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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Tennis Grafton City Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 3

A match, to take place on the local courts, has been arranged between Waat's, of Swan Creek and the Grafton City Tennis Club. Play will commence punctually…

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Boxing Baker Defeated Robinson Lands K.o. in Sixth Round

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 3

A large crowd gathered at the Fitzroy Theatre, Grafton, last night to see the return fight between Billy Robinson (Grafton) and Roy Baker (Sydney). These…

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C.r.r.f. Union Football Visit to Macksville

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 3

Arrangements are complete for the visit of the Clarence River fifteen to Macksville on Monday next. The team will travel via Woolgoolga to pick up…

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Robbed of £56 Man He Met at the Races. Armidale

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 7

Isaac Candy, laborer, staggered, into the residence of Mrs. J. Campbell with blood streaming from his head, suffering from a contused wound. He alleged he…

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Boxing Haines Defeats Leopardi. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1930 · page 4

Jack Haines (11.3), middleweight champion of Australia, defeated Orleando Leopardi (33.44), in the tenth round at the Sydney stadium to-night. The referee…

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Football Country Week Final Selective Game

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1930 · page 4

The final selective game to decide what players will be chosen to represent the Mid-Northern Rivers will be played on Fisher Park to-day. A combined…

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Maclean Regatta Yesterday's Racing Open Butcher Boat to Mororo Some Interesting Contests

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1930 · page 1

The Maclean Rowing Club were unfortunate in having a wet day for their annual regatta yesterday. Light rain commenced to fall about 9.30 a.m. and the…

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club Progressive Competition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1930 · page 4

A progressive three-bowls competition was played on the Grafton bowling green yesterday, and, although showers interfered somewhat with the closing stages…

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Golf Notes Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 2

The committee of the Grafton Golf Club has decided to close the links until noon on Friday (Anzac Day). Last Saturday's bogey handicap…

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Harwood Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 3

On Saturday last the Woodburn Hornets journeyed to Harwood and played a friendly match with the home team on the Snorts Ground. Both sides fielded a good…

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Golf Hagen and Kirkwood at Kensington. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 1

In a 36-hole four-ball best ball match at the Kensington links to-day Hagen and Kirkwood beat Spence and Popplewell four up and three…

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Chastworth Regatta Saturday's Fixture

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 4

The Chatsworth regatta is to be held on Saturday next. Chatsworth, situated on the North Arm of the Clarence River, is an ideal spot for such an event. With…

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Grafton City Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1930 · page 4

There will be no play on the Grafton City Tennis Courts daring the morning of Anzac Day…

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Golf Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 6

The draw for Saturday's open event will be published on Saturday morning. Entries will accordingly be received up till 5 p.m. to-day (Friday)…

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Annual Tennis Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 2

Programmes are now in circulation for the annual tennis carnival of the Coffs Harbour Tennis Association, which should do much to place Coffs…

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Cricket Competition. Unsatisfactory Conclusion

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 3

The local cricket competition has reached an unsatisfactory conclusion, forfeits being given in both, semifinals. Jetty No. 2 did not go to…

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Tennis Draw for 2nd Grade Comp

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 5

The matches for the first four Saturdays only are given. The last four will be published later. 3rd May.—Dorrigo v. North…

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Country Week Football. Matches at Bellingen and Grafton

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 2

Matches, arranged by the MidNorth Coast League, were played at Beilingen and Grafton last Saturday and Monday to aid the selectors in…

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Tennis Easter Carnival. Draws Large Number of Entries. Interesting Games

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 6

The tennis carnival conducted by the Don Dorrigo Club at Easter proved an unqualified success. Record entries were received, and fine weather…

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Football Inter-District Matches Two at Bellingen Dorrigo and Nambucca Register Wins in Selective Games

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 2

Under the auspices of the Mid-North Coast Association two selective games were staged at Bellingen last Saturday. Dorrigo representatives…

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