Empire Boxing Title Stevens Beats Berg. Johannesburg
In the Empire lightweight championship bout, over 12 rounds, Laurie Stevens, the South African champion, outpointed Kid Berg, the British…
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Sport, 1936
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TENNIS Grafton City Club Teams Competition
Owing to repairs to the lights being carried out, there will only be one court available for play this week at the City Courts, and the draw for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Out for Life Racing Greyhound Disqualified. Sydney
Penalised previously for fighting, the greyhound, Best Crown, was guilty of a similar offence at the mechanical coursing meeting on Saturday night at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BOWLS Grafton Bowling Club Notes on the Game by "Observer."
Opportunity was taken to change the positions in the teams on Saturday at the Grafton bowling green, by making players skippers who usually play in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SWIMMING Kendall Retains Title Record Sprint Championship Hooper Country Champion. Sydney
W. Kendall Retained the sprint championship of New South Wales at the Domain Baths this afternoon, when he finished a length ahead in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Busy Week-end District Ambulance Finger Injured with Cricket Ball
On Saturday evening, Joseph Hodges, who resides at Conroy's boardinghouse in Bacon street, Grafton, called at the Grafton District Ambulance Station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Cricket Mosman And St. George Leading in Competition Sydney
The leaders of the pennant cricket competition, Mosman, went under by 28 runs to Cumberland, on Saturday, and are now bracketed with St. George…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fuji Gold Again Grafton Greyhound Racing Lord Sterling's Form Favorite Falls in Hurdle Race
With high temperatures ranging in doors the open air greyhound coursing meeting conducted by the Clarence River Coursing Club was a popular…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →L.C. CRICKET Flying Ants Handicap Fieldsmen V. C. Mclucas and J. C. Watson Centuries Maclean v. CHATSWORTH
Resuming their innings against Chatsworth on the latter's wicket, Maclean batsmen went for the bowling in an effort to score as many runs as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Is It Cricket?
A poster sent out by "The Westminster Gazette" one evening, when the English team had collapsed in a test match against' Australia, bore in large type the words "Disgraceful Collapse of English Team." Next day J. A. Spender, who for 26 years was editor of that journal, issued the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coursing Ground Incident Female Half-caste in Court
Emma Combo (43), a half-caste aboriginal female, was taken into custody at the Grafton coursing ground on "Saturday night, and she appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Tennis No Play Owing to Rain. Sydney
Owing to the condition of the courts there was no play to-day in the country tennis championships. If possible, play will commence to-morrow afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →€Offs Harbor Cricket Bowlers' Unenviable Task Wet Ball and Heavy Wickets. Coff's Harbor
Batsmen generally had the better of things in Coff's Harbor grade cricket, which was played yesterday under conditions which were far from pleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mechanical Hare Racing C.r. Coursing Club
Dog owners are reminded that nominations close for next Saturday night's mechanical hare meeting to-day (Wednesday) at 6 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CRICKET C.R. Association Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Clarence River Cricket Association was held at the Town Hall, Grafton, last night, the following members being present:--…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leaving Saturday Butcher Boat Crews Exhibition Racing at Pittwater
The two Grafton butcher boats were shipped to Sydney this week. The crews will be leaving on Saturday for the metropolis, where they will have a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fisher Park Cricket L'Estrange's XI. v. H. Ford's Victory by 30 on First Innings
J. L'Estrange's eleven defeated H. Ford's eleven at the turf wicket, Fisher Park on Wednesday, by 30 runs on the first innings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colts' Athletic Club Ryan Blazer Competition Commences
On Tuesday night the Colts' Athletic Club commenced the Ryan blazer competition. A fine night and a track that was just right made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Athletic Club Proposal for Coffs
A number of people have mentioned to us personally the suggestion made in a recent issue of the "Advocate" that an athletic club should be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Macleans Swimming Carnival Splendid Prospects for January 27
What should prove to be one of the star attractions of the year is the Maclean annual swimming carnival, which is being conducted in the Maclean…
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