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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1941

899 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 45

Injured at Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 4

While playing football at Fisher Park on Saturday afternoon, Keith Ward, 15 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Ward, Fry street, Grafton,…

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Flemington Races Off. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 1

Flemington races to-day were abandoned owing to rain [?]…

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C.r.j.c. Races Nominations for

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 1

The Clarence River J.C. will conduct a patriotic face meeting at Grafton on Saturday next Entries will be received at the clubs office up to 5 p.m. to-day…

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Grand Football Grafton on Top Maclean Overwhelmed Brilliant Display by Smith

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 3

Amassing 34 points to nil during the second half in half an hour of inspired football, Grafton outclassed Maclean in the Pier Hotel Cup challenge match, at Ellis park, South…

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Last Song Lone Grafton Favorite Raycer and Strathbogie Successful Red Cross Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 1

Grafton Keil Cross will benefit by, a sum as a result of Saturday,s N.R.R.A. meeting at Grafton. There was a very fair attendance to help along the war effort, but…

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Maclean Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a team of tennis players from the Hotel Clarence Tennis Club journeyed to Harwood where they defeated that team by 7 sets 45 games to 1 set 28…

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TENNIS Association Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

At a meeting of Coffs Tennis Association last night, it was announced that the unfinished Jansen Cup match between Coffs and Nambucca is to be…

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Patriotic Races Big Entry For Saturday 64 Horses for Five Events

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 6

Sixty-four horses were nominated yesterday for the C.R.J.C. patriotic race meeting on Saturday next:-- Maiden Handicap, 5 furlongs.--Maureen…

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L.c. Golf Club C. W. King and Mrs. C. W. King Wins Mixed Four-ball

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

The week-end fixture at Lower Clarence golf links was to have been a mixed foursome, but the attendance was not up to expectations so a mixed four-ball best ball v…

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Football High School Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 8

Another round of the Grafton High School House football competition was conducted yesterday. As a result of yesterday's play, Smith House maintained their lead in the…

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TENNIS Second Round Fixtures Fredalls Team Withdraws

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 8

Fredalls team has withdrawn from the "A" Reserve Grade in the Grafton and District Tennis Association fixtures, the second round at which will begin on Saturday…

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Club Title Grafton Golf Club First Round at Week-end

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 8

The time has arrived for the Grafton Golf Club championships for the 1941 season. With the conclusion of a successful North Coast championship meeting, all golfers should be…

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Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

Last week-end proved to be very unpleasant for golf, a strong west wind blowing at gale force, consequently a poor field turned up for the…

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Associate Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 5

The weekly competition was held on Wednesday afternoon when eleven associates participated. The stroke petition was won by Mrs…

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Tennis Jansen Cup Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

The adjourned Jansen Cup match between Nambucca and Coffs Harbour Associations at Bowraville, has been put forward a week and will now be…

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SAWTELL Tennis Club Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

The annual meeting of Bonville Reserve Tennis Club, held last Wednesday niglit, may be classed as "extraordinary." as it was held on the…

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Tennis Filling Teams When Short

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

The Grafton and District Tennis Association has announced that in the case of a full team not being available in the Association's team competition a team may use a player of a…

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Tickets for C.r.j.c. Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

Tickets for trainers, horse attendants and jockeys for the C.R.J.C patriotic race meeting on Saturday will be available at the club's office before 4 p.m. to-day…

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Football Ebor Defeated 28-5 Locals Gain Tom Taylor Trophy

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 2

The locals journeyed to Ebor on Sunday last under very cold weather conditions and defeated the home team, by 28 points to 5…

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Racing in War Defence By President South Grafton J.C. Views Donations for War Funds

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 1

A defence of horse, racing during the war was made by the president of the South Grafton Jockey Club (Mr. G. W. Fitzgerald) at the annual meeting…

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