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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 27 of 87

Football League Coffs Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

The President (Mr. C. Walker) presided at the annual meeting of Coffs League at the Hotel Fitzroy last Friday night. Delegates were…

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Cricket Final Woolgoolga's Big Lead

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

Woolgoolga batsmen got well on top of the Sawtell bowlers last Saturday in the final of the Coffs Cricket Association's competition, which has…

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FOOTBALL Coff's Harbor League Roster System Recommended

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Coff's Harbor and District Rugby. Football League at which there were present delegates from Coramba…

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Overseas Cricket Tours Board of Control Supported. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 6

The Victorian Cricket Association to-night pledged support to the Board of Control in its management of overseas tours and rejected a letter from…

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Tennis Notes Grafton And Dist. Assn. Miss Nancy Wynne to Play on Thursday Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 6

The biggest gathering of tennis players ever seen in Grafton is the forecast for next Thursday night's exhibition at the Grafton City Courts…

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Country Week N.S.W. Cricket Assn. Teams Limited to 28. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 6

The New South Wales Cricket Association to-night agreed to November 20 to 24, inclusive, as the dates for the 1939-40 Country Week carnival…

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Anzac Day Ceremony And Sports Greyhound Racing Benefit Grafton R.S.S.I.L.A. ACTIVITIES

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 4

On Anzac Sunday a church parade of all units of the volunteer forces and associated bodies will be held at the Methodist Church, Grafton,…

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CORAMBA Football Ulong Again Defeat Coramba

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 8

On Sunday last Coramba visited Ulong and met them on their local ground at Brooklana in a return match. Once again Ulong were successful in…

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WOOLGOOLGA Sporting Notes Cricket. Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 7

With the fine total of 210 runs for three wickets in their second innings of the play off, for the first grade premiership against Sawtell, Woolgoolga…

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Ipswich Races Postponed Until Monday. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 6

Ipswich races set down for tomorrow have been postponed until Monday owing to sodden state of the track…

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Dorrigo Cricket Grand Final Wilson Bats Well. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 1

In the grand final challenge match of the Dorrigo Saturday competition, Maynard's Plain, at the end of the first day's play, are in a fairly sound…

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Waratahs Win Good Football at Woodburn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 11

Playing at Woodburn on Sunday last the Waratah Football Club recorded a fine win over the Woodburn team, who last year were the premiers of the…

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Tennis Notes Miss Nancy Wynne to Play in Grafton To-night

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 6

To-night's exhibition will be the greatest exhibition of tennis ever staged in Grafton. Grafton tennis enthusiasts must consider themselves honored, because this…

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NUMBER 13 Won First Three Races Coincidence at Ascot. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 6

A remarkable coincidence at Ascot this afternoon was that each of the first three winners carried No. 13 saddlecloth. The first of them,…

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Gland Expert Will Retire At 120 SEEKS £10,000 Endowment Policy Man Who Treated Famous Football Teams. London, April 8

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. A. Menzies Sharpe, the gland expert whose treatment was adopted by both the football teams in the English Cup final, plans to retire…

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Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

On account of the weather conditions no competitions were held during last week-end. An 18 holes stroke competition will be held this Sunday,…

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Rugby League on Richmond

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 6

At a conference in Ballina, arrangements were made for an All-River-Rugby League competition for first grade teams, to commence on May 6…

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Football Fixtures

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

Country-week trials are to take place as follow: On 30th April, Dorrigo will play Bellingen, Coff's Harbour will play Macksville and there…

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Rugby League All Blacks at Mallanganee

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 6

Grafton All Blacks League team will play Mallanganee on Sunday. The team leaves the Grafton bus stand at 1 o'clock on Saturday. There are a few vacant…

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Cricket Grand Final Wilson Bats Well

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

In the grand final challenge match of the Dorrigo Saturday competition Maynard's Plain, at the end of the first day's play, are in a fairly sound…

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