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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1940

1,198 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 60

Far North Golf

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 4

The golfing season of the Far North Coast commenced on Saturday. Rain interfered with a number of official ceremonies, and jat Lismore a…

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Local Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

The local cricket competition has finished and resulted in an easy win for Sawtell. The Association Secretary (Mr. R. Harris) has not yet…

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KARANGI Tennis Club Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 1

The annual meeting of Karangi Tennis Club was held on Thursday last. The President, Mr. W. J. Maston, occupied the chair. The…

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TENNIS Association Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 1

Clubs represented at the annual meeting of Coffs Harbour Tennis Association last Saturday night were Coffs Harbour, Jetty, Karangi. Old…

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Little Alteration To Tennis Competitions Association Delegates' Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

There will be little alteration in the Funning of the Grafton and South Grafton District Tennis Association's annual competitions this year, as at a…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Members of the Grafton Bowling Club who desire to enter tor the Enter Carnival at Lismore should hand their names to the secretary at once…

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Inverell Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Inverell Golf Club the report revealed that the total revenue reached the record figure of £1347, being £229 in…

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Wanderers' Football Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the wanderers' Football Club will be held in the School of Arts, South. Grafton, on Monday night next. After the…

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SWIMMING Maclean v. Grafton Grafton Baths To-morrow Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6

Arrangements have been made for a team of members of the Maclean Swimming Club to visit Grafton to-morrow night to compete against…

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Women's Cricket Maclean v. CLMARRA

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

Despite unfavorable weather conditions Maclean women cricketers played an Uimarra ladies team on the illarwill ground on Saturday…

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Scouts and Guides Weekly News Items 1St and 2Nd Grafton Scouts' Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 8

The first of a series of sporting activities between the 1st and 2nd Grafton Scout Troops was held last Saturday night when the boys of these…

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Lismore Races Benefit For Red Cross N.R.R.A. MEETING

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6

The officials of the Northern Rivers Racing Association are confidently anticipating success to attend the race meeting which they have decided to…

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Swimming Carnival at Grafton Baths To-night

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

To-night's swimming carnival at Grafton baths is expected to attract a big crowd. Maclean is sending a strong team,…

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Cricket Mallanganee Team Coming

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

The secretary of the Clarence River Cricket Association, Mr. R. E. Avery, stated yesterday that the Malianganee Association will send a cricket team…

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Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

The following team will represent Dorrigo against North Church, at Dorrigo on Saturday: D. Bowern, W. and A. Smith. E. Loftus. C. Collins,…

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GOLF Association Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

The Secretary of the Mid-North Coast District Golf Association reports another very successful year. In the Association teams matches…

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Dorrigo Football Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

About 26 interested persons attended the Dorrigo Football Club's annual meeting held yesterday evening. The report and balance sheet…

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Tennis South Grafton Opening

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

The South Grafton Tennis Club, will officially open their courts to-morrow for the 1940 season, and all tennis players are invited to participate. The…

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Boxing Hall Outpoints Farrington. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

Joe Hall, 9.5½, outpointed Frank Farrington, 9.5, at Leichhardt Stadium to-night. It was a colorless contest until the eighth round, when Hall…

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SWIMMING Keen Competition Visit of Maclean Team

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

There was a large attendance at the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club's weekly carnival last night at the Grafton Baths…

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