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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1927

1,372 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 69

Catholic Tennis Courts. Successful Initiatory Move

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

Tennis courts are to be erected in the convent school ground for young people of the Catholic Church at Coffs Harbor and a Catholic Tennis Club…

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Visiting Tennis Champions in Grafton To-day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

To-day will be an interesting one for all chose who follow the game of tennis. First of all the State's champion players, both singles and doubles, will be seen in…

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Football Clarence River League Meeting at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 3

Considerable business was dealt with at the first meeting of the newly formed Clarence River Rugby Football League, which was held at the School of Arts,…

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Grafton Regatta Arrangements for April 16 Enthusiasm Growing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

Much enthusiasm is being shown by members of the Grafton Rowing club in the arrangements for the forthcoming regatta, winch is to be held at Susan…

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Bowls a Keen Contest Representative for Tournament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

A competition game was played on the Grafton green on Monday between Strauss and C. Benson to decide which player should represent the club in the…

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Lawn Tennis Visiting Champions Play on Grafton Courts Popularising the Game

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 4

The Grafton City Tennis Courts made a big centre of attraction yesterday when the visiting champion players were to be seen in both singles and doubles games…

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Cricket in N,z. Improved Out of Sight. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 2

Melbourne Cricket Club's team, which recently toured New Zealand, arrived in Sydney to-day. Captain W. Armstrong, in an interview…

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Sunday Cricket "Match in Full Progress'' What Inverell Alderman Saw

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 6

At the Inverell Municipal Council meeting last week, Ald. F. S. Stuckey registered his objection to Cricket being played on Sunday. He remarked that he had…

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Tennis Grafton City Tennis Club Notes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 6

The following team has been selected to meet Brushgrove on the City Court on Saturday next, April 16, at 2 p.m.:-- Messrs. R. Graham, D. McKinnon, A…

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Bowls Dunn Defeats McLEAN. LISMORE

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. A. F. Dunn, by defeating A. D. McLean, 31--20 to-day, earned the right to represent Lismore club at the bowling carnival at Murwillumbah…

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Fingers Torn Off Promising Tennis Player. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 5

Reuben Lehame, who, with his brother, Reginald, won the special doubles championship at the country tennis carnival in Sydney, was feeding a chaffcutter at his…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 6

The following will represent Ulmarra Independents at South Grafton on Saturday: C. Moroney, B. Davis, T. Gillett, C. McGregor, C. J. McGregor, W. Eggins…

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Bowls Kempsey Team's Visit

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 4

The team of Kempsey howlers, which was to have visited Grafton last Saturday will play at Grafton this Saturday against the local club. The steams will…

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Grafton Regatta Good Entries

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 8

Record entries have been received for the Grafton Rowing Club's regatta, which is to be held on the Susan Island course next Saturday. Clarence River…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 8

The following will represent the "Daily Examiner" Sports Club v. Alberts at the racecourse today (wickets pitched 2 p.m.): W. Busch, W. Casey, A. Brown, C. Clare, A…

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South Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 4

South Grafton golfers are reminded that on Saturday afternoon it has been decided to play off for positions on the ladder system. The player returning the…

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Tennis Lower Clarence Association

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 8

Lower Clarence tennis players are reminded that a delegate meeting of the Lower Clarence Tennis Association is to be held in the Water Brigade Hall,…

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Football South Grafton's Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 8

A meeting of footballers and supporters is advertised to take place at the Paragon Refreshment Rooms, South Grafton, next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock,…

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Duchess and Her Golf Tutor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 10

The round of formal presentations and ceremonies was pleasantly varied for the Duchess of York, at Stanthorpe, on Tuesday, when her Royal Highness picked…

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Mechanical Hares Betting on Coursing Results. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 5

Special legislation was introduced into Parliament last session to permit betting on coursing with mechanical hares, but as the clause in the Betting and Gaming Bill…

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