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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Larwood Bowler Going Home Discontented In India Not Enough Cricket London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

Mrs. Harold Larwood, wife of the fast bowler, told the "Daily Mail" today that her husband was returning from India oil Saturday owing to his…

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Boundaries Cricket Board's Ruling Lean On Fence Meeting If Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

The appointment of a medical adviser to the next Australian team t[?] England, the interpretation of the boundary fielding the ball rule,[?]…

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Tennis Country Week Draw

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 4

The draw for the opening day's play in the Country Week tennis carnival, which begins at White City, Sydney on Monday, includes:--…

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ONLY 14 Golf Clubs. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 3

The Rules of Golf Committee announces that it will recommend to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club meeting that the number of clubs used…

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Storm Damage Hail Like Cricket Balls. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 5

Damage amounting to £1000 was caused to-day to 100 cars, by jagged pieces of hail as large as cricket balls, at Petersbrough…

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Greyhound Racing To-night's Prospects FIRST 1937 Meeting Dogs Chances Discussed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

The Grafton Greyhound Racing Club will open the 1937 racing to-night with a 10-race programme for which two cups have been allotted…

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Surf Rescues Life-savers Hurt Big Seas Menace Bathers Carnival Races Abandoned Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 5

Clovelly beach, considered as one of the safest of metropolitan seaside resorts, was the scene of a neardrowning to-day. James Roach…

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Allen's Team on Top in the Third Test English Bowlers Create Havoc Rain Stops Play At Six For 181 Hopes on Slow Bowlers To-morrow Hammond's Injury May Affect Batting World's Record Crowd At Melbourne Cricket Ground MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 5

Magnificent bowling by the Englishmen created havoc in the ranks of the Australian batsmen on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day when Australia batted first, on a slow wicket, in the vital third test match. When rain stopped play at 5.58 p.m. Australia had lost six wickets for…

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Fear Worst English Cricket Writers Gloom In London Over Sensational Test London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

Newspapers describe the test as sensational and cricket writers generally fear the Worst. The "Star" has a punning poster…

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Corf's Cricket Competition Resumed Woolgoolga in Good Position Crombie and Ganderton Bat Well

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOR, Saturday. Play the first grade district cricket competition was resumed to-day when coff's Jetty and Woolgoolga…

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New Powers for Cricket Umpires To Prevent Wicket Damage Board of Control Action Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 6

Stringent laws to prevent either batsmen or bowlers damaging wickets in Australia were passed by the Australia Board of Cricket Control's…

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Won Three Races Grafton Woman Owner R. L. Carr Wins Sealed Cup Murray Cup to Miss Williams

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

The Grafton woman owner, Miss A. Williams, scored the "hat trick" at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on Saturday night…

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Inter-district Cricket L. Clarence Lose Both Matches Clarence Association Proves Too Strong First Xi. Has Five Minutes to Spare a Good Score Xi. Second at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 3

Both the Clarence River Cricket Association's firstand second elevens were successful against the Lower Clarence Association in the first inter district matches of the season on Saturday The first eleven won on the first innings by 201 to 190 and the seconds on the first innings by 252 to 124 The first eleven match, played at Fisher…

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Cricket Fixtures for

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

After a two weeks' break during Christmas and the New Year, the Clarence River Cricket Association's first and second grade competitions will…

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Lower Clarence Cricket Assn. Next Saturday's Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

Competition matches will be resumed on Saturday, January 9, by the Lower Clarence Cricket Association, when the following matches are set down to…

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U.s.a. Tennis Rankings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

The U.S.A. newspapers give the national tennis rankings as follows:-- Singles: Budge, Parker, Grant, Riggs Mangin…

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Greyhound Racing Nominations Close To-night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

Dog owners are reminded that nominations for next Saturday night's mechanical hare meeting close to-night at 6 o'clock…

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Coff's Cricket Orara Claim Forfeit. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

Following a report that the cricket match between Orara and Coff's Harbor, which should have commenced last Saturday, is to be played as a…

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Dog Races Control Dispute Continues Will Government Intervene? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

Owners of greyhounds are experiencing a difficult time at present owing to the dispute between the New South Wales Trotting Club and the…

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Bradman Smashes More Records 346 with Fingleton Greatest Test Partnership in Australia Bradman 248 N.O.--FINGLETON 136 Australia Six Wickets Down for 500 Lead Is Now 624 Runs Cricket Crowds Break All Records Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 5

To place Australia 624 runs ahead of England in the third test at Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day, Bradman and Fingleton smashed many records. At stumps Australia had lost six for 500, of which Fingleton had…

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