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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1942

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Traffic Jam After Randwick Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 1

Inadequate transport facilities provided for the race meeting at Rand wick to-day—no special trams or buses were run—resulted in a repetition of the confusion witnessed on…

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Tennis Mixed Doubles Handicap

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 4

The remaining two matches of the Grafton and District Tennis Association's tournament, the semi-final and final of the Mixed Doubles Handicap, are set down for completion at the…

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CRICKET Handicaps On Players Competition More Even

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 4

Two C.R. Cricket Association teams will carry penalties ranging to 100 runs in future, matches of the association's premiership competition. They are Old Students, and South…

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Racing Dates Decision Announced Grafton Cup Meeting May Be Permitted Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 4

On four Saturdays in 1942 clash meetings are to be held in Sydney between "horse" and "pony" clubs. This is the effect of a decision, announced by the Premier, Mr…

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Swimming Popular

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

The lower end of Prince street, Grafton, bore the appearance of a beach resort at dusk last night as dozens of…

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Boxing Westbury Defeats Rivers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

Alan Westbury (11.2). defeated Bobby Rivers (10.13). on a technical knockout in the seventh round, at the Sydney Stadium to-night. Rivers was down…

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Coffs Golf Club "New Sydney" Appeal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

The 28th December was set aside by the Committee to raise funds for the new Sydney Fund. The members responded well and as a result a…

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Mid-week Races Ban Regulations Gazetted Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

Regulations prohibiting mid-week racing were contained in a special issue of the Government Gazette, issued to-day. and became effective immediately…

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Grafton Greyhound Racing Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 1

At next Saturday afternoon's meeting of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club descriptions of southern horse events will be…

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Rosehill Races Meeting May Be Transferred. Sidney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 1

Unless rain falls before January 17. Rosehill Race Club's fixture set down for that date may be transferred to another course. Owing to the prolonged…

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Cricket Draw for

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 1

The Clarence River Cricket Association's fixtures will be resumed on Saturday with the first matches of the second round. The draw is: Grafton v…

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Boxing Champion to Meet Fight Winner New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 1

The world welterweight champion, Cochran, has agreed to meet the winner of the Ray Robinson-Zivic fight on February 20. The Robinson-Zivic fight…

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Bowls Grafton Committee

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

At a meeting of the Grafton Bowling Club Committee last night it was decided unanimously to ask Mr. J. S. Woolnough, one of the oldest members…

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Cricket Teams for

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

Old Students v. Grafton, Fisher Park: R. Maxwell. J. Hetherington, R. Gerrard, W. Morrison, C. Want, S. Lloyd, A. Smede, N. Staunton, F. Richards, E…

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Rosehill Races May Be Held at Randwick. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

Owing to the dry state of the Rosehill course, the committee of the club today decided to seek permission to hold its meeting set down for Saturday week,…

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Tennis Assn. Competitions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 4

During the week the semi-final of the Mixed Doubles handicap was played. resulting in a win for Wal and Miss Brown, who defeated A. Maurer and…

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Cricket. To-day's Teams

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 4

Ulmarra A team: H. Clayworth, H. Shaw, A. Ferance, C. McGregor, S. McGregor, C. Dickman, G. Inmon, R. Balmer, H. Lloyd, J. Green, J…

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Boxing Reilly Knocked Out. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 1

Terry Reilly (10.6) was knocked out by Rush Milling (10.5), in the seventh round of a contest at the Melbourne Stadium last night…

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Tennis Star Has Daughter. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 1

A daughter was born to-day to Mrs. G. F. Bolton, who before her marriage in 1940. was Mis Nancye Wynne. Australia's foremost woman tennis player…

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Cricket Selector Dead. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 1

Mr. J. H. Holdsworth, who had been a State selector since Queensland entered the Sheffield Shield competition in 1926-27. died on Saturday…

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