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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1938

1,829 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 92

BOXING Richards And Palmer Both Defeat Americans. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

Ron Richards and Ambrose Palmer were successful in their fights against the American importations at the Sports Ground to-night…

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Stringent Conditions Women Tennis Players. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 5

Stringent conditions will apply to members of the Australian women's tennis team, who will leave Australia on March 8, for an overseas tour…

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TENNIS Night Teams' Competition Commercials Defeat Ramblers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

Commercials (scratch), with 57 games, defeated Ramblers, 54 games (including handicap of 32 games), in Division of the Grafton City Tennis…

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First Grade Fixtures Clarence River Cricket Assn

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

The following are the first grade fixtures for the remainder of the Clarence River Cricket Association's competition February 19 and 26.--Grafton v…

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Golf Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

Grafton associates will entertain Mrs Webber at afternoon tea on Saturday February 26, from 3 p.m., at their clubhouse. Mrs. Webber, who is going…

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BOWLS Grafton Bowling Club Consistency Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

H. J. Grim[?] W. J. Strauss.--Playing in the Wilding consistency competition. Grime started off with 9-1 against, Strauss on the first head, and…

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Maclean Rowing Club £117 Credit Balance Regatta Fixed for Easter

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Maclean Rowing Club was held on Tuesday night, when the president (Mr. J. Kelly) presided over a…

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Missing for Day Two Schoolboys Ride To Seaside Took Swimming Costumes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

Two boys from the Grafton Public School were missing for 24 hours until messages broadcast over radio station 2GF yesterday morning resulted in…

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TENNIS Grafton And District Assn. Annual Meeting Flourishing Institution

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 3

The statements presented to the annual meeting of the Grafton and District Lawn Tennis Association last night disclosed a very healthy state…

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L.c. Swimming Club Point Score Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

The committee of the Lower Clarence Swimming Club met on Wednesday night last, the president, Mr. F. J. Benson, presiding…

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BOWLS Grafton Bowling Club Wilding Consistency Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

Playing in the consistency competition for the Wilding Trophy at the Grafton bowling green yesterday afternoon, H. J. Grime defeated S. G…

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Coffs Tennis Club The Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

At the annuay meeting of Coffs Harbour Tennis Club, held last night. Rev. N. H. Symes was elected president, Messrs. F. Bastian and H…

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TENNIS Night Teams' Competition Riverside Defeat Trumps

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 2

In the night teams tennis competition of the Grafton City Club, played at the City Courts, last night, Riverside, with 68 games (including 20…

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Death of Doctor While Playing Golf. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

While playing golf at Pagewood today, Dr. Sidney Jones, one of the city's best known medical men, collapsed and died. He was a son of the late Sir…

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Tennis Annual Meeting of Don Dorrigo Club Officers Appointed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 1

The annual meeting of the above club was held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday, 10th inst., when the President (Mr. E. Pym) presided over…

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Protest Dismissed Halfway Creek V. Jacky's Creek Clarence River Cricket Assn

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 2

At a meeting of the Clarence River Cricket Association at the South Grafton Town Hall last night a protest was received from the…

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Football Wanderers' Football Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Wanderers' Football Club is advertised for next Tuesday night, at 7.30, at. the South Grafton Council Chambers. Wanderers…

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Maclean. Swimming Club Social

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 8

The Maclean dancing season opened on Thursday night last with the first of a series of monthly socials being presented by the Lower Clarence…

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Lismore Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Lismore Golf Club on Wednesday night decided to recommend to the committee that it consider the question of laying…

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Ulmarra Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Ulmarra Tennis Club will be held in the Literary Institute on Tuesday night, February 22. Members and intending…

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