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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 87

Tennis Stars To Visit Australia? Tilden, Budge and Vines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 3

From remarks made by the president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia, Mr. Norman Brookes, before, he left for America to-day, it is almost…

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Lower Clarence Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 1

Chatsworth II. (5 sets 38 games) defeated Oakdale Club (3 sets 30 games). Glencoe I. (7 sets) defeated Uralla Club (0 sets)…

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Grafton Convent Tennis Tournament

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 1

The Grafton Convent tennis tournament, held yesterday, resulted in a win for R. Govett and Miss F. Gorman. The individual division winners were:…

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County Cricket Five Wickets For 10 West Indies' First Win. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 5

Hampshire suffered a remarkable collapse when the county championship fixtures, were continued to-day, the last five wickets falling for 10 runs…

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Four Group' Horses Win S, Grafton Races Poll Lee and Chry Quits Royal Star Is Good Big Crowd Attends Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 6

A feature of the racing at the South Grafton Jockey Club's successful meeting at South Grafton on Saturday was the success of four…

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Rugby League in North

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 8

Old Students defeated Wardell in the All Rivers Rugby League competition by 13 points to 10 at Lismore, after being apparently beaten at half-time…

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Woolgoolga Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

Woolgoolga Cup Team were disappointed last Sunday at having no game. Arrangements had been made for a visit from Grafton All Blacks,…

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L.c. Golf

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 6

A par competition was played by members on Sunday. This was also the final day's play for the, H. G. Daniel trophy, which was won by R. Coyle…

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Cricket Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

A meeting of the Grounds Committee of the Clarence River Cricket Association will be held at the secretary's office, 8 Prince street, Grafton, to-night…

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Grafton Bowls Red Bock Consistency

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

In the Grafton Bowling Club's Red Rock consistency competition, G. T. Spiden defeated Dr. W. B. Clipsham 107--I03 after being behind 101--99 on…

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Tennis Tournament on

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

Organised in aid of the annual C.W.A. ball, a tennis tournament will be conducted at the Cathedral courts on Thursday afternoon, commencing at 1…

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Tennis Milton's Surprise Win

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 8

In the "B" grade division 1 tennis fixtures on Saturday Milton had their first win of the season when they surprisingly defeated Ulmarra, five sets 37…

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New Golf Club Formed at Coramba

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

A golf club was formed at a meeting held at Coramba last week. The meeting, convened by Messrs. C. Curry and E. J. Smith (new shire…

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Brisbane Golf Foursomes Championship. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

Remarkable putting won the Queensland foursomes championship for A Colledge and N. McAskill, young Brisbane golfers, at Yerongpilly to-day…

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Local and General Weiley Shield Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

Group 2 executive has drawn the following fixtures for the first round of the Weiley Shield competition for clubs within the group, to be played…

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Rugby League Woolgoolga Improve Reserve Grade Beaten 8--3. WOOLGOOLGA

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

Showing improved form Woolgoolga reserve, grade team was defeated yesterday by Coramba by eight to three, after leading 3--0 at half-time. In the…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 6

Yamba Bowling, 4 Club entertained members of the Ladies' Bowling Club at a mixed progressive pairs tournament during the week-end…

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 8

C. Imeson v. W. J. Strauss.--Playing in the Wilding consistency competition (five ends), on the Grafton bowling green yesterday, C. Imeson defeated W…

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Rugby League Woolgoolga Reserves. Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 2

In Sunday's game the Woolgoolga reserve graders showed improved form on previous games. The players are young and intelligent and improving with…

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Coramba Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 8

On Saturday last Coramba Social Club travelled to Korora to take part in the "B" grade competition. After having played four sets they had to…

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