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

Charges against 13 men who were arrested on the ferry Kylgoa on March 7 of having conducted sweeps during sailing events on the Sydney Harbor are it…

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Athletics Carlton Beats Trotting Horse. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

J. Carlton, Australia's champion sprinter, took part in a novelty race over 100 yards with the trotter, Nangus Huon, at St. Patrick's Day sports yesterday…

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Cricket Whiporie. v. CLEARFIELD

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 3

Over the week-end the local Cricket Club journeyed to Clearfield to engage the local club there in a friendly match. Clearfield won the toss and elected to…

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Whiporie Inter-school Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 6

A combined Whiporie-Camira Creek Schools cricket team journeyed to Rappville to play the return match against the local schoolboys on Saturday…

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Football Maclean Wallaroos V. Yamba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 2

A good crowd saw Maclean Wallaroos defeat Yamba by 6 to 3 at Yamba on Saturday after a good game. The match, which was played in a fine sporting spirit,…

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CRICKET. "Bohemians" Defeat Nana Glen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 3

The "Bohemians" continued their sequence of wins and enjoyable outings on Sunday, when they defeated a good Nana Glen team by 70 runs on the…

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Maclean Golf Club Opening of the Season

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 4

The official opening of the Maclean Golf Club for the season was held on the links en Saturday in perfect weather. The function was a complete success, 38 players…

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Motor Racing Australian Grand Prix. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 5

The Australian motoring Grand Prix, 200 miles, run at Phillip Island to-day, was won by C. Junker, in a Bugatti Junker also recorded fastest time, 3 hours…

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BOXING McPALISTER V, Robinson Fight Off "Tracker" to Issue Challenge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 3

The Billy Robinson v. McAlister fight, which was to have been staged at the Saraton Theatre, Grafton, on Friday night, has been cancelled…

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CRICKET. Ruthning Shield. Jetty No. 2. Defeats Jetty No 1

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 2

Keen interest was centred in the meeting of the two Jetty teams last Saturday in the final match of the last round of the competition. Jetty No…

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Protecting Football "Gates."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 4

A by-law, probably unique in local government, has been adopted by the Tweed Shire Council, under which it will be a punishable offence to watch the…

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Football Players and Insurance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 2

A meeting of players from all clabs in the upper section of the Clarence River Rugby Football League is to be held at McDonald and Hynes' rooms at 7.45…

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Boxing Quinn v. GATTON

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 6

Percy Gatton, a Queenslander, who has been matched to fight Tom (Hunter) Quinn at the Saraton Theatre on Friday night, has several good performances to…

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Rugby League Insurance of Players

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 6

A meeting of members of first and second grade clubs associated with the Clarence River Rugby Football League was held at McDonald and Hynes' rooms,…

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Ulmarra Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 2

At a meeting of the Ulmarra Tennis Club, held on Monday night, it was decided to enter two teams in the Grafton District Association competition. A…

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