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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1945

623 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 32

What's on W Racing? Saturday's Highlights

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 6

Highlights of next,Saturday's racing will be the Doomben Newmarket, run over seven furlongs on the sand rink at Albion Park,…

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Races For Horses Barred Next Season

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.--The last race meeting for the current season, to be staged by the Sydney Turf Club at Moorefield on July 28,…

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Golf Official Opening of New Greens

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 3

On Sunday, July 22, the Dorrigo club will hold a picnic day to celebrate the completion of laying down of new greens and water thereto…

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Deervale Picnic Races Weather Mars Success

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 2

Owing to the unsettled weather conditions prevailing, the Picnic Races and Sports held on June 16 were not the success they would have…

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Tennis Bostobrick Downs Dorrigo by 17 Sets to 7

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 3

The championship fixtures have been postponed a further week and will now commence on August 4. This has been necessary as Hernani…

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Football Dorrigo Retains Gold Cup Coffs Defeated 10-5

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 3

Before a record crowd on Sunday last, Dorrigo Club successfully defended the Claude Bridge Gold Cup, defeating Coffs Harbour by 10 points…

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Fined For Printing Racing Matter

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A total of £210 in fines was imposed on Valentine Besbmo, 63, printer, for unauthorised printing of matter relating…

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Greyhound Racing Good Fields To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 5

During past weeks fields at the Grafton Greyhound Club's meetings have been showing an upward trend, with the result that large crowds have been drawn to the club's enclosure. This afternoon's programme should prove another drawcard, as…

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Golf South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 4

The winner and runner_up of the previous week-end at South Grafton golf links, despite handicap reductions were again to the fore on Saturday…

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Football Banana Growers' Cup

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 4

At Coff's Harbour Jetty Oval on Sunday afternoon, South Grafton was defeated by Coff's Harbour 35 to nil. in a challenge by South Grafton for the…

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Football Club's Action Resented By City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 3

The action of the Royal Blue Football Club in playing two matches on Sundays at Fisher Park, was the subject of a…

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Golf Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 4

Grafton Club's competition to-day will be a flag event. The draw is as follows: Mrs. Haigh v. Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Charleston v. Mrs. McLachlan. Mrs…

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Sunday Football Controversy At City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 2

Playing of football on Fisher Park on Sundays by the Royal Blue Football Club was the subject of a lengthy, and at times, acrimonious discussion at Monday night's meeting of Grafton City Council, arising out of a minute presented by the Mayor…

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What's on in Racing? C.r.j.c. Fixture

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 6

The Clarence River Jockey Club will sponsor the Red Cross benefit meeting, at Grafton, on Saturday. Five races comprise the…

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Empire Boxing Titles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wed.--Bruce Woodcock, 24-year-old. Doncaster railwayman, last night smashed his way to fame with a crashing…

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Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 3

Everything is in order for the opening of play on the new greens this coming Sunday, and it is anticipated quite a few good cards will be…

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Sunday Football At Grafton 2000 Onlookers

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 2

Sir,--After reading to-day's issue of the "Daily Examiner" I feel one must needs make some comment on the attitude the City…

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July Cup Grafton Greyhounds Large Fields—10 Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 4

Since the inception of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club the July Cup meeting has been one of the drawcards of local greyhound…

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The Racing Maiden Handicap

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 3

Six runners .comprised the field for the Maiden Handicap, of 4furs., the initial race on the programme, and Burnooka was soon…

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School Boy Football Matches

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 4

Recently two representative football teams, a senior and a junior (under 6st. 71bs.) from St.John's College, Woodlawn,…

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