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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1937

1,946 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 98

Murwillumbah Coursing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

The, Murwillumbah Hospital Coursing Club, which has decided to hold its first meeting on Saturday, January 23. has appointed, Mr. J. V. Muirhead, of…

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Dog Racing Harold Park Programmes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

The New South Wales Trotting Club to-day announced that additional races would be run at. Harold Park greyhound meetings from Saturday next…

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Women's Cricket Cardus Believes in Future

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 7

"Women cricketers," says Mr. Neville Cardus, "have the graceful tendencies that, I am sorry to say, appear to be going out of men's cricket. They have…

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L.c. Cricket Resumption of Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 1

After being in recess for two weeks during the Christmas holidays, the Lower Clarence Cricket Association will resume activities on Saturday…

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Dog Racing New Programme at Harold Park. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 1

The secretary of the New South Wales Trotting Club, Mr. F. Howell, explained to-day that the new programme whereby there would be 12 races per night…

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Inconsistent Running. Rules Of Racing Amendment in Force on January 1

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 2

At a conference in Melbourne of the principal race clubs towards the end of last year, amendments to the ruler of racing were made. They came into…

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Australia Won by 365 Runs Test Match Cricket Was Bright Batsmen Hit Out attendance was 350,534 England Dismissed for 323. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

Intense excitement prevailed for hours at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day after Australia had won the third test match against…

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Golf Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 4

Members of all golf clubs are invited to attend at the Grafton golf course this afternoon, when the privileges of the club will be extended to them. A…

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Sir Harry Lauder Plays Golf

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 9

Althogh he confesses to having been an enthusiastic golfer earlier in his life, Sir Harry Lauder, the famous Scottish comedian, did not go beyond making…

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Greyhound Racing Prospects For To-night Crafton Meeting Nine-race Programme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 3

The Grafton Greyhound Racing Club has arranged a nine-race programme for to-night's meeting. Punters did not have the best of it at last week's…

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Maclean Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon the following games were played on the Maclean green--C. W. Raynor, E. W. Ford. A. Want and R. E. Till (skip.) beat v…

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GOLF Grafton Golf Club Earle and Frewin Win

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

Grafton Golf Club played a stroke competition on Saturday, the A Grade being won by F. M. V. Earle and the B Grade by F. A. Frewin. The…

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Not Insured Racing Greyhounds. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

Dog insurance is unknown in the Commonwealth. The manager of a big Sydney insurance company, which specialises in insuring stock, said…

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BOXING Max Richards Outclasses Arlene Queensland Featherweight Title. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Max Richards (8.9) outclassed Bob Arlene (8.13) at Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night, in a match for the Queensland featherweight…

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Dog Racing Question of Control Is Act Being Flouted? Time Govt. Intervened

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

The Greyhound Racing Control Council of New South Wales has is sued a list of names of clubs that have withdrawn their affiliation with the…

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Coff's Cricket Rain Stops Play Woolgoolga's First Innings Win. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Games in both grades of the Coff's Harbor district competition on Saturday were interrupted by rain, the first grade fixture between Weolgoolga and Coff's…

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McGILVRAY, 150 N.O. Sydney Grade Cricket Mosman and W. Suburbs Beaten Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

The leading teams, Mosman and Western Suburbs were both defeated in the grade cricket competition on Saturday, when the grade games,…

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Competition Cricket Resumes South Grafton Lead Colts Batsmen In Troupe On Soft Wicket Grafton's Prospects of Outright Win D. Lang 102 Ret. In 50 Minutes; C. Page 739

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

The Clarence River Cricket Association's first and second grade competitions recommenced on Saturday after a two weeks' break. South Grafton, the first grade leaders, and Colts struck a soft wicket at Fisher Park, with the ball flying awkwardly. South established a first…

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CRICKET Local Competitions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

Rain interfered with the local cricket fixtures last Saturday. Play was started but rain came and the games had to be abandoned…

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Abandoned Grafton Dog Races

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 8

The postponed meeting of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club, which was to have been held last night, Was abandoned owing to rain…

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