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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1942

472 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 24

Football Saturday's Game

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 1

On Saturday an evenly contested match was played between a Combined team and the High School team. Combined defeated High School by 9 points…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

The following rink games were played during the week-end:-- Saturday Brown, Thomas Chan[?] McMillan (skip), beat Shawman…

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Boxing Fitzgerald Beats Hall

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.--Down for six halfway through the eighth round. Les. Fitzgerald (9.9), made a sensational recovery arid knocked Joe Hall (9.8½), about so…

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Golf Associate Winners for Month's Play

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 2

The winners over the month's play in the associate golf stroke competitions were a fallow:— Players under 36 handicap: Best…

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All Best Dogs In Murray Hdcp. Greyhound Races To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 1

With 32 of the best dogs in training engaged in the Murray Handicap, patrons should be in for some excitement at the meeting of the Grafton Greyhound…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 1

The Yamba lady bowlers had the use of the greens on Tuesday afternoon last, when the final heat of consistency rink games for a trophy donated by Mr…

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Vic. News Heavy Frosts in Melbourne Rumors About Caulfield Racing and Football Prospects

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Fri.--The temperature in Melbourne yesterday morning remained below freezing point until after 9 a.m. The minimum for the day was…

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Murray Hdcp. Should Produce Good Racing To-day's Greyhound Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 4

The Grafton Greyhound Racing Club will present a programme of nine events at their enclosure this afternoon. The first race is timed to start at 2.30 o.'clock…

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Grafton Golf Associates' Play

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 4

The Grafton associates will play an 18 holes stroke competition, the event being the yearly T.B. and S. Cup. The president, Mrs. E. L. Schaeffer, has…

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Golf Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 1

Mrs. Kennedy, North Sydney, mother of Mrs. C. H. Lovell, has donated a trophy to be played for by the associates of the Grafton Club…

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Boxing Colteau Defeats Walker

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--At Leichhardt Stadium to-night, Tommy Colteau (11.5½), retained the Australian middleweight…

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Profit of £21 Auckland Racing Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Thurs.--The annual balance sheet of the Auckland Racing Club disclosed a profit of £21, after paying £25,000…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 4

The following rink game was played on Wednesday afternoon: Judge, Shawman, Brawn (Skip), beat Cook. Friar. Blanch (skip), 16--13…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 4

A Combined team will play All Blacks at Fisher Park to-day, at 3 p.m., for the I.X.L. Cup. Combined Team: V. McLennan (capt.)…

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Vic. News Liquor Laws Abuses Inquiry Requested Football and Racing Prospects

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Many city and suburban bus services are to be abolished within the next month or two by the Emergency…

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Grafton Golf Club Annual Patriotic Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 2

This popular ball, which is usually conducted in conjunction with the July race carnival, is to be held this year on Monday…

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Swimming Schoolboy's Record

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sat.-- Bill Smith Hawaiian schoolboy, established a world record for a 440 yards swim at the A.A.U. championships at…

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Boxing Young Wins on Technical K.o

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.-- The Australian featherweight champion, Kid Young (9.3¾), defeated Harry Cohen (9.0¾), on a technical knock-out in the ninth…

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Boxing Dremon Outboxed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Ern Clingan (10.9), defeated the Free Frenchman, Maurice Dremon (11.0), when the latter was forced to retire at the end of the sixth…

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Rugby League Lower Clarence V. Richmond

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 4

Arrangements were completed at Monday night's meeting of the Lismore Rugby League for a match next Sunday between representatives of the Lower…

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