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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 87

Newcastle Races Postponed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 7

Owing to rain, Newcastle races, which were to have been held to-day, were postponed until Thursday…

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POSTPONED South Grafton Cycle Races Track Still Damp

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 6

Owing to the track being not sufficiently dry under the surface, the committee of the South Grafton Cycle and Athletic Club decided late…

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Tennis Notes Grafton And Dist. Assn. Competition Deferred Till April 2

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 7

All clubs are notified, that the competitions have been deferred till April 2. The committee have had to do this…

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Dorrigo Cricket Saturday Competition Semi-Final Haggerty and Dill Bat Well

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 7

In the second semi-final of the Dorrigo Saturday competition, Maynard's Plain won the toss, and sent Waratahs to the wicket. This team batted the…

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Rugby League Waratahs Hold Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 3

The Waratah Football Club meeting held last Monday night was exceptionally well attended by both players and supporters. It was decided to enter…

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Cricket Trip to Mallanganee

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

The Clarence River Association cricketers, who are playing at Mallanganee on Sunday, will leave at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Mr. George Dreise is…

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"Heavy Stakes" Cricket In New South Wales Some Early History

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 10

The introduction of cricket into Australia is usually attributed to the officers of the Calcutta, which arrived in Port Jackson in December, 1803. In…

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Exhibition Tennis a Good Display Metropolitan Players at Coff's. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 6

Although it had been thought that adverse weather conditions would have seriously affected the Coff's Harbor tennis courts on Monday night last…

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School Swimming Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

At 2 o'clock Elliott House, with 95 points, had a lead of 10 points over Board House in the Coffs Harbour High School's Annual Swimming…

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Golf South Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 1

A nine holes stroke competition for associates will be held on the South Grafton golf links on Saturday afternoon next. The draw will be made at…

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Tennis South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

The South Grafton Tennis Club will be conducting their postponed mixed doubles tournament on Saturday next, 25th inst…

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Boxing Hancock Defeats Allen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 6

Wally Hancock, 10.3, made a successful comeback at Leichhardt Stadium by outpointing Gill Allen, 9.12, in a 10 rounds contest. Hancock, who was…

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Ellsworth Vines May Retire From Big Tennis Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Finding that constant travelling is becoming irksome, Ellsworth Vines, famous American tennis professional, may retire from big tennis this year,…

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Off Again Newcastle J.C. Races. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 6

Newcastle races, which were postponed from last, Tuesday until to-day, were again postponed, this time to Monday next, because of wet weather…

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Megan M.b.c. Football Club Holds Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

There was a fair attendance at the annual meeting of the Megan Briggsvale Cascade Football Club, and the prospects of being able to field a…

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North Dorrigo Football Club in Annual Meeting Election of Officers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

Those present at the annual meeting of the above club were: Messrs. J. K. Long, C Boxsell, D. Ashdown, P. Barnett. J. Kaydon and E. Dill…

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L.C. FOOTBALL Maclean Club Formed Will Affiliate with U.C LEAGUE

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 6

Although determined efforts were made last year to revive interest in football on the Lower Clarence, they proved futile. Interest seems, to be…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 2

Yamba's team to meet Maclean at Yamba this afternoon will be the same as published last week-end. The recent rains have brought about a great…

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Bowls C.r. Pennant Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

The opening games in the Clarence River Bowling Association's pennan[?] competition, which have been postponed for three successive Saturdays…

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Boxing Roderick Wins English Title. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

In a fight for the welterweight championship of England, Ernie Roderick Knocked out the holder, Jake Kilrain, in the seventh round…

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