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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1936

2,048 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 103

Tennis Star Mrs. Cozens to Retire. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 6

Mrs. R. S. Cozens, formerly Miss L. Bickerton, who has been in the .forefront of Australian tennis for 10 years, announced her retirement from…

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BOXING Richards Outpoints Da Costa No-foul Rule Enforced. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 1

In a bout marked by many illegalities by both boxers Max Richards (8.4). was given a points decision over Da Costa (8.6) over 15 rounds on…

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Rugby League Control Of Cup Club Debate at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 1

There was a lively debate at the annual meeting of the Coff's Harbor District Rugby League at Coff's Harbor last night, when a motion brought…

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Opening Day Grafton Golf Club Many Visitors Present 80 Couples in Mixed Foursomes

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 1

Golfers from Lower Clarence and South Grafton Clubs attended the opening of the Grafton golf season at the Grafton links on Saturday…

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Cup Football Open Challenge System Mid Northern Rivers League Annual Meeting at Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 1

The Mid-Northern Rivers Rugby League Group 2 held its annual meeting in the Memorial Hall, Coff's Jetty, yesterday…

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JETTY Wins Premiership Coff's Harbor Cricket Assn. Orara Defeats Woolgoolga. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 6

Defeat by Orara and a forfeit by Coff's Harbor to Jetty robbed Woolgoolga of any chance of carrying off the C.H. District Cricket Association…

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FOOTBALL Lower Clarence Rugby Annual Meeting Junior Cup Football

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 6

The president (Mr. A. Bancroft) occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Lower Clarence Rugby Football League and the following clubs were…

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FOOTBALL Orara League Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Orara League, held at Coramba last Saturday night, Mr. V. Ready (Glenreagh) moved that the…

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Orara District Rugby League Annual Meeting at Coramba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 6

On Saturday, night last at Coramba, the Orara District Football League held its first meeting of the season, Mr. A. R. McDonald, of Ulong, being in the…

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Dog Races £226 Easter Programme

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 2

The Clarence River Coursing Club Committee have decided to allot £226 prize money for a meeting to be held on Easter Saturday and Monday night…

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Cup Football Momentous Questions Open Challenges Again

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 3

Momentous questions affecting cup football in these parts were discussed at the week-end. The Group annual meeting decided on…

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Football League The Annual Meeting Important Discussions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 2

That each club pay its own delegates' expenses to League meetings, and that meetings be held alternately at Coffs Harbour,…

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Tennis Assn. Delegates' Meeting Election for Management Committee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 6

A delegates meeting of the Grafton and District Tennis Association was held at the C.W.A. Rooms, south Grafton, last night…

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CRICKET Ruthning Shield and Cup Jetty Wins

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 1

As the result of a forfeit to Jetty and defeat of Woolgoolga by Orara on Saturday, Jetty wins the first-grade competition and the Ruthning Shield…

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Grafton City Council The Tennis Courts Omnibus Services Emergency Relief Works

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night, there being present:--The Mayor (Aid. W. T. Robinson) Aids. W. B. King, Joseph…

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CRICKET C.R. Association Ulmarra Wins Competition Lipman Shield Holders

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 2

By their win over Colts on Saturday last in the Clarence River Cricket Association's first grade competition, Ulmarra have become holders of the…

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Dropped Bombshell Lower Clarence Delegates GROUP 2 Annual Meeting Cup Football. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 6

Lower Clarence delegates dropped a bombshell into the closing stages of the annual meeting of the Mid[?]…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 1

Halfway Creek v. Swan Creek, at Swan Creek: A. Wormald, A. Tuckey. E. Buchan, Rex Monk, D. Brown, C. Richards, Reg Bolton. P. Landrigan, W…

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South Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 2

Word has been received from Lower Clarence Golf Club that through unavoidable and unforeseen circumstances they have had to postpone their official…

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Cup Football Coif's Harbor Club Playing Coach Engaged. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 3

Applications for the position of playing coach with the Coff's Harbor Cup Club were dealt with at a meeting of the club on Monday night…

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