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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1940

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Lady Kooringal Come-back Staged Mentone Races New Course Records Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

Lady Kooringal clipped half a second off the course record for 10 furlongs, at Mentone to-day, when she won the J. L. Reilly Stakes…

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Tennis Notes Grafton City Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 6

Members and intending members of the Grafton City Tennis Club are reminded that the annual meeting of the City Club will be held at the Town…

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Greyhound Racing Saturday Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 6

Next Saturday night two races wvill be run over a distance of 360 yards at Grafton greyhound race meeting. One will be for maiden dogs and the other…

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HOMESICK England's Tennis Exiles Caught in America by War. London, January 13

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 7

The outbreak of war found England's Wightman Cup team of lawn tennis players in America. Kay Stammers staggered her family and her friends…

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Record Attendance At Regatta Meeting Arrangements for Grafton Regatta New Secretary and Treasurer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Regatta Committee was held last night, when the president (Mr. C. M. Pollack),…

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Ipswich Races Postponed Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 6

Owing to the bad state of the track, Ipswich races, which were to have been held to-morrow, have been postponed until Monday…

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L.c. Golf Club Two Members Farewelled

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 8

A special function was arranged at the Woodford Island links on Saturday last to bid farewell to Messrs. A. Master and C. W. Fraser, enthusiastic…

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Bromwich Leads N.S.W. Tennis Rankings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 6

The secretary of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association, Mr. Marsh, announced to-night the men's ranking for 1939-40 as follows:--J…

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TENNIS Grafton City Club the Annual Meeting Amalgamation Proposal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Grafton City Tennis Club was held at the Town Hall, Grafton, last night, the president (Mr. C. Bilton), presiding over…

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Swimming Maclean Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4

The weekly point score competition was held in the Maclean baths on Tuesday night last, a good crowd assembling to witness some fine racing…

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Swimming Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4

The weekly club swim will be conducted by the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club at the Grafton baths to-night…

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Glenreagh Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 7

Elsewhere in this issue is published the programme for the day's races to be held at Glenreagh on Saturday, February, 17 The events will include the…

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BOXING FARRlNGTON Disqualified. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 1

A general brawl occurred at the Leichhardt Stadium to-night, following the disqualification of Frank Farrington (9.4½), for fouling Harry…

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Tennis Dorrigo Club Holds Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 5

About 23 interested persons gathered at the Memorial Hall on Tuesday, when the Dorrigo Tennis Club held its annual meeting. Mr…

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Bowls Country Week

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 4

Fours from the Grafton and South Grafton Bowling Clubs will be competing in the Country Week bowling carnival, which will commence in…

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Women's Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 3

South Grafton v. Ulmarra, at Lower Fisher Park: Eileen Selwood (capt.), Maggie Hewitt, Fay Hutchinson; Mary Hewitt, Pat Paul, Eva Wratten, Elsie…

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Tennis Grafton City Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 3

The night tennis teams competition will commence on the City Courts next week. Fifteen teams have entered the competition…

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Cricket Team for To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 3

Railway v. Swan Creek at Swan Creek: H: McAuley, S. Everingham, D. Anderson, B. McLennan, R. Redmayne, W. Lynch, J. Southgate, E. Barnier, A…

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Big Programme To-night's Racing Greyhound Selections

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 3

Nominations for Grafton mechanical have meeting to-night are the best that have been receivef for some time. The programme has been extended, to 11…

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Ajax and High Caste Turf Champions To-day's Races at Williamstown. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 3

There is tremendous interest in the clash between Ajax, High Caste, Manrico and Reading, at Williamstown tomorrow, and a record attendance is…

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