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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1939

1,732 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 87

Canterbury Park Non-Proprietary Racing Thousand Members. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

A definite move to convert racing at Canterbury Park into a non-proprietary basis was made to-day when Canterbury Park Turf Club, Ltd., a company…

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Trainer and Jockey Scuffle After Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

Following the running of the last race at Rosebery to-day. a fracas occurred in which jockey R. Skelton find J. Kennedy, trainer of Rosante. were…

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Maclean Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

The bowling green has been dusted. The new motor mower has arrived and the green, through the recent rain, is in good order. On Saturday next…

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Night Swimming Grafton Baths Lighted

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 4

The usually dark and dismal appearance of toe Grafton baths at night has been brilliantly transformed into sparkling illumination by the installation of a…

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Hillier Cup Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

The third round of the Hillier Cup Interdistrict cricket competition is to be played to-morrow. Coffs meet Bellingen and Dorrigo meet Nambucca…

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Dorrigo Cricket Saturday Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

After 12 matches have been played in the Saturday competition the race for the minor premiership and the right to challenge have narrowed down…

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Grasshoppers Help Golf Links £100 in Wages Saved

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

A plague of grasshoppers has saved the Bathurst Golf Club £100. Undergrowth appears in the greens as the result of the accumulation of…

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Cricket Dorrigo Rep. Team to Play Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

The following team has been selected to represent Dorrigo in the Hillier Cup match against Nambucca on Saturday next, February 4:—…

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Night Tennis Fitzroy Electric Light Cup James' Team v. Gorman's Team

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

Won by James' team by 5 sets 39 games to 4 sets 42 games. Gorman's first:— J. Gorman and G. Rose v. Chas…

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Cricket Review Waratahs Do Well Their Rise to Prominence Ledingham Once More

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 6

Their strong offensive repulsed by an unexpected defeat at the hands of Waratahs, Old Students have fallen back from the first line of the…

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Night Swimming Carnival Next Thursday at Grafton Baths

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 2

A night swimming carnival will be held at the Grafton City Baths, next Thursday night, commencing at 8 o'clock…

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Cricket Changes Copmanhurst Forfeit

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3

Two changes in the venue of the cricket matches have been made for to-day. Copmanhurst have had to forfeit to…

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Regatta Secretary Farewell Gathering On Monday Special Meeting of Committee Also

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 4

Mr. R. G. Kebby, who recently resigned from the position of hon. secretary of the Grafton Regatta, owing to his leaving for Murwillumbah. will be…

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Tennis N.z. Davis Cup Team

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday. The Davis Cup team was announced to-day as follows: E. Malfroy (capt.), D. Coombe (manager), N. Edwards, A…

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Dorrigo Cricket Sunday Competition. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3

Bostobrick won the minor premiership, together with the right to challenge in the Sunday competition. Hernani finished a clear second with…

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Cricket Carnival Clarence Girls Selected for N.S.W. SIDNEY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 3

Included in the 27 women cricketers from whom the first and second elevens to represent New South Wales, in the Australian tournament to be held from…

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New Tennis Season City Club Ceremony Courts Opened by Mayor

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 3

One hundred were present at the courts of the Grafton City Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon, to witness the opening for the courts for 1939 by the…

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Frame Up? Detroit Boxing Contest One Suspended, Other Out for Life. Detroit

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 3

[?]ony Galento's prospects of meeting Joe Louis suffered a setback when the Michigan Boxing Commission, questioned the honesty of his defeat of…

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Slow Batting Annoys Cricket Crowd Victoria 7 For 289 D, Tallom's 5 Wickets Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 5

Playing slow, unenterprising cricket, Victoria lost seven wickets for 289 in the Shield match against Queensland to-day…

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Coff's Cricket Hillier Cup Bellingem Defeat Coff's Harbor T. BAILEY 79, P. ROWLEY 46 Not Out. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 3

In the second round of the Hillier Cup competition the Bellihgen District Cricket Association to-day defeated Coff's Harbor District on the Coff's…

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