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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1943

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To Stop Rommel Americans Racing To Tunisian Coast to Cut Tripoli—tunis Road Allied Columns Only 40 Miles From Gabes

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.—High speed American troops are racing across south-eastern Tunisia in order to cut the coast road linking the armies of General Nehring and Field Marshal Rommel, says Reuter's correspondent in Algiers…

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All Love to Resume Racing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Regarded as one of the fastest two-year-olds to race in Australia, All Love who holds the five furlongs record at Randwick and…

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BOXING McNAMEE Outpoints Delaney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Jack McNamee, 11.4½, decisively outpointed Joe Delaney, 12.6½, over 12 rounds at the Sydney Stadium last night…

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Yamba Week-end Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 1

The following rink games were played during the week-end:— Saturday.—C. Chaseling, Dr Irwin, R. R. Smith beat J…

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Dog Racing Govt. Investigation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The State Cabinet to-day considered a report from the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, following upon…

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Dog Racing Immediate Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—the nature of the report he had received from the police concerning dog racing was "so serious" that he intended…

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Dog Racing Inquiry Next Week

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The committee to inquire into the management and control of greyhound racing in New South Wales,…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

The following games were played on the Grafton bowling green on Saturday afternoon:—T. H. Berkeley, Rt. Rev. W. H. W…

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Boxing Johns Defeats Fitzgerald

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Tommy Johns, 8.12 scored a knockout win over Les Fitzgerald, 9.10 in the third of a scheduled 12 rounds contest, at Sydney Stadium…

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Great Football Referee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—Tom McMahon, doyen of Australian Rugby League football referees, is critically ill and is to be…

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Bowls Grafton Bowling Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 1

At the Graf ton bowling green on Saturday next, the Brown and Jolly competition will be commenced. This competition will be decided on the…

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COURSING Sydney Conference Owner-Trainer Control Old Bodies to Go

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Decisions arrived at by the conference of the N.S.W. Greyhound Owners and Trainers' Associations to-day, for submission to the…

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Charming Foxie Wins Special Handicap Good Times Registered Grafton Greyhound Racing Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 1

Good racing was witnessed at Saturday's meeting of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's meeting, and good times and close finishes gave…

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Grafton Bowls Clipsham-Club Trophies to P. C. Sanders' Four Brown and Jolly Competition Begun

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 1

At the Grafton bowling green on Saturday, the Brown and Jolly competition, for the highest aggregate, to be played on five Saturdays, with four…

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Eighth Army Nearing Tripoli 40-Mile Bound In day Rommel Racing West

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.—It was announced by Cairo radio to-night that the Eighth Army is now 30 miles from Tripoli. Reuter's…

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Yamba Week-end Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

At the Yamba bowling green on Saturday. J. Wingfield, J. Hogan, F. Shawman and R. Smith beat C. Seymour, B. Cullender, G. Wingfield and J. Notaras…

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Boxing Won on Foul

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.— Bobby Fuller (9.5). beat Ron Warner (9.8¾) on a foul, at the Sydney Stadium last night. Warner was disqualified for punching Fuller…

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Taxi Driver Won £1700 At Races Conspiracy Case Evidence

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.—Evidence for the defence in the case in which seven men and a woman are charged with conspiracy,…

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Collapsed While Swimming

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues:—Mrs. Alice Murphy, 65, of Clovelly, had a heart seizure while swimming at Clovelly to-day, and was…

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Grafton Bowls M. J. Ryan trophy Won by A. C. Hockey's Team

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 1

At the Graf ton bowling green yesterday afternoon, members participated in a competition for trophies donated by Mr. M. J. Ryan. The competition was…

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