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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1932

1,762 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 89

Swimming Records George Vockler Breaks Two Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

George Vockler last night made an official attack on the 300 yards Australian swimming record and 440yds. Victorian record…

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FOOTBALL. New Coffs Harbour League

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 3

The new Coffs Harbour. Football League was formed at the public meeting held in the School of Arts on Wednesday night, which was welt…

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Tennis Grafton City Club Night Tournament Arranged

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 3

Arrangements, have been made by the Grafton City Tennis Club to conduct a night tournament of mixed doubles, commencing on Tuesday night next on the…

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Fancy Dress Cricket X-Ray -Benefit Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 3

Fun was rife last Sunday at the Jetty Oval, when the fancy dress cricket match between the "Hospital Lads" and the "Boys of the Village"…

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U.S.A. Tennis Stars Injured. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

Francis Hunter, the well-known tennis player, received a fracture of the right leg, shock and other injuries when his automobile got out of control. His…

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Cricket. End of Season Possibilities of Future All-rounders Required

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

The cricket season of 1931-32 can now be considered virtually, at an end, and in the metropolitan area there remain but a couple of club matches before football…

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C.r.r.f, League Cup Football Executive's Recommendations Discussed and Revised

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

The chief business discussed at a special general meeting of the Clarence River Rugby Football League held at Grafton on Wednesday night, as indicated…

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Football Four Teams for Competition Practice Games Arranged Another Club Cup North Dorrigo Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 2

There was a good attendance at a meeting held at North Dorrigo last week to consider forming a football Team at that centre to enter the local…

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Coursing Clarence River Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

The second meeting of the Clarence River Coursing Club will be held at the Junction enclosure, on Saturday next, April 9. Dog owners who intend to…

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A Golf Incident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 4

An unusual incident occurred on the Kilcoy golf links recently, when Mr. R. Green was driving from the third tee, which is right on the bank of the creek…

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Football C.r.r.f. Union

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

An advertisement in this issue draws attention to the fact that nominations for the first grade competition conducted by the Clarence River Rugby Football Union…

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Tennis Grafton City Club Autumn Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

It is the accepted axiom in all spheres that "practice makes perfect," and there is no exception as far as tennis is concerned The world's tennis stars acknowledge this…

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Local and General Cup Football Team Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 4

A meeting of footballers and supporters of the League code interested in the formation of a Grafton cup team, convened by request, by the secretary of the…

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Police Raid Private Racing Track Three Men Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 5

At Liverpool Court to-day three men, Thomas Mitchell, 45, an unemployed bookmaker, Edward O'Sullivan and William Pearce Boydell,, station owner, were…

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Epsom Races Abandoned. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 3

The race meeting at Epsom, fixed for to-day, was abandoned, owing to rain…

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Cricket Clarence Touring Eleven Visits Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 3

The team of Clarence River cricketers under the captaincy of- Mr. D. H. Perring, was in Glen Innes on Wednesday on its way home after a tour which included…

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Tennis Grafton City Club Opening Day at City Courts

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 1

A happy gathering of tennis players and enthusiasts attended the opening day celebrations of the Grafton City Tenuis Club on Saturday…

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League Football Sooth's Playing Coach Welcome Dance to "Jerry" Brien

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the dance conducted by the South Grafton Rugby League Football Club, on Saturday night, to their playing coach, Mr. J. C…

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Coursing C.r. Coursing Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 4

Nominations for the second meeting of the Clarence River Coursing Club close on Thursday night next, at 8 o'clock, but dog owners wishing to compete at the…

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Coffs Tennis Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 2

The annual meeting of Colls Harhour Tennis Club was held at the School of Arts on Friday night last. It was decided to re-form for the…

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