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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1938

1,829 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 92

Sunday Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Upper Clarence Football League, Mr. J. C. O'Brien who was re-elected president, asserted that to make the game…

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Tennis Team Not For Wimbledon Tennis Council's Decision. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 6

An invitation from the English Lawn Tennis Association for an Australian team to play in the Wimbledon championships before going to America was…

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Boxing Hall Defeats Miller. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

After several months absence from the ring, Joe, Hall, 9.0¾, fought brilliantly to decisively outpoint Mickey Miller, 9.0½, feather and bantamweight…

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Jetty Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Jetty Tennis Club, Mr. T. A. Mulheain, who has been of great service and has helped the club a lot as president,…

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Won Seven Races--broke Two Records. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 6

The 220 yards senior swimming championship of Sydney Technical High School record, established by Noel Ryan in 1928, was broken…

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A.J.C. Races Committee to Meet. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

The secretary of the A.J.C., Mr. Rowe, said to-day, that a meeting of the committee would be held later in the week to discuss the protest by the…

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Sunday Football Ground To Be Sought Upper Clarence R.F. League Annual Meeting Adjourned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 6

Efforts to obtain council permission for competition football to be played on Sundays are again to be made by the Upper Clarence Rugby League,…

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Swimming Pools

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 4

"Queenslander" writes in the Brisbane "Courier-Mail": It is cheerful news that Brisbane at last is to have some modernised swimming baths…

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Lismore J.c. Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 6

The programme for the Lismore Jockey Club races on Saturday, March 12, aiso that for the picnic meeting to be held at the conclusion of the…

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South Grafton Golf Club Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 4

The annual meeting of the South Grafton Golf Club will be held at the South Grafton Council Chambers on Thursday, March 3, at 8 p.m. It is…

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TENNIS Night Teams' Competition Trumps Defeat Railway

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 7

Playing in the Grafton City Tennis Club's night competition, Trumps defeated Railway by 44 games to 40. CARLOWRIE DEFEAT…

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Bank Officers' Sports Club Annual Shield Competition. Semi-final of Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 3

In the semi-final of the bowls competition in connection with the Clarence River Bank Officers' Sports Club's annual shield competition, McKendry and…

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King George Attends Boxing Tournament London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 5

A thunderous welcome greeted the King when he unexpectedly entered the ring at Albert Hall to distribute the prizes in the finals of the federation's…

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Boxing and Wrestling

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

Mr. Harry Johns announces in this issue that he intends showing here again to-morrow night, when Jim Spagnola, local champion, will be…

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S. of A. Boxing

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

Admirers of Greg. Connolly (Bangalow) and Bert Atkins (Urunga), respectively are not content yet to say who is the better man in the boxing…

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Boxing Purcell Outpointed. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

In a 10 rounds fight at Glasgow, Jake Kilrain, British welter champion, outpointed the Australian, Jimmy Purcell…

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L.c. Swimming Weekly Point Score

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 6

Exceptionally keen interest is being displayed in the activities of the Lower Clarence Swimming Club by both the public and swimmers, the latter…

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Football Preparing for the Season

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

Football meetings have been all the go this week. Two clubs have formed up in Dorrigo and the annual meeting of the League was held last…

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TENNIS South Grafton Club Ladies' Tournament

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

On Wednesday last a very successful ladies' doubles tournament was held on the South Grafton Tennis Club's Courts, resulting in a win for Mrs. Maurer and…

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Bank Officers' Sports Shield Final of Bowls Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

The final of the bowls competition in the Clarence River Bank Officers Sports and Social Club's shield competition was played yesterday…

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