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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 87

Dorrigo Cricket K. Elks Again

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 1

After an extremely exciting match in which K. Elks played a lone hand for the dinners, Deer Vale defeated North Church by 11 runs on the first…

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TENNIS Exhibition To-night Grafton and District Assn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

The Grafton and District Tennis Association reports bookings of almost 100 seats for the exhibition matches at Grafton City Courts to-night…

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"PROFESSIONALISM" Cricket Tour Abandoned Organiser Attacks Attitude

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 1

Because several of the key players in the team had dropped out, Mr. W. F. Ives has abandoned his proposed cricket tour of North Queensland and…

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Opinions of Our Readers Women's Cricket Premiership

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 1

Sir, — Re Miss Mary E. McDonough's letter in yesterday's issue. Rather than cause an extended argument, bordering on the personal, I would like…

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Boxing Ring Application For Lease

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

Coffs Militia Sports Club applied to the School of Arts committee at last night's meeting to lease the institution's boxing ring…

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Grafton Regatta Alteration In Course Club Contests Next

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

The committee controlling the Grafton Regatta, to be held on Easter Saturday, April 8, has decided to alter the course for the races rowed over…

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BOXING McNAMEE Defeats Smallwood. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

Staging a fine recovery after being down for a short count in the fourth round, the Victorian, Jack McNamee, 11.4 defeated Joe Smallwood, of…

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PROFESSIONALISM Cricket Tour Abandoned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 3

The tour of North Queensland and the Northern Rivers of N.S.W. by a representative metropolitan, cricket eleven which, it was expected, would…

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Tennis and Pyrotechnics Brilliant Exhibition on Damp Courts

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

At Grafton City tennis courts last night, a series of exhibition matches were played by four of the State's leading junior players, Messrs. O. W…

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Dorrigo Tennis Club Committee Meeting Championships in June?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

A committee meeting of the above club was held in the Memorial Hall on 13th inst., the chair being occupied by the President (Mr. Price)…

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Dorrigo Golf Club Annual Meeting Opening Day, April 2nd

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

The annual meeting of the above club was held on Thursday, March 9, at the Memorial Hall. Those present were: Messrs. B. Truscott…

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Opinions of Our Readers Women's Cricket Premiership

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

Sir, Mrs. Leeding's latest letter is a tissue of misstatements and irrelevancies. I know that I have told the truth, and I am prepared to stand by…

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Dorrigo Football League's Decision Declines to Participate in Weiley Shield Games Competition to Start on April 23rd

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 4

A meeting or the Dorrigo Football League was held on February 8th, when the following were present: — Messrs. C. G. Vidler (in the chair),…

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Mechanical Hare Racing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 8

The committee of the Guyra P. and A. and H. Association at its next meeting will consider the establishment of mechanical hare greyhound racing at…

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Golf South Grafton's Opening Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 3

The opening day of the 1939 season of the South Grafton Golf Club will take place at the South Grafton links to-day. The draw has been published…

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Cricket Another Match on Turf

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 3

Glenreagh have forfeited to Grafton, for to-day's match in the first grade cricket fixtures. This match was to have been played…

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Greyhound Racing To-night's Prospects Grafton Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 3

After the last two meetings having to be postponed owing to rain, the weather now seems to have cleared, and the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club…

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Boxing Dispute Stewart Wants to Fight Whites. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 3

The trouble between Ossie Stewart and Stadiums, Limited, over the former's refusal to meet Roscoe Manning, remains unsettled…

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BOWLS Pennant Competition No Play at Grafton To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 3

There will be no play on the Grafton bowling green to-day as the green is so sodden that its preparation would be impossible…

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Betting on Boxing N.Z. Association's Ban. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 3

In future, any member of the Wellington Boxing Association who bets on boxing matches will be disqualified. A motion providing for this action…

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