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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 30 of 87

C.r. Cricket Assn. Final Meeting of Season

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 6

The final meeting of the season of the Clarence River Cricket Association will be held in the Grafton Town Hall on Tuesday night next, May 2. This…

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South Grafton Wins. Second Grade- Cricket Final

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 1

South Grafton won the Clarence River Cricket Association second grade premiership by defeating Southgate outright in the match which ended on…

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Cricket Season. First Match in England. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 5

In the first cricket match of the sea son, Oxford University, scored 268 (Eager 74, Goddard 542) against Gloucestershire…

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My Bkrnie. Wins At Second Start Casino Races. Casino

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 3

My Bernie, who was made and odds on favorite for the Flying Handicap, at the Casino Tattersall 's Jockey Club meeting this afternoon, was beaten by…

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Tennis Upset Schafer Beats Rodgers City Homers' First Defeat Many Results Were Close

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 4

Grafton district tennis champion, j. S. Rodgers,. was defeated 6-3,by Noel Schafer, in the A grade division of the winter fixtures on Saturday…

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Tennis Postponed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

Owing to rain no play was possible in the City of Sydney tennis championships to-day…

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Cricket Final Woolgoolga Wins

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

The final of Coffs Cricket Association's first-grade competition was concluded on the Jetty Oval last Saturday, after extending over five…

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GOLF Coffs v. Urunga Clearing Local Course

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

On Sunday last seven members of Coffs Golf Club went to Urunga and put up a great performance in the first of the season's matches in…

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Greyhound Racing Nominations Close To-morrow Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 6

Dog owners are reminded that nominations for next Saturday night's mechanical hare meeting close to-morrow, at 6 p.m…

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Inter-league Football Country Week Try-outs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 2

In the mutches played last Sunday in connection with the Country Week trials, Nambueca League defeated Colls Harbour League at Macksvilie…

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Football Coramba Defeat Coff's Harbor. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 6

On Sunday last at Cheshire Park, Coramba, the local club met Coff's Harbor. The game was the return match of one played at Coff's Harbor a few…

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Woolgoolga Wins Coff's Cricket Final Sawtell's Fight in Long Game. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 6

The final match in the Coff's Harbor District Cricket Associations first grade competition between Woolgoolga and Sawtell, who completed the final…

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Tennis Casino Defeats Kyogle at Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 1

Kyogle No. 1 team Was defeated at tennis by Casino No. 1 at Casino courts in a match in which every set was keenly contested…

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Golf Grafton-associates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 1

The 18 holes competition for Graf (on associates to-day marks the beginning of play for a trophy donated by Mrs. B. J. Page, and will be determined on…

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Rappville Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 3

At a meeting of the Rappville Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon, it was decided to have the courts chipped and other work carried out, besides several…

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No Play in Cricket Match. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 1

There was no play in the cricket match between Oxford University, and Gloucestershire tor day, owing to rain. Oxford scored 286, and Gloucester has…

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FOOTBALL Dorrigo's Great Win Bellingen Defeated 16--5. DORRIGO

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 1

In one of the finest and most exciting games seen on the Bellingen ground for years, then Dorrigo League defeated the Bellingen League by 16 points to…

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New System Tooposed For Cricket Competition Association's Final Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 1

At the final meeting of the Clarence River Cricket Association for this season, which was held at the Grafton Town Hall last night discussion arose…

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Boxing Moreno Outclasses Fields Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 4

Showing vastly improved form on his first display in Melbourne, the Mexican Henri Moreno (8.13 12) knocked out the Victorian, Harry Fields…

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Cricket Averages Waratah Cricket Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 3

Five silver cups have been donated to the Waratah Cricket Club by Messrs. P. Collins and J. Long. These cups will be presented to the winners…

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