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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1944

440 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 22

Maclean Bowls

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 1

Visitors to the Maclean green on Saturday afternoon were Messrs. J. Aylett (Glen Innes), and G. Garling (Dubbo). and Rev. A. J. Bingley (Grafton)…

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Boxing Sydney Bout

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Alan Westbury 11.0½ decisively beat Jim Gray, of Melbourne, on points, at Sydney Stadium last night. FIGHT AT NEWCASTLE…

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Football Maclean V. Grafton Rovers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last, a Maclea team met the Grafton Rovers, on the oval at Maclean, and a fair crowd witnessed a really good game, the home…

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Memorial Baths Fund Now Reaches £5205. Modern Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

The Memorial Baths Fund, which has for its objective the construction of a modern swimming pool as a memorial to the…

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Bowls

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

On Wednesday, May 24, six members, making two teams of three, played a match. Results: Hobbs (s), Menzies, Feros v. Truscott (s),…

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Veteran Racing Man F. Musgrave Dead

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--After long association with racing, Frank Musgrave, trainer of Ajax and other noted horses, died in a private hospital…

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Rugby League Games At Week-end

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 6

The Grafton Waratahs will play a team from a southern Air Force station, at South Grafton, at the week-end. Advice was received yesterday that…

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To Resume Racing At Caulfield

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Racing will be resumed at Caulfield racecourse on August 5 and 12, when the Australian Hurdle and Australian Steeple will be decided…

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EDITORIAL. Cricket Match At Lords

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 4

One of the brightest aspects of the coming invasion of Europe, presumably from Britain and nearby bases, is the…

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S. Grafton Bowls Saturday's Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 2

Social games were played at the South Grafton bowling green on Saturday. Results :-- S. Brown, W. Colborne, B. Higgins…

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BOWLS. State Championship Games At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 1

The finals of the Lower North Coast District Bowling Association's championships were played at Taree on Saturday, and the winners will meet the…

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S.t.c. Races Not Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Sydney Turf Club meeting at Randwick will not be abandoned, said the hon. secretary, Mr. George Rowe, to-day…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

Sunday, June 4, the following players, making two teams, met, with results as follows: C Taylor, J. Burbidge, N. L. Hobbs, S. Doust (s) v…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 1

An all-day progressive competition will be played on the Grafton bowling green on Monday (King's Birthday), provided at least 48 players nominate…

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Town Topics Urgent Need for Swimming Instruction

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 3

A check up by the Headmaster during the week revealed the following at the Dorrigo Central School: Primary section (3rd-6th classes)…

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Football Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1944 · page 6

Football fixtures at Grafton and South Grafton at the week-end are:--To-day, at Fisher Park, at 3.45 p.m., Grafton A.T.C. match…

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FOOTBALL. Sydney Defeats Country

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—After a strenuous game, Sydney defeated Country by 17 points to 10, in the Rugby League match at Sydney Cricket Ground this…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon last, the members of the South Grafton Golf Club played a stroke competition, which was won by P. E. Ternes. Eric is playing…

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Yamba Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 4

A rink game played ay lady bowlers on Thursday afternoon last resulted: Mesdames McKenzie, Brennan, Perkins, Thompson, beat Mesdames Mack, N…

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No Special Trains for Melbourne Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.—All Melbourne racing clubs have been warned by the Railway Commissioner that it will be futile to arrange meetings while the…

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