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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 87

Coramba Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 6

The Coraniba Social Club intends entering a team in the Coff's Harbor District Tennis Association's B grade competition, and members of the club…

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Golf Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 2

The Grafton associates will play a nine holes competition to-day and the draw will take place at the clubhouse at 3 p.m. It is hoped a large…

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Lismore Cricket Competition Concluded

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 2

The Lismore District Cricket Association's season ended on Saturday. It was the best year experienced by players in the three competitions for a…

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Grafton Greyhound Races Nominations Close to Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 2

Dog owners are reminded that nominations close to-night for next Saturday night's mechanical hare meeting. Owners must now be racing…

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Women's Cricket Assn. Trophies Presented Last Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 7

At the meeting of the Clarence River Women's Cricket Association, held in the Waratah Cafe last night, the batting trophy, a silver cup, donated by…

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CYCLING Benefit Meeting For Ambulance Races To-night. Weather Permitting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 2

Weather permitting, the South Grafton Cycle Club will conduct a benefit meeting for the Grafton District Ambulance at McKittrick Park to-night…

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Sailing Race Added To Programme for Grafton Regatta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 3

The Grafton and South Grafton Regatta Committee met last night, there being present Messrs. C. M. Pollack (president), G. T. Spiden (hon…

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L.C. Cricket Cowper v. CHATSWORTH

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

Cowper playing at Chatsworth on Saturday, dismissed the strong Chatsworth team for 99. R. Davies, with a well compiled 23,…

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Dorrigo Sunday Cricket Gripu Cup Final. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 1

After the start had been delayed for some time by rain Hernani met Bostobrick in the final of the Gripu Cup knockout competition…

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Football Group 2 PLANS Weiley Shield Competition at Least 10 TEAMS

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 3

Information given by delegates to a special meeting of the Mid-Northern Rivers Rugby League, Group 2 at Coff's Harbor on Sunday, indicates…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 8

The American colored boxer, "King- fish" Dixon (10.6), proved far too strong for Jimmy Purcell (10.10 12), at the Leichhardt Stadium to-night,…

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Football Try-out

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 5

The first football game of the season takes place on the local Recreation ground on Sunday next, when a team from Bellingen tries conclusion…

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L. C. Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 7

All fixtures in the Lower Clarence Cricket Association's competition will be suspended on Easter Saturday, on which date association matches will be…

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Grafton Regatta Business Houses Active Police Crew the Heaviest

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 8

One of the highlights of the 1939 Grafton Regatta, to be held on Easter Saturday, April 8: will be the Business' Houses and Institutions Championship,…

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CORAMBA Football Club Formed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 3

On Saturday night last Coramba Football Club held a meeting and decided to re-form. The attendance was excellent and those present were…

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12 RACES Divisions For Saturday Night Grafton Greyhound Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 8

Over one hundred and twenty nominations were received for this week's Grafton mechanical hare meeting. In an endeavor to give as many dogs a…

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Golf Season Opens Sunday April 2

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 5

The Dorrigo Golf Club will open the 1939 season on Sunday April, 2nd. The following is the programme:— Morning: 18 holes stroke…

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Sunday Football Keeping Within Law Arrangements at Dubbo. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 7

Provided Dubbo Rugby League enters into a legal agreement not to break the law, Dubbo Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association has…

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Cricket Review Old Students—Colts Result Has Little Bearing on Premiership Interruption to Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 7

Club fixtures have had serious interruptions in the last month or so, and an upset like Old Students have so far handed Colts was needed to…

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Maclean Regatta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 4

The Maclean regatta and regatta ball will be held at Maclean on Easter Monday, April 10. A large number of entries have been received for all…

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