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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1938

1,829 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 92

Queen Competition Ladies' Cricket Match Next

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 7

The Clarence River Cricket Association has arranged for a ladies' cricket team from the Lower Clarence to visit Grafton next Saturday and play…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 5

Following are the results of rink games played over the week-end on Yamba green:- P. Chantre, S. Laman, P. Zictsch…

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Golf Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 3

The nine hole competition conducted yesterday by the Grafton Associates was won by Mrs. J. R. Scott with a score of 52-- 15-- 37 nett…

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L.C. Football Annual Meeting Called. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 3

The football fans and players are more or less silent this year, and League officials are of the opinion that unless there is a strong revival of interest by…

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Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 14

Sir,--According to your report of the last meeting of the Grafton Council, progress towards the attainment of the long looked for swimming pool…

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Football Squabble

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

The effect of the disagreement between the Board of Control and the managers of the "Kangaroos," who have just returned from England was…

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Golf Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

As a number of the Grafton Golf Club members will be visiting South Grafton for that club's opening day on Saturday next the draw for the stroke…

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Wcolgoolga Football Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Woolgoollga Football Club Mr. Jim Jones was [?]ed president for the ensuing year. Air. O. Feathersto[?]e intimatted…

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"Saturday's Heroes" Football Film

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 15

"Saturday's Heroes" is a football story, well presented and introducing a new slant on professionalism with regard to college athletic teams…

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Grafton Golf Club Zietsch Trophy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

The Zietsch Trophy has been allocated to the progressive eclectic competition extending over the period March 19 to June 4 inclusive…

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Copmanhurst Cricket Club Social

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 4

Copmanhurst Cricket Club will be holding their annual social on Thursday, March 31, which promises to be a big success. A new idea will be…

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Baths Question Olympic Swimming Pool Inspection of Sites Fisher Park Selected

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 6

Having on Monday night last narrowed down the question of a site for the proposed Olympic swimming pool to either Market Square or…

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Visiting Dogs To-night's Greyhound Races Selections for Grafton Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

Several visiting dogs are engaged at the Grafton mechanical hare meeting to-night and these will add additional interest to a very fine programme. Mr…

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CRICKET Second Grade Position Interesting Competition Officially Ends To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

The Clarence River Cricket Association's second grade competition will officially end this afternoon, but there is a likelihood of several teams…

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Deadlock Greyhound Racing Dispute Richmond River Clubs Bookmakers Still on Strike Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

The assistant secretary of the Greyhound Racing Control Council (Mr. H. G. Bartlett) returned to Sydney to-day after four day's of…

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L.c. Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

No results were furnished in connection with the completion of matches in the first and second grade divisions of the Lower Clarence cricket competition…

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Boxing Win for Varner. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 3

On a technical knock-out in the eighth round Claude Varner, 8.13, beat Tommy Ganzon, 9.0, at Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night…

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Opposition to Sunday Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 4

At the meeting of the Richmond Presbytery at Lismore the following motion was carried unanimously: "The Presbytery views with extreme…

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Sunday Football Permission Refused on Tweed. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

On behalf of the Tweed District Rugby League the secretary (Mr. F. Gidy) applied to the Murwillumbah Municipal Council for the use of Knox…

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Well Conducted Racing In Sydney Retrospective Inquiries. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 3

The chairman of the Australian Jockey Club stewards, in a statement on Saturday night, declared that the stewards intended taking no additional…

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