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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 87

City Tennis Club. Night Competition. Ladies' Tournament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

The following are the results in the night teams' competition, played this week:-- First Division.--Basher Gang…

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Eleven Events To-night's Meeting At Grafton. Greyhound Racing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

The Grafton mechanical hare meeting to be held tonight should be one of the best meetings staged by the club for some time…

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Stiff Test Clarence River Cricket Challenge. Shield Game at Mallanganee

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 6

The Clarence River Cricket Association team will be subjected to a stiff test at Mallanganee tomorrow in its effort to bring back an…

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Swimming Record

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 5

ANN ARBOR (Michigan), Sunday. Richard Hough, of Princetown, swam 200 wards, breast stroke in two minutes 22 seconds, a world's record…

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Coursing Starter Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 4

William E. Klaus, starter at the Grafton greyhound races, was struck by the handle of the starting machine on Saturday night and sustained a…

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Yamba Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

With the close of the cricktt season in sight, increasing interest in tennis is being, shown. Several new members will join the club this year, and…

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Grafton Regatta Entries Close Tuesday Easter Saturday's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

Nominations for all events for the Grafton regatta, to be held on Easter Saturday, April 8, will close, with the secretary (Mr. F. Egan) at 6 p.m…

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Tennis Night Competition Draw

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

The following is the draw in the night tennis competition for this week:-- Monday.--Infernationals v…

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ROWING Inter-Club Regatta At Maclean C. Grebert's Crew Wins

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

Representatives of the Grafton, South Grafton, Harwood and Maclean Rowing Clubs and Water Brigades took part in the inter-club regatta at…

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Coff's Cricket Only Two Matches Played Woolgoolga and Sawtell Level. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

Only two matches were played in the Coff's Harbor district cricket competition on Saturday, both being second grade fixtures. On the Jetty Oval,…

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Dorrigo Cricket Haggerty Bowls Well Maynard's Plain Defeated. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 8

In the second semi-final of the Dorrigo Saturday competition, Waratahs defeated Maynard's Plain by 29 runs on the first innings…

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School Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

A letter was received at the Group meeting last Sunday from the Dorrigo League enquiring as to the distribution of footballs. The secretary…

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Cricket Final

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

The final of the first-grade competition between Sawtell and Woolgoolga will be played on the Jetty Oval, commencing on Saturday next and…

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Coffs Football Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

Owing to the fact that the football season will open in a few weeks' time, the President of Coffs Harbour Club has called the annual meeting…

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Football Boundaries Proposed Alteration

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

A request was received from the Bellinger River League at last Sunday's meeting of Group 2 that the existing northern boundary of that…

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FOOTBALL Class to be Played

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

Discussing the manner in which football will be played, apart from the Weiley Shield and Reserve Grade competition, at the special meeting of…

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Women's Cricket Batting and Bowling Trophies

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 7

The Selection Committee of the Clarence River Women's Cricket Association has awarded the batting trophy for the season to Miss Muriel…

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BOXING Easy Win For Stewart Manning Was Outclassed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 7

Cssie Stewart, 11.10½, outclassed Roscoe Manning, 12.0¼, at the Sydney Stadium to-night, the fight being stopped 22 seconds after the ninth…

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Tennis in Egypt Hughes and Cramm Win. Cairo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 7

In the final of the tennis championships Hughes and Cramm defeated Brugnon and Chosinkia, 6--2, 8--10, 8--6…

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Maclean Regatta and Ball

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 4

The Maclean Rowing Club will be holding its annual regatta on Easter Monday, April 10. Eleven sculling events are listed on the programme…

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