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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1943

397 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 20

Boxing Sydney Contest

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Archie Rash (9.11½). defeated Tommy Loder (9.9½). on points over 12 rounds, at. Rushcutters Bay Stadium last night…

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Boxing Champion Married

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Private Vic Patrick, Australian lightweight champion, was married yesterday at St. James Church, King street,…

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Football Saturday's Results

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 1

No. 37 Squadron team of the R.A.A.F. Air Training Corps staged a comeback over Grafton High School, whom they defeated by 10 points to 5, at Fisher…

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Punters at Sea Only Two Favorites Win In Nine Events Greyhound Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 1

For the past few months the attendance at meetings of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club has been steadily increasing, with the result that…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 1

The South Grafton Club played an 18 holes Stableford par at the South Grafton links on Saturday afternoon last. L. C. Lange won with a return of…

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Renovated Golf Balls to Be Released

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.—Hundreds of dozens of renovated gold balls, prepared under Government control, will shock be released…

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Football Air Force Team's Visit

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 1

Arrangements have been made for an Air Force team to visit the district and play a local team at South Grafton, next Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. So far…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

The cock of the walk pairs challenge competition continues to be very popular with the players and some very interesting matches have…

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Boxing Bennell Wins Middleweight Title

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Boxing well within himself, Hockey Bennell (10.3) easily outpointed Tommy Colteaux (11.5), over 15 rounds, for the middleweight…

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Golf Associates Open Season

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

The associate members of the Dorrigo Golf Club opened the season's play on Wednesday afternoon, when nine hole stroke competition was…

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Football Junior Competition Postponed

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 1

Owing to the visit of the Air Force team to South Grafton to-morrow, the junior competition has been postponed. The first round was completed last…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 4

The lady bowlers had the use of the green on Tuesday afternoon. Result Mesdames Allison. Perkins, Wallace, drew with Mesdames Farlow, Ford…

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Football First Match

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 4

The Grafton 13 should make a great showing against the South Grafton 13 to-day, at McKittrick Park, at 2 o'clock. K. Seller, who is full-back, played a…

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Golf South Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 4

This afternoon the South Graft on associates will play a 12 notes stroke competition, the draw for which is as follows: Miss E. Gillett v. Mrs. Hoffman…

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Boxing Win on Points

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.— Although he fought crudely at times, and at times laked decision, the Victorian. Jim Grey. (12.1½) outpointed Joe Delaney (12.12)…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 1

At the South Grafton golf links on Saturday the brilliant rounds played by a new member, J. Clark in his first competition, were the surprise of the…

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Football Win for Air Force

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 1

After a spectacular fast open game. the visiting Air Force League team emerged victorious against a combined Grafton and South Grafton team, on…

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Ta Restore Racing' To Pre-War Standard

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—The abolition of raceless Saturdays would restore racing to ils pre-war standard, declared the secretary of the A.J.C. Mr. Rowe, last…

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Pacific War Like Game Of Football

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.—Likening the Pacific war to a football match, the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, said to-day the first half…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1943 · page 1

The curtain-rasier for the R.A.A.F. team last Saturday resulted in a win for Grafton, who defeated South Grafton by 17 points to nil. Scorers for…

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