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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1944

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BOWLS Grafton Bowling Club Games with Visitors

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 1

On the Grafton bowling green yesterday afternoon, several games were played with visiting teams. The visitors included Mr. L. Ferrier,…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 3

On Wednesday, 12th July, seven players turned out for a game and at a later hour, J. Davis arrived to make eight…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 July 1944 · page 2

The visiting Petersham bowlers were entertained and given games at South Grafton green yesterday afternoon. L. Ferrier and S. Parsons met Joe Amos…

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Coff's Harbor Golf Club Championship

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 July 1944 · page 6

On Sunday last, playing in the A Grade championship, D. Mulhearn won from a large field. The 36 holes were played under difficult conditions. A…

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BOWLS. State Pairs Final Not be[?]ng Played To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 July 1944 · page 2

It is understood that, owing to the illness of B. Halp[?]n, one of the Casinc pair, the State Pairs Championship final, which was to have been played…

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FOOTBALL. Big Match To-day At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 July 1944 · page 2

The first big match of the season to be played on a Saturday will be at Mc Kittrick Park to-day, when the Grafton Waratah team will meet South Grafton…

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Tennis Test, Australians v. Yanks

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association will stage an Australia v. America tennis test match if it is possible to arrange it…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 1

Last Saturday afternoon, the South Grafton Golf Club members played an 18 holes Stableford, E. G. Hewison returning the winning card…

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To Restore Harmony in Rugby League Group

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--In an effort to restore harmony to Group 1, N.S.W. Rugby League to-night decided to invite Bro. Cyrillus, of Lismore, or…

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Moonee Valley Races Next

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--A decision to permit Moonee Valley races to be held next Saturday, was reached to-day, by the State Cabinet…

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Football Coff's Reserves v. Grafton Railway

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 1

COFF'S HARBOR, Mon.--At Coff's Jetty oval on Sunday afternoon, Coff's reserves defeated Grafton Railway team by 23 to nil…

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Application For Saturday Football At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 1

The Upper Clarence Rugby Football League is seeking permission from the South Grafton Council to use McKittrick Park sports ground for Saturday…

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Sporting Notes and Comment Racing Season Ends

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 4

Next Saturday's Victoria Park Club fixture at Moorefield will ring down the curtain on the 1944 racing season. The Winter Cup, of one mile, is the…

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Russians Racing For Warsaw Without Large-Scale Opposition. Strong Attacks On Southern Front

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.--While the Russian armies are racing towards Warsaw without any large-scale opposition the German news agency reported strong Russian attacks in the Stanislowow area in the Carpathian Hills. These attacks, the agency said, began on Monday,…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 July 1944 · page 3

Results: On Wednesday, July 19—Barton, Taylor. Truscott (s) v Menzies, Andrew, Hobbs (s), 26-19; Sunday, 23rd—Barton, McSkimming,…

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Yamba Week-end Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 July 1944 · page 4

Games on Saturday resulted: Gray, Thompson, Shawman, beat Farlow, Jones, Granger, 24--18; McFarlane, O'Keefe, Brown, beat Gilbert,…

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FOOTBALL. Hurricanes Play Maclean To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 July 1944 · page 1

The main match at South Grafton tomorrow will be between the South Grafton Hurricanes team and the visiting Maclean team, at McKittrick Park…

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Tennis Grafton City Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1944 · page 6

Grafton City Tennis Club is seeking new members and will assist new players to improve their skill. The courts are in excellent condition. New balls…

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Boxing Sydney Contest

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--At Sydney Stadium last night, Alan Westbury, 10.10, knocked out the U.S. soldier. Tommy Prince, 11.0, in the third round…

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FOOTBALL. Maclean Defeats Hurricanes

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 July 1944 · page 1

The South Grafton Hurricanes were defeated by the visiting Maclean team, at McKittrick Park, South Grafton, on Saturday afternoon last. The scores…

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