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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Cricket Independents v. ABATTOIRS

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

The following is the Independents team to play Abattoirs, at the week-end: Ford (2). Schuhmacher (2.) Grebert (2). N. Doherty, C. Corbett, E. Barnier…

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S. Grafton Bowls H. Roberts Trophy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 6

On Sunday a progressive competition will be played for a trophy donated by Mr. H. Roberts. Three games of nine heads will be…

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Yamba Week-end Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

The following rink games were played during the week-end:-- Saturday: Brouggy, Jones, Wingfield, Notaras, beat Walsh, Hogan, Brown…

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Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

Those Grafton players who are visiting South Grafton this afternoon are requested to be at the clubhouse (new green), by 1.55 p.m…

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New Swimming Record

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sat.--Alan Ford, of Yale University, established a world's swimming record for 100 yards freestyle, of 50 1-10secs. Ford held the previous…

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Swimming Instructor to Visit Grafton, Maclean and Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

The Learn to Swim Committee of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association has now finalised all details for the…

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Sydney Boxing Contests

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. -- Jack McNamee, 11.8, defeated Jack Mitchell, 12.0, on a technical knock-out, at Leichhardt Stadium to-night, the referee awarding…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

At the Grafton bowling green on Saturday the competition for trophies donated by Messrs. L. J. Abrahams and B. T. Barnes for the lowest winning…

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Maclean Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

With pleasant atmospheric conditions and the green playing well, players had a pleasant afternoon on the Maclean green on Saturday. The results…

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Grafton Bowls Sanders Handicap Singles

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 1

The following further games have been played in the Grafton Bowling Club's handicap singles competition for trophies donated by Messrs. P. C. and…

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Red Cross Sports At Golf's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

The Red Cross sports, postponed from January 31 owing to the heavy rains, will be held on the Coff's Harbor Showground next…

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Open Fields To-day's Greyhound Meeting Good Racing Indicated

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

The Grafton Greyhound Racing Club will present an eight-event programme this afternoon. Some classy fields are engaged and although the number of…

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Cricket South Grafton v. FITZROY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

South Grafton will play Fitzroy at McKittrick Oval, South Grafton, at the week-end. The following are the teams:—…

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£22,800 for Red Cross From Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Red Cross race meeting held at Randwick last month resulted in a profit of £22,800, and a…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Monday night, February 14, was the first annual meeting of the Dorrigo Bowling Club, when the year's play, financial statement and social…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 1

Members of the Grafton Bowling Club are reminded that no competitions will be held on the green to-morrow (Saturday)…

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Bowls South Grafton Club. M. L. McHENRY TROPHY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2

A progressive competition of three games of nine heads will be played on Sunday next, the proceeds of wnich will be given to Miss McLennan, to…

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Kyogle Girl Sets Swimming Record

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 4

PARKES, Sun.—At the country, swimming championship carnival last night. Beryl Hayler (Kyogle) won the women's 200 metres freestyle championship in the…

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Woolgoolga Cricket Match

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

Teams representing Woolgoolga and the R.A.A.F, met on the Woolgoolga recreation reserve on Sunday. Woolgoolga won by 16 runs…

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Bowls Season Opens Membership Grows

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

Sunday last saw the opening day of the new season for bowlers, and, although rain spoilt the day, twelve enthusiastic members turned up and…

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