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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1938

1,829 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 92

Ladies' Cricket Lower Clarence Wins Proceeds to Queen Competition

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

A ladies' cricket match was played at Fisher Park, Grafton, on Saturday, between elevens from Maclean and Palmer's Island, representing the…

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Tennis Fixtures Several Courts Wet Tie in "C" Grade Division I Losing Team Wins More Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

Wet courts slightly interfered with the Grafton and District Tennis Association competition fixtures on Saturday, four matches not being…

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British Football Soccer Cup Semi-Finals Saturday's Football Results

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

Preston North End and Huddersfield Town are to contest the English Cup final as an outcome of Saturday's semi-finals…

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FOOTBALL Coramba Club Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

Coramba Football Club held its annual meeting last Friday night, when there was an excellent attendance and Mr. G. Hayden presided. Before…

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Greyhound Racing Grafton Club's Easter Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

The Grafton Greyhound Racing Club has announced the programme for the Easter meeting to be held on Easter Saturday slid Monday nights. April 16…

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Rugby League Team Welcome Home in Brisbane. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

A warm welcome awaited Mr. Sunderland and the Queensland members of the Australian Rugby League team on their return home to-day. Mr…

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FOOTBALL Coffs League Meeting Business Peaple's Support

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Mr. C. Walker (president) presided at a meeting of Coffs Football League, held in the Fitzroy Hotel last Friday night. Delegates from…

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£70 for League Winners Lismore Football Proposals

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

The Lismore Rugby Football League proposed to distribute £70 among the winning teams in its competition this season…

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Tennis Ulrick Memorial Cup Coffs Harbour v. Jetty

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

Won by Coffs Harbour by 5 sets 47 games to 4 sets 42 games. Coffs mentioned first:— N. Symes arid C. Atkins v. H. Taylor…

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Orara Valley News. Rugby League Coff's Harbor District Season to Open April 24

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 8

The monthly meeting of Coff's Harbor District Rugby League was held on Friday night. The president, Mr. C. Walker, occupied the chair, others…

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Cricket Humor Fun Among The Ladies Saturday's Highlights

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

"Bring one of your players in to point," was the advice offered to one of the lady captains, in the ladies cricket match between Upper Clarence…

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Coramba Football Club's Annual Meeting Animated Discussions. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 8

On Friday night at Coramba School of Arts, Coramba Football Club held its annual meeting for the 1938 season. The attendance was excellent…

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Demonstration at Ballina Dog Races Eggs-Tomatoes Thrown Three Bookmakers Break Away Ballina

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

A demonstration during which eggs and tomatoes were thrown from outside the ground occurred at Ballina greyhound race meeting to-night, when…

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Opinions of Our Readers Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 4

Sir,--As quite a number of people have asked me exactly where in Fisher Park it is intended to place the proposed swimming pool, it would appear…

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City Tennis Club Night Competition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

The opening matches in the City Tennis Club's second night competition for this year were played last night. Snowzone (scr.) were successful in…

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Neville Cardus On Australian Cricket Enthusiasm for Game

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 6

In his new book, "Australian Summer," Mr. Neville Cardus writes very happily of Australian cricket, cricket grounds and cricket followers. He…

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Bowraville Boxing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 8

More than 500 people attended the fights which were held in the Shire Hall, in aid of the Bowraville Agricultural Association. About £70 was taken…

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Night Tennis Notes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

On Tuesday night last, the match, Snowzone v. Parkview, provided a keen and interesting struggle. Snowzone won only in the last set,…

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BOWLS Grafton Bowling Club Wilding Consistency Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

H. A. Kirkland won his way into the final of the consistency competition for the Wilding trophy, at the Grafton bowling green yesterday, by defeating…

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Married V. Single Ladies' Cricket Match

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

For Saturday afternoon next the married ladies have challenged the single girls to a cricket match on the turf wicket at Fisher Park. These girls,…

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