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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Boxing British Lightweight Championship. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 4

At the Albert Hall to-night, Harry Mizler the East End hover outpointed the titleholder, Johnny C[?]bert in 15 rounds. The bout was for the British…

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'No Breakaway' Country Rugby League Secretary's Statements

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 3

Fred J. Cahill, acting honorary secretary of the Country Rugby League, writes to the editor of the "Newcastle Sun," as follows:…

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Swimming Queensland Mile Championship. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 5

Mer[?] Witt of Mar[?]borough had an easy victory in the mile swimming championship on Saturday, winning by 45 yards from E. Hopkins, of Atherton…

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Rugby Match England Defeats Wales. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 1

England beat Wales by nine to nil in a Rugby match at Cardiff…

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Boxing Won on a Foul. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 5

The fight between Barney Keiswetter (10.9) and Ron Richards (10.13) at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night terminated in the tenth session, Keiswetter…

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club Handicap Pairs Competition

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 3

Two games in the handicap pairs competition were decided at the Grafton bowling green on Saturday afternoon:-- W. T. Robinson and W. Thomson (5)…

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Grafton Regatta Local Rowers Training Hard "Bead of the River" Fours

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 4

The intense interest which local rowers are taking in the holding of their regattas was strikingly manifest yesterday morning, when every one of the Grafton…

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Tennis Grafton City Club Anniversary Tournament

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 2

The picnic tournament arranged by the Grafton City Tennis Club for Anniversary Day promises to be a record one for this time of the year, judging from the…

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Lost Golf Balls Finders Must Not Keep

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 3

The fact that people finding balls lost on golf courses and selling them to players are acting illegally was pointed out in the Brisbane Police Court by Mr…

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L.C. Cricket Maclean v. LAWRENCE

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 2

Maclean first eleven journeyed to Lawrence on Saturday last and at the end of the first day's play had a firm grip on the game. The visitors had…

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Anniversary Day Cricket Upper v. Lower Clarence

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 2

Teams representing the Clarence River and Lower Clarence Cricket Associations will meet on Fisher Park, Grafton, on Anniversary Day. The following is the…

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Challenge Stakes Won By Air Queen Racing at Randwick Satmoth and Prowler. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 1

Finishing with a brilliant run in the straight, Air Queen won the Challenge Stakes, at Randwick this afternoon, by three-quariers of a length from…

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Interdistrict Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent Coffs Harbour Association against Bellinger at Bellingcu next Saturday in the final Hillier Cup…

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Brothers at Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

The cricket match between Banana Growers and Jetty on Saturday was unique for the number of brothers playing with both teams. Altogether…

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CRICKET Ruthning Shield

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

Big changes in the competition table were made as the result of the matches last Saturday in the Ruthning Shield, sgries. Coffs Harbour's…

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Big Show Boxing Can Graham Beat Jackson? Genuine "Double Bill"

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

Fight fans are all agog to know whether Les Graham will be able to get away with Leri Jackson on Thursday night next. Coffs Harbour School…

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TURNBULL Defeated By Hughes Walker Extends McGRATH Australian Tennis Championships. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 5

The Englishmen, Lee and Wilde, were eliminated from the doubles championship by Dunlop and Angus at the Australian championships…

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Swimming New Backstroke Record. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 5

The Australian backstroke swimming record for 150vds., held by Boast (Q.). was broken by V. Besomo. at the Domain Baths last night. Besomo covered the…

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Coursing Clarence River Club Notes First Meeting in March

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

The Clarence River Coursing Club will open its 1934 season at the racecourse enclosure on March 17. The second meeting will be held on Easter Monday, April…

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City Opposition to New Country Rugby League Refusal of Affiliation Recommended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

The secretary of the Country Committee of the New South Wales Rugby League reported to the General Committee last night that the Country Committee…

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