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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Heddon Greta Races Tingow Wins Handicap. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 April 1931 · page 4

A race meeting was held at Heddon Greta to-day. Results:--Flying Handicap, four furlongs…

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Bowls Grafton Club Matches

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 1

Rink games played on the Grafton bowling green yesterday resulted as follows:-- C. Imeson, H. Sanders, C. Strauss and…

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Meeting of Grafton Rugby Union Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 1

An important meeting of the Grafton Rugby Union Football Club is to be held at the Town Hall, at 8 p.m. tomorrow…

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Rugby League First Matches in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 1

At the Sydney Sports Ground to-day, Western Surbubs beat Central Newcastle in a Rugby League, match, by 46 points to 13, and St. George beat Newtown 25…

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Cricket First Trial Match Clarence Beats Orara

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 1

Some entertaining cricket was witnessed at Fisher Park, Grafton, by a large crowd of spectators yesterday, when the Clarence and Ora ra Associations engaged in…

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Athletics Stawell Gift Won by Ralph. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 1

The final of the Stawell Gift resulted: --F. Ralph (South Australia) 1, S. Kenny (Moonee Ponds) 2, R. Rogers (Essendon) 3. Won by four yards. Time, 11 14-16…

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Boxing Guarantee Deposited Billy Robinson v. McALISTER FIGHT

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 6

The Saraton Theatre on Friday night will be the setting for the most important boxing contest staged in the Clarence River district for many a year…

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Tennis Grafton District Association Draw for Saturday Next

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 4

The following is the draw for both grades competing in the 1931 competition of the Grafton District Tennis Association, commencing on Saturday next,…

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League Football Lismore Wallaroos V Mac Lean Rovers Win for Visitors

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 1

Lismore Wallaroos visited Maclean on Easter Monday and defeated Maclean Rovers by 24 points to 14. The game was fast throughout, and spectators were…

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THRILLS Brooklands Motor Races 'Good Luck Holds' Sir Malcolm Campbell's Close Call. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1931 · page 5

"I suppose my good luck holds. It certainly was one of my worst experiences," said Sir Malcolm Campbell after a narrow escape from a…

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Golf Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 6

The stroke event played on the Grafton Club's links on Monday last was won by B. R. Gough, who continues to show still further improved form on last season's…

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Tennis Ulmarra Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 2

The following are the teams selected for Saturday next, 11th inst:--"A" Grade v. Railway Institute at South Grafton.--Messrs. Atwill, Kingsall…

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Football Teams for

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 2

Palmer's Island v. Yamba: at Yamba: N. Lawrence, W. Warrell, J. Carr, C. Maher, W. McSwan, G.Carr, H.Cannon, R. Kenipshall, E. Hardy, M. Phillips, A…

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Cricket Brushgrove v. WARWICKS

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 1

Playing 12 men aside in an all day match at Brush grove on Easter Monday. Warwicks suffered defeat at the hands of the home team by the small margin of…

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Ballina Races Weights for Saturday. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 2

Ballina Tattersall's Club will conduct a meeting on Saturday. Following are the weights:--Maiden Hack Race, four furlongs.--…

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Special Meeting of Clarence River Cricket Association

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 4

A special meeting of the Clarence River Cricket Association is to be hell at the Town Hall at 7.30 o'clock tonight, for the purpose of dealing with…

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A.J.C. RACES Sir Chrystopher Again Burwood--the Dimmer Ammon Ra and Mollison Fail. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 2

Ammon Ra, hailed as one of the greatest two-year-olds for years, tailed badly in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick this afternoon and was beaten into third…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

The following will represent Banks A grade v. Skyvington's, at Skyvington's on Saturday: Mrs. Barnes, Miss Baker. Messrs. Sinclair, Peek, McKittrick…

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C.r. Rugby League Opening Matches Commencement of the Season

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 1

The 1931 Rugby League season will commence to-morrow, when All Blacks will engage South Grafton at Fisher Park, at 3.30 p.m., and Westerns will…

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Boxing Robinson. V McALISIER To-night's Big Fight

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 1

Billy McAlister, bantam champion of Australia, accompanied by his Jack Dunleavy, arrived at Grafton yesterday and to-night at the Saraton…

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