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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1937

1,946 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 98

Coff' S Cricket First Grade Competition Orara and Woolgoolga Up Against It. Coff' S Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

Play in the Coff' s Harbor district competition will be resumed on Saturday next when the games at present in progress on the Jetty Oval and the…

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Old Head on Young Shoulders Gregory Loved Cricket Books When 12 the New Test Colt's Meteoric Rise

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 11

Ross Gregory, chosen at the age of 20 to play for Australia against England, disproves the adage that you cannot put an old head on young shoulders. Gregory's shoulders are those of a youth who is only two years out of school, but his head contains cricket wisdom exceeding that…

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Records Smashed Swimming Titles in Brisbane. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 3

The Australian swimming championpionships were continued to-night at the Valley baths. In covering the 100 metres backstroke in 1min. 8¾secs., P…

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Grafton Dogs Owataboy Engaged Good Racing To-night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 3

The greyhound race meeting at Grafton to-night promises to be productive of some good sport, as the champion, Owataboy, will make a…

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Brighter Outlook Queensland Racing Result of S.P. Prohibition. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 3

According to the trainer of Lough Neagh, T. Brosnan, who is now in Sydney, racing in Queensland has made rapid progress since the passage of…

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Boxing Bennett Defeats Godfrey. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 3

Hockey Bennett, 9.11, defeated Charlie Godfrey, 9.6½, on a technical knockout in the third round at Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night…

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Bet with Boy Bookmaker at Dog Races Fined

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 1

Robert D. McKenzie, of New Farm, Brisbane, was charged, in the Tweed Heads Court, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M., under the Gaming and…

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Bonall Again Owataboy Beaten First Division to Adorn Grafton Greyhound Racing

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 1

Owataboy, having his first run for five months, was easily beaten by Bonall in the Club Stake at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's…

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V. McGRATH Wins Tennis Title Bromwich Beaten 5000 Spectators Present Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 3

A gallery of more than 5000 people saw V. McGrath beat J. Bremwich in the men's singles championship at Rushcutten Bay to-day, 6-3, 1-6,…

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Coff's Cricket Outright Wins for Jetty and Woolgoolga Coff's Harbor Fail to Retain Advantage. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 3

Play in the Coff's Harbor district competition to-day was confined to first grade matches. On the Jetty oval the Orara and…

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GOLF Taree Golf Club Purchase to Extend Links

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 2

The Taree Golf Club has finalised the purchase of "Kingswood Park." from the estate of the late A. J. Whitford. The property of 58 acres, with modern…

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£1000 Golf Match Little Defeats Christian. San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 2

Lawson Little defeated Neil Christian at the 20th hole to win the 5000 dollars golf match…

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CANCELLED! Cricket Club's Affiliation Coffs Association's Move

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 2

"Continuation of the affiliation of the Banana Growers' Cricket Club is no longer desirable and is prejudicial to cricket in the…

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FINALS Of Tennis Titles Quist and Turnbull Extended by Bromwich and Harper. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 3

After a great five-set John Bromwich and J. E. Harper. Adrian Quist and Don Turnbull retained the Australian men's doubles…

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Garden Notes Coramba More Shade-loving Subjects.--stone Paving.--crop Rotation for Vegetables. Lowanna Cricket Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 7

Everyone becomes troubled sooner or later regarding the handling of portions of the garden which are of too shady a nature to grow the rank and At a meeting of Lowanna Cricket Club the president, Mr. J. O'Shea, presided. The treasurer's statement showed a…

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Inter-district Cricket C.R. Association Teams Successful Coff's Harbor Easily Beaten at Graftqn Close Finish With Lower Clarence At Maclean B. Watson Retires with Century

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 3

Two Clarence River Cricket Association teams took part in inter-district matches yesterday Playing at Fisher Park, Grafton, one eleven defeated a Coff's Harbor and District Cricket Association team by 210 runs on the first innings Coff's…

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Proposed Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 4

The Grafton pity Council last night discussed for some time in committee the proposal for a swimming pool at Grafton. The Mayor (Ald. W. T…

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Harwood Regatta Increased Prize Money Programme of Events

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 2

Harwood Island Rowing Club held a general meeting on Tuesday, January 26. Those present were the president (Mr. D. H. Spencer), Messrs Donnelly…

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Golf Ferrier Writes of His Visit

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 2

Writing in the "Daily Telegraph," Jim Ferrier, the golf champion, who visited Grafton on Sunday, says:-- "At Grafton I played on a…

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Night Tennis Competition Last Night's Results

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 2

Playing in the night tennis, teams competition last night on the Grafton City Courts, Snowzone (scratch), 52 games, defeated L'Estrange's, 48 games…

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