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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1944

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S.G. Pat. Auxiliary Amateur Boxing Tournament

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 2

The special committee appointed by the South Grafton Patriotic Auxiliary to promote an amateur boxing tournament met on Tuesday night to complete…

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Football Matches On Ellis Park Next

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 2

Next Sunday, Ellis Park. South Grafton, will be reopened for football matches, when the Railways team will play a visiting Maclean team as the…

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Coramba Tennis

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 3

In a close and evenly contested match on Sunday a team of tennis players representing Karangl were defeated by Coramba Tennis Club by a…

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Collapsed On Tennis Court Death of Tregeagle Resident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 4

Mr. Clarence Durrington (51), teacher in charge of Tregeagle School, collapsed and died while playing tennis on Saturday…

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Boxing Won on Points

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Archie Rash, 9.8. outpointed Billy Fletcher, 9.9, over 12 rounds, at Sydney Stadium last night. NEWCASTLE BOUT…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 1

Play during last week-end at South Grafton golf links produced very keen and brilliant scoring., George Mutch, evidently buoyed up with boost given…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 3

The lady bowlers had the use of the greens for rink games on Thursday afternoon. Mesdames Allison, Brennan Perkins, beat Mesdames Farlow. Mack…

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Here and There Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 3

Wednesday 16, two teams played in perfect weather and on a green that favoured bowlers and so two closely contested games were witnessed…

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Football Hurricanes v. A.T.C.

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 1

The South Grafton Hurricanes will play the team of No. 37 Squadron. A.T.C., Grafton, at Fisher Park next Saturday afternoon, at 3.30 o'clock…

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Tennis Notes

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

Mr. Hugh Carson has kindly offered to give a series of talks, under the auspices of the Grafton City Tennis Club, on the method and execution of…

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Boxing Former Champion K.O.'d

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Billy Tollis, 8.11 12, knocked out Les Brooks, 8.10 34, former Australian bantamweight champion, in 2mins. 48secs., at Melbourne…

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FOOTBALL. A.T.C. Team Defeats Hurricanes

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

The South Grafton Hurricanes team were defeated for the first time this season by a junior team when they played the team of No. 37 Squadron,…

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CASHALITY Wins Big Event Willie Dingle's Three In A Row Good Racing at Grafton Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

Cashality, in a great run in the First Division of the President's Stake, at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's fixture on Saturday, upset calculations…

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S. Grafton Council Obtains Bus Permit For Coursing Meetings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 4

Last night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council received Government permission to extend the bus service on Saturday to coursaing…

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V.a.t.c. Races in Doubt

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.--The State Cabinet to day came to no decision in regard to the V.A.T.C. meeting, at Caulfield scheduled to take place next…

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No Caulfield Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--The V.A.T.C. has abandoned the races which were to have been held at Caulfield on Saturday…

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Greyhound Racing Club Has Successful Year

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

A very successful year was recorded by the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club in the period ended June 30 last, when the income totalled £7531. This…

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Annual Meeting Of N.R. Racing Assn

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

Consideration of the possibility of a resumption of racing as soon as war conditions are favorable is likely to take place at the annual' meeting of…

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Dorrigo Tennis Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2

Tennis has revived with an enthusiasm which is probably beyond all the expectations of the small band of Sunshine Club members who were…

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Caulfield Races Will Be Held on Saturday Next

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Races will be held at Caulfield on Saturday. Following consultations this morning, the Premier, Mr. Dunstan, informed the…

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