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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Football Wanderers Beat Casino

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

There was a very large crowd at a football match between the South Grafton Wanderers and Casino, played on the former's ground during the…

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Golf L.c. Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 1

Main event in the past week's golf was a Canadian mixed foursome, which resulted in a dead-heat between J. D. Kerr and Mrs. King and Balfour and…

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Week-end Rugby League Games

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 2

Football patrons who go to South Grafton this week-end will witness a very exciting game of football between Wanderers and R.A.A.F…

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Coff's Harbor Golf Club's Hospital Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 6

A full day's programme is set down by the Golf Club for to-morrow (Sunday), May 14, and the entire proceeds of the day will be given to the New…

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Provosts Check Crowd At Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 3

PERTH, Sat.--Following Melbourne army provosts round-up of soldiers at Moonee Valley racecourse last week, Perth provosts…

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Football Rugby League Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Upper Clarence Rugby Football League will be held in the 2NR room at the Town Hall, Grafton, on Thursday night next…

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Golf Lower Clarence Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 4

A large number of members and associates congregated at the Lower Clarence Golf Club to bid farewell to the Steedman family on the eve of their…

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Cricket All Out

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Fri.--Upper Macleay folk certainly take their cricket seriously as was evidenced by a game, Married v. Single…

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Swimming Baths. Fisher Park Selected Aldermen Speak In Support Of Different Sites

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 2

Many arguments, for and against the principal sites submitted for the construction of swimming baths for Grafton, were put forward by aldermen at the meeting of the Grafton City Council on Monday evening, presided over by the Mayor (Ald, W. T…

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Bowls South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

A progressive competition will be played on Sunday next at South Grafton, for a trophy donated by Mr. Bede Higgins. All discs must be in by 1.45…

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Rugby League Games At Week-end

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

The South Grafton Hurricanes will play the Grafton Rovers at South Grafton at the week-end, in a Rugby League match, play commencing at 1.45 p.m…

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Tennis Club to Function Opening Day in Near Future Enthusiastic Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 3

An enthusiastic gathering of tennis supporters was held at the Memorial Hall on May 4; twenty six being present which is a happy augury for the…

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Hdcp. Events Should Provide Close Racing To-day's Greyhound Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 2

Included in the programme of the Grafton Greyhound Club this afternoon are four heats of a handicap, with first and second…

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Coramba Golf Club Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Coramba Golf Club was held last Wednesday when Mr. R. G. Wilson presided over a good…

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Airmen At Cricket R.A.A.F. Defeats R.A.F.

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sun,--Winning the toss and going in against an R.A.F. Eleven at Lords, before a crowd of 70,000, an R.A.A.F…

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Golf Lower Clarence Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 1

Despite showery conditions a good field competed on Saturday in the Lower Clarence Golf Club's Stableford competition. The event resulted in a tie…

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Football Rovers Meeting To-night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

The Grafton Rovers football team will meet at the Grafton Returned Soldiers' Clubroom, at 7.30 o'clock tonight,…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 4

Some of the committee of the South Grafton Golf Club were out for social games last Saturday afternoon. They had the pleasure of having Ken Lovell…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 1

On Wednesday 17th, two teams met, skippered by N. Hobbs and S. Doust; the formers team winning by 20 to 18, after one of the most…

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Baryulgil Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 2

Horses from as far away as Kyogle will be competing at the Baryulgil races on Saturday, June 10. when a £16 double is on the…

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