Unusual Accident Unfortunate Ending to Cricket Match
The second grade cricket match between "Daily Examiner" and Grafton. Dairy Company at the racecourse on Saturday ended in a rather unfortunate…
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Sport, 1931
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English Football Draw Between England and Wales. London
In the international Rugby match at Twickenham. England and Wales drew, 11 all. England equalised the score in the last ten seconds when Black took a long…
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Tom (Hunter) Quinn, boxing promoter, of Grafton, advises us that he intends to revive boxing in Coffs Harbour at an early date. His first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Endurance Swimming Record. Auckland
Miss Mercedes Gleitze swam for 43 hours in tepid baths, breaking her previous record by half an hour…
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A feat which is surely without parallel, even in such a game as cricket, is the last-wicket stand put up by two English cadet airmen in an inter-squadron match…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming F. Collins Wins 50Yds. Handicap
Some good racing was witnessed at the Grafton baths last night. The big crowd, which assembled on the foreshores, were kept interested, and, judging by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Club Dance
Coffs Harbour Cricket Club was unfortunate to strike too very oppressive nights for their dances in aid of the club funds. These were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Week Cricket. North Coast Team
North Coast team were again defeated in the fourth and final match of the Country Week series in Sydney. Far North closed with 196 for 7…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Foster Cricket Turf Wicket Proposal To-morrow Night's Meeting
The Clarence River Cricket Association has had the proposal to construct a turf wicket at Grafton under consideration for several years, but this year, when cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Swimming Club's Activities
Members of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club are training solidly for the swimming carnival to be held at the Grafton baths on Wednesday, January 28,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Golf Sticks
When trees are green and smooth and nice, Who waggles proudly once or twice-- And then commits a horrid slice?…
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Newton Boyd defeated Dalmorton, at Newton Boyd, last week-end, by an innings and 75 runs. Scores: Newton Boyd 158 (F. Whittaker 55, K. Corbett 25, F…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Future at Stake Gosford Racing Club. Gosford
During the past few weeks the Gosford Racing Club has incurred losses on its meetings and the directors to-day decided that on the financial result of the…
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A big night for boxing fans is being provided at the Jetty' oh Monday night, when a number of interesting contests between Grafton boxers of…
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There will be no competition matches in the Coffs Harbour Association to-morrow, on account of the show, in connection with which a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This Amazing Game Progress of Golf in America 3,000,000 Players
The [?]itle suggested itself in a reflection that the great Scottish game of golf, practically unknown in the United States in 1890, has spread across America like an…
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Among the passengers aboard the steamer Marama, which reached Sydney from New Zealand, on Wednesday, was Miss L. Copplestone, champion marathon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rough Rugby French Player Sentenced. Bordeaux
Fernand Taillantou, who was charged with manslaughter, following the death of Michel Pradie, Rugby player, who, it was alleged, was tackled too severely,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls Grafton Bowling Club Woolnough and Schaeffer Rink Competition
Three matches in the Woolnough and Schaeffer rink competition were played on the Grafton bowling green on Saturday afternoon. Hockey had an easy passage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Endurance Swimming. Sydney
The New South Wales legless swimmer, Bill Morris, retired from the endurance swimming contest early this morning, after being 35 hours 40 minutes in the…
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