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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Easter Regatta Arrangements In Hand to Be Held a Week Before Easter

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

The Grafton regatta, will be held on Saturday preceding Easter weekend this year and organisation is already well in hand. A meeting of…

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Tennis Perry Defeats Vines. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

Perry outlasted Vines to defeat him 11-9, 2-6, 6-2, before 3000 spectators at Houston (Texas). Vines was brilliant but erratic and…

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Cricket ENGLAND v. Australia a Test Retrospect

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

The history of international cricket dates back to 1862 (writes "Old Sport," in the February "Australian Journal"), when Spiers and Pond, a…

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Test Cricket An Interesting Retrospect Back to 1862

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

The history of international cricket dates back to, 1862 (writes "Old Sport," in the February "Australian Journal"), when Spiers and Pond, a…

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Cricket Dispute Banana Growers' Team the Association's Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

In its reply to the charges submitted to the N.S.W. Cricket Association by Mr. W. G. Jordan, on behalf of the Banana Growers Club, whose…

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Racing Law Will Prove Effective Q'sland Reply to S.A.

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

"At one time there were people who persisted in saying that the earth was flat. They did not know, any better." This was the reply of the…

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Swimming Lower Clarence Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 7

Owing to the inclement weather the committee of the Lower Clarence Swimming Club has decided to postpone the annual swimming carnival,…

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Golf Grafton Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 7

A competition will be held on the Grafton links this afternoon. The draw, will take place at the clubhouse at 2 o'clock…

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 7

Owing to rain there will be no play on the Grafton bowling green to-day…

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Tennis Japanese Davis Cup Team. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 5

The Japanese Davis Cup team will consist of Yamagishi, Nishi Mura and Fumitaru Nakano…

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Coff's Cricket Hillier Cup Match. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 3

The Coff's Harbor district first grade competition has been suspended to-morrow to permit the playing of the inter-association fixture, Coff's…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

Unfavorable weather conditions prevented play on the Maclean bowling green on Saturday…

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Waratah Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

Waratah Tennis Club annual meeting will be held on February 17. The Club will shortly be running their weekend tournaments and also a teams…

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Of Tennis Interest

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

The 1937 Display of Racquets is provoking great interest amongst players. L'Estrange Bros, have a stock of 150…

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L.c. Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

Although only intermittent showers fell on Saturday, the playing areas of the Lower Clarence were unfit for play and matches which were commenced…

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Meeting of Tennis Club Delegates

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 4

A delegates' meeting of the Grafton and District Tennis Association will be held in the C.W.A. room, South Grafton, to-night. All clubs are entitled to send…

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Brisbane Boxing Vaughan and O'brien Draw. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

Tommy Vaughan (11.5) and Jack O'Brien fought a draw oyer 15 rounds on Saturday night. The bout was Rigorously contested throughout…

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Coff's Sporting Cricket and Surf Carnival Postponed. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

The recent heavy rain caused a general postponement of all sporting fixtures over the week-end. The Hillier Cup cricket match between Coff's…

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Cricket Diplomacy Test Team At Canberra How It Was Arranged. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

The visit to Canberra this week of the M.C.C. team was the culmination of the year's diplomatic negotiations between an influential group of…

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Ship Helpless Adrift in Pacific Steamer Racing To Rescue at Mercy of a Cyclone? Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 4

The Deputy Director of Navigation received advice to-night that the steamer Shawshang, 4920 tons, formerly the Bright Vega, bound for…

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