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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1942

472 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 24

Tennis Grafton City Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 1

Court Controllers: Saturday H. Johnson and F. Smith; Sunday, L. Pidcock and R. Russell. Afternoon Teas: Saturday. Misses…

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54 Days Racing in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Wed.—There will bn 51 race meetings in Victoria between August 1. 1942, and July 31. 1943. The list issued to-day by the Chief…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 6

Great interest is being taken in the match to be played on the Grafton bowling green on Saturday, between members of the club who are 55 and over, and…

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Golf Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 6

On Saturday next the Grafton Golf Club will conduct the first 13 holes of the May monthly mug. The course is at present playing fast, and as this will be…

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Boxing Bennell Wins on Points

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Hockey Bennell (10.4), outpointed [?]nmy Dund[?] (10.0). over 12 rounds, at the Leichhardt Stadium to-night…

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Football Patriotic Match

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 4

A football match of considerable sporting interest will take place at Jubilee Park. Maclean to-day (Saturday) at 3 p.m. when an Army team which…

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A.j.c. Races Entries to Be Taken

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY. Fri.—The committee of the Australian Jockey Club to-day decided that entries for the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps should bo taken on…

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Football Army Undefeated

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 4

Army team retained its unbeaten record when it met and defeated a strong Lower Clarence team at Maclean on Saturday afternoon. The score, 16—3…

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Ned Alone Grafton Coursing Fast Times Hat Trick to Dark Emblem

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 1

Ned Alone, who has been racing in the metropolitan area and returned to his owner early last week, showed his liking for the Grafton track by…

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Tennis City Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

Court Controllers.—Saturday: H. Carson and A. Ryder. Sunday: J. S[?]ton and W. Brown. Afternoon Teas.—Saturday: Miss…

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Week-day Sport Coursing Meeting Held

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—In view of the controversy regarding the running of this year's Melbourne Cup on a Tuesday. It is an interesting fact that the N.S.W…

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Golf Grafton Club Draw

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

Grafton Golf Club will conduct the second 18 holes of the May monthly mug to-day. Some of the fancied players crashed badly last week and will…

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Football Something New for Clarence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

Football, under the Australian Code rules, something new for Clarence River patrons, will be played this (Saturday) afternoon…

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Racing Ban Not To Be Removed S. Australian Decision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Fri.—Representatives of racing interests to-day urged the Premier. Mr. Playford, to remove the total ban on horse racing in South Australia,…

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Boxing Collapsed After Bout and Died

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—After losing on points to Herb Cuke, in an eight rounds bout at Leichhardt Stadium last night, Ron Norton, 26, collapsed in the dressing…

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Football Australian Rules at Fisher Park

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon, a match under the Australian Rules code was played in Fisher, Park by two Army teams, which took the names of the two leading teams…

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Tennis City Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 1

At the City Courts. G. Edwards and E. Ford will be court controllers on Saturday and N. Wicks and C. Carman on Sunday…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Rev. McLaughlin (10.½), outpoint d Jimmy Dundee (10.0½), over 12 rounds, at Leichhardt Stadium to-night…

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Golf Grafton Club Notes

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 6

The Grafton Golf Club will conduct an 18 holes Stableford part competition on Saturday afternoon. Last week there were a…

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Golf Annual Meeting of Associates

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Dorrigo Golf Club Associates was held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday, May 26. There was a good attendance…

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