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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Cricket Review Laurels To Glenreagh To-morrow's Vital Match Colts Should Win Again

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 11

Years will pass before a cricket team on the Clarence River equals the feat of the Glenreagh players in the match which ended last…

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Coff's Cricket Hillier Cup Fixtures to Be Played on February 26. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 11

The secretary of the Bellingen District Cricket Association has advised the Coff's Harbor Association that the first round of matches in the Hillier…

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Football Wanderers Football Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 6

The annual meeting of this club, both first and reserve grade, is advertised for Thursday night next at the South Grafton School of Arts, at…

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Women's Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 4

South Grafton v. Grafton, at Hawthorneville, at. 2 p.m.—Eileen Selwood (capt.), Maggie Hewitt. Fay Hutchinson Mary Hewitt, Phil McLennan, Mrs…

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Swimming for the Youths of the Clarence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 4

With the experts of the Commonwealth health authorities advising us that it is essential that the physical standard of the race must be improved by better nutrition methods and increased physical culture, it is pleasing to know that an active interest in swimming and life saying is being stimulated…

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Motor Racing Four-mile Circuit

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 8

An up-to-date motor racing road circuit is to be constructed at Ballarat (Victoria). The 4-mile circuit will have a bitumen surface 30ft. wide,…

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Presbyterian Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 8

The annual meeting of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Tennis Club, at which there was a fair attendance, was held in the school hall on 15th inst., with…

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Golf 250 Years Ago a Pioneer's Advice

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 3

All those who have ever written text-books about golf must be or at any rate ought to be feeling rather humble at this moment. They think that they…

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Local and General Eatonsville Cricket Club's Social

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 4

The Eatonsville Cricket Club expects a bumper night on Thursday, February 23, for their social. With the night in the hands of a capable and…

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Bon Again Chosen For Club Stake Grafton Dog Races To-night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 6

A splendidly balanced programme of nine events has been arranged for the Grafton mechanical hare meeting to-night, and sportsmen who attend this…

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Revival of Racing Grafton and S. Grafton Group Ownership Plan Only Few More Groups to Be Formed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 6

The first race meeting under the group ownership scheme, sponsored by the Clarence River Jockey Club and South Grafton Jockey Club, to…

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Unique Cricket Episode. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 1

A unique cricket episode occurred yesterday, when three brothers, playing for the same team, each scored a century. They were Sydney, Harley…

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Speedy Filly Waireka's Fourth Win Races At Warwick Farm June and Red Sails Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 2

At Warwick Farm this afternoon, the brilliant two-year-old filly, Waireka, won her fourth race, when she ran away from her opponents in the…

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Clarence River Cricket Colts in Sound Position Grafton Lose Grip On Vital Match Warren and O'sullivan Bowl Well Old Students Facing Big Task

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 3

Colts were in an excellent position against Grafton when stumps were drawn in this match on Saturday, and they appear to have bright prospects of making their lead in the first grade cricket premiership fixtures an unbeatable one. Grafton have lost five for 47 in reply to Colts' 196…

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Free Style Swimming Record. Aarhus (Denmark)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

Ragnhild Hveger established a women's world record for the hundred yards free style, swimming the distance in 59.7secs…

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CRICKET Hillier Cup Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 2

Coffs Harbour Association team [?] to meet Dorrigo Association in [?] Hillier Cup match at Dorrigo ne[?] Sunday. It is intended to send a [?]…

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Coursing Ground Question Of Road Watering Action by Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 6

At the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night Ald. E. H. Chataway called attention to the necessity for watering the streets leading to the…

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Wigan Team To Tour New South Wales Rugby League Invitation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

Subject to the approval of the Board of Control the Wigan (England) Rugby League team is to tour New South Wales this season…

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South Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 4

Notice is given by advertisement in this issue of the annual meeting of the South Grafton Golf Club, which will be held in the Council Chambers,…

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Nominations for Greyhound Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 6

Dog owners are reminded that nominations for the Grafton mechanical are meeting to be held on Saturday night close to-day at 6 p.m. Nominations…

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