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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 1

Independents v. Fitzroy, at the we[?] end: A. Ford. E. Herborn, J. Wea[?] stone, N. Doherty, Schuhmacher [?] Barnier, C. Corbett, L. Perring,…

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Boxing Sydney Bout

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Tommy Johns, 9.11, knocked out Ron Warner, 9.13, in the eighth round, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night…

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Vacation Swimming School Commencing To-day

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 2

The Department of Education is holding a vacation swimming school at the Grafton baths commencing Monday. January…

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Vacation Swimming School Continues This Morning

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 2

The Vacation Swimming School, which is being held at the Grafton swimming baths by the Department of Education,…

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Armidale Coursing Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

The first meeting of the Armidale Charity Coursing Club will be held on Saturday, January 22, arid the prize money will be £70…

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Armidale Swimming School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

One hundred and forty children enrolled at the vacational swimming school which commenced at the Armidale city baths last…

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Coramba Boxing Day Rescue

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

Many residents and observers of the incident previously reported in which Miss Joan Barry effected a gallant rescue, are…

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Enrolment Increases For Vacation Swimming School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

The vacation swimming school at Grafton Baths is in full swing. The rise in the river has receded sufficiently to make the dressing…

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Splendid Progress In Vacation Swimming School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

Further enrollments have been made in the Vacation Swimming School at Grafton Baths. The number in the boys' section has…

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BOWLS South Grafton Club C. Seymour Trophy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

To-day (Saturday), a progressive competition will be played by the South Grafton Bowling Club, consisting of three games of nine heads for a trophy…

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155 Enrolled In Vacation Swimming School

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

Enrolment in the girls section of the vacation swimming school at Grafton has risen to 70' thus bringing the total…

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Boxing Won on T.k.o

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sun. -- Reg Tanford. 8.5¾, beat Roy Underwood, 8.5¾, on a technical knock-out in the seventh round last night, in a contest billed as…

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R.A.A.F. d. Welsh Guards At Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Sat. -- Remarkable scenes marked the closing stages, of the Rugby Union match, in which the Australian Air Force defeated the Welsh Guards at…

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A.T.C. Athletic Course Worth Many Pounds

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

Youths between 16 and 18 years of age who join the Air Training Corps receive a technical education and athletic instruction…

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Vacation Swimming School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

The number of pupils at the vacation swimming school at Grafton baths who cannot swim is fast diminishing as the school…

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Swimming Country Entrants Win Heats

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Of five country entrants in the State swimming championships, four won their heats at the Domain Baths to-night. The sixth boy…

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Maclean Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 1

Conditions were very pleasant on the Maclean green on Saturday afternoon, though the green was a little on the heavy side, Scores:--…

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Boxing Won on T.k.o

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sun. -- Ken Stanford. 8.6, beat Teddy Lawler, 8.0, in the eighth round last night by a technical knockout…

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Armidale Coursing Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 1

Quite a great deal of interest is being displayed at Armidale in connection with the opening meeting of the Armidale Charity Coursing Club, on…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

At the meeting of the Grafton Bowling Club Committee last night. It was decided to hold a competition on Saturday next, entries for which will be…

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