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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Greyhound Racing Control Board

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 November 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues. -- The Greyhound Racing Control Board will confer with the Chief Secretary. Mr. Baddeley, on the restoration…

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Poll Favors Sunday Football

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wed.--Owing to the war and the introduction of Saturday afternoon work at the Ipswich Railway Workshops, where a large number of men…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 2

On November 19, the finish of the Singles Championship was played on No. 2 rink, when Bert Truscott and Ted Andrew met. Bert proved the…

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Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 2

On Sunday last the Club held a Stroke competition. Wenty Smith, came to the fore with a nett 66, and won the competition…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 1

A competition between Grandfathers and the Rest, for trophies presented by Mr. C. S. Lipman and the late C. B. Bailey, will be…

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Bowls November 17 th

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 4

It is the urgent desire of the president and secretary that players participating in the Singles Championship please make an endeavour…

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Diggers' Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 1

Delighted with the success of their first race meeting, held on the Grafton racecourse Saturday last, the Grafton Diggers have…

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Boxing Tournament At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 1

The patriotic amateur boxing tournament, which will be held at McKittrick Park, on Saturday night, promises to provide good…

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Tennis Sydney Coaching School

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 1

Mr E. E. Schafer, president of the Grafton District Tennis Association, has received advice that the name of the representative…

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Swimming Baths

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1944 · page 6

Sir,--As a visitor to Grafton on an instructional tour for the Surf Life Saving Association of Australia, I was amazed to see the…

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Boxing Tournament Postponed

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 November 1944 · page 2

The boxing tournament which was to have been held in McKittrick Park, South Grafton, last Saturday night, was postponed…

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Boy Found in Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 November 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Noel Rooney, 19, of Paddington, was found in the Red Leaf swimming pool this afternoon. Artificial…

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South Grafton Swimming Lessons

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 4

Last night's meeting of the South Grafton Council received a letter from the Department of Education, stating that…

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Broadcast Ban On Interstate Races

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Mon.--A motion tor the lifting of the ban on the broadcasting of Interstate horse races was defeated by the Federal…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 1

C. I. Young and C. Bake played the final for the A grade championship of the Lower Clarence Golf Club, and after a very…

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Fine Tennis Career Of Grafton Airman

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 2

Flt.-Sgt. Allan Schafer, of Grafton, and L.A.C. Geoff. Brown, both of the R.A.A.F., were successful in winning the gents'…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

The district fours matches will be continued to-morrow at Grafton Bowling Club, and there will also be a rink competition for…

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Golf All Ready for Open Day

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

On Sunday last our golfers laid aside their "sticks" and took to the logs. Although spring has passed, our greens were a hive on industry…

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Tennis Club to Assist Sports Committee

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

A general meeting of the Club was held at the Courts on Thursday night of last week. Mr. Jack Clancy occupied the chair. The same few…

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Yamba Week-end Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 6

The following rink games were played at the week-end:-- O'Keefe. Farlow, Paine, W. Tollow beat McKenzie. Graham,…

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