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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1940

1,198 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 60

S. Grafton Golf J. Biddle Wins Comp. Miss Nichols Wins for Associates

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon the members of the South Grafton Golf Club played an 18 hole par competition, which was won by J. Biddle with a score of five…

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Consistent Fancy Bachelor Wins Monash Star---Kaimbun Brisbane Races Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 3

Fancy Bachelor's consistency was rewarded at Albion Park to-day. Before he won the Fourth Division, the opening race, he had been unplaced…

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Lady Hazeldene Wins First Division Good Night for Punters Grafton Greyhound Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 1

Although she was strongly challenged by the local champion (Mollie's Model), Lady Hazeldene made up for her previous defeat by…

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GOLF Grafton Club C, Robinson Wins Par Event E. L. Schaeffer and J. C. O'brien the Four-ball

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 6

During the week a prominent member of the Grafton Golf Club was noticed dropping balls in the rough and with great effort playing them out on to…

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Sunday Football Referendum At South Grafton Question to Be Submitted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 2

In his report to the meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night the Town Clerk, Mr. C. J. Beresford. referred to the proposed…

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FOOTBALL Cup Teams Meet Coff's Jetty v. Bellingen. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

A good game was played at the Jetty Oval on Sunday when the Coffs Jetty and Bellingen Cup teams met. The game opened with Bellingen…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

Cowper v. Halfway Creek, at McKittrick Park, on Anzac Day:--W. Gray, I. Eggins, C. Clark. G. Inman, G. McLachlan, D. Yager, R. Connor, Max…

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BOWLS C.R. Pennant Matches Fourth Round Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

The fourth round of the Clarence River District Bowling Association pennant series will be continued on Saturday next. The draw is as follows:…

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Football Woolgoolga Defeat Waratahs Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

After leading by 11 points to 5 in the first hair, Woolgooiga yesterday defeated Waratahs by 19 points to 13, after both sides had given a tine…

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Ron Richards Retiring From The Ring Wife's Objection to Boxing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

After he has met Archie Moore in a return bout, and the American middleweight, Carmen Barth, Ron Richards, holder of the British Empire…

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Cricket All River Second Grade Premiership

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

Halfway Creek and Cowper will meet on Fisher Park to-day to decide the second grade premiers of the Clarence River. This is the first occasion…

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Football First Cup Match of the Season

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

Ellis Park will be the scene of the first cup match of the season in this district when Woolgoolga Cup team will meet Wanderers Cup team next…

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TENNIS Anzac Day Tournament Divisions for Mixed Doubles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 1

The following are the divisions for the Anzac Day sealed handicap mixed doubles tournament to be conducted by the Grafton City Club…

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Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

Last week-end, a very popular competition (four ball best ball versus far) was held on the local course. Twelve players took part. All were…

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TENNIS Association Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

At a management committee meeting of Coffs Tennis Association last Tuesday night, it was decided that Coffs No. 1 team in the Dowse Cup…

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Football Dorrigo Defeats Urunga

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 5

The Dorrigo football Team journeyed to Urunga on Sunday last and narrowly defeated the vastly improved Urunga team by 12 points to 10, after…

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Greyhound Racing Kempsey's Bad Position

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

About 50 owners of racing greyhounds met the executive of the Macleay Greyhound Racing Association last week to discuss various…

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Rugby League Cup Team Boundaries Group Two Decision Grafton Appeals to Country League

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

A rearrangement of the Cup team boundaries on the Upper Clarence is being sought by the Grafton Waratah Club, who have appealed to the…

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Red Cross Races At Grafton To-morrow Appeal to All Race Clubs

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 6

The Northern Rivers Racing Association's Red Cross race meeting is expected to attract a large crowd to Grafton racecourse to-morrow afternoon…

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Golf Grafton Club R, Thorne and Mrs. B. J. Page Win Mixed Event "Bunny" Preston Takes Stroke Event

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

On Thursday, the Grafton Golf Club couducted a mixed foursomes par competition. Only 11 pairs nominated and as a result it was found necessary to…

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