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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1940

1,198 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 60

Swimming Taught

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

Surprise was expressed in Grafton yesterday that it was not more generally known that there is a regular swimming class at the municipal baths…

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Greyhound Racing Saturday Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

Dog owners are reminded that nominations for Saturday night's mechanical hare meeting close to-night at 6 o'clock. Nominations will be…

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Dorrigo Cricket H. Kelleway Deadly

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

Maynard's Plain had rather a decisive victory over North Church last Saturday in the first game of the third round of the Dorrigo district…

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Old Rivals Meet Again in Army Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 8

The donation of cricket materials valued at £1000 to the Third Division camps at Seymour revives, an old rivalry between the commander, Major…

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A.b.c. and Shield Cricket--what Has Happened to 2Nr?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

Cricketing enthusiasts on the North Coast--and there are hundreds of them--have reason to complain of the scant consideration they ave shown by the Australian Broadcasting Commission during the Present Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia…

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Grimmett Five N.S.W. WICKETS Exciting Cricket Gate Receipts Over £4260 SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

Although South Australia is chasing a leeway of 371 runs for an outright win and has lost three wickets for 74 in the Sheffield Shield match…

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Betting Rules Racing Conference in Sydney at Easter. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

Representatives of the principal clubs throughout Australia will confer, in Sydney at Easter to consider the drawing up of a uniform set of betting…

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Cricket the District Competition Association Decides on Three Rounds

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 5

A meeting of the Dorrigo Cricket Association was held recently to consider the position of the Bostobrick and Maynard's Plain teams,…

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TENNIS N.S.W. Holds Linton Cup Wilson Cup to Victoria,, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 7

Honors were even in the final day s play of the Interstate Cup matches, at White City Courts to-day, New South Wales retaining the Linton Cup and…

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Boxing Sabatino v. Ron Richards Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 3

Stadium Ltd. announced to-day that the Puerto Rican boxer, Sabatino, will meet Ron Richards the middleweight champion of Australia, at Brisbane next…

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C.r. Cricket Assn. Monthly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 3

The monthly general meeting of the Clarence River Cricket Association will be held in the South Grafton Council Chambers on Tuesday night next at…

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Open Events The Two Top Races To-night's Greyhound Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 3

The two top races at the Grafton greyhound races to-night are handicap events and, as is usual with handicaps, they seem very open events…

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SCRATCHING. A.J.C. Challenge Stakes,--Huntsman. Grafton Night Tennis . Teams Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 3

Owing to the inclement weather conditions no matches were played at the Grafton. City Courts this week. On Monday next, Crusaders, winners…

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Yamba Bowls C.r. Championship Pairs

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 3

R. Thompson and E. Taylor v.. L. J. Wingfield and J. McFadden.--This match was decided on the Yamba green. Wingfield and McFadden opened with a…

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Lismore Races Entries Due To-day

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 3

Entries for Lismore J.C. races on January 27 aud 29 are due to-day. The chairman of the club, Mr. G. Pyke, stated in a telephone…

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Women's Cricket E. Page Outstanding E. Legge Plays Well for Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 1

Ulmarra, by scoring 118 in their first innings, defeated Grafton, 81, at Ulmarra on Saturday. Ena Page, who is to play with the New South Wales…

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SAWTELL Golf Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

Six members of Coffs Harbour Golf Club came out oil on Sunday to meet the locals in a match over 18 holes, writes our correspondent. As mentioned…

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CRICKET Business Men's Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

TO-morrow afternoon, on the Jetty Oval, teams representing Jetty and Top Town business houses will play a cricket match for a juicy trophy, and…

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C. R. Cricket Assn. Monthly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

The monthly general meeting of the Clarence River Cricket Association will be held in the South Grafton Council Chambers to-night, at 7.30 o'clock…

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Woolgoolga Cricket Scullin-ganderton Cup. Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

On the Recreation Grousd to-day Woolgoolga defended the Scullin-Ganderton Challenge Cup against Coff's Jetty. Rain spoilt any chance that…

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