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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1946

1,186 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 60

Grafton High School Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 6

In ideal weather conditions the Grafton High School annual swimming carnival was held at the Grafton baths yesterday…

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To Re-form Orara Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 6

Coramba Club secretary (Mr. N. D. Morton) has received an instruction from Group 2 to take steps to call a meeting to re-form…

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TENNIS Grafton City Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

The following are the results of matches played at the City Courts last night:— RAMBLERS v. DIVEBOMBERS…

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South Grafton Football Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 6

The South Grafton Football Club last night decided to form a social committee for raising funds to assist injured players…

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Grafton Regatta Programme Adopted

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 6

At a public meeting at Grafton on Wednesday night it was decided to reconstitute the Grafton and South Grafton…

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BOWLS Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

On Saturday the Grafton Bowling Club, will conduct the annual fixture, The Grandfathers. v. The Best match. Mr. C. S. Lipman has dorrated a trophy…

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Port Macquarie Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

There will be continuous racing on the Central North Coast prior to and following Easter this year. The Port Macquarie Race Club will conduct a…

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Rugby League Eighty Players In Sunday's Trial Games

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 4

At least 80 footballers will take part in trial games on the Harwood oval on Sunday, when Upper Clarence and Lower…

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Fields For Grafton Greyhound Races On

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

Maiden (B): Dazzle Bon, Alonesome Gift, Franji Baby, Elaine Again, Bonnie Brette, Benmoral, Minder Jane, Dural Gift, Bageater, Biddy Dazzle Reserve:…

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Dorrigo Tennis Club Opening Day Outstanding Success Record Entries

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

Favoured by unexpected fine weather on Sunday last, the Dorrigo Tennis Club opened the 1946 season with a highly successful…

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Cricket Dorrigo Downs Tyringham Beavan's Five for 16

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 1

The town XI jourueyed to Tyringam last Sunday to play a return engagement against the locals. who won the toss and sent Dorrigo in to…

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Food For Britain Donations Reach £20 Cricket Club's Challenge

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 1

Total donations received to date in the above appeal have reached £20/17/6. An interesting challenge has been issued other…

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Cricket Teams for Saturday Grafton v. South Grafton B at McKITTRICK PARK

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 5

Grafton: H. Barnes, R. Barnes. R. Gerrard, J. Tippett, B. McRae, T. Want, A. Ellem, G. Brown, L. Hunter, C. Lang, G. Schuhmacher…

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BOWLS Maclean Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 2

The following parries in Maclean Bowling Club's B Grade championship are set down for to-day. Any game not decided shall be deemed to be forfeited…

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SWIMMING High School Relay Team Wins Again

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 3

High School relay team again defeated The Rest, at the South Grafton baths last night. Results of the South Grafton Club's…

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Rugby League Sydney Coach Gives Hints To Schoolboys

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 4

Mr. Jeff Smith, selector of Sydney Western District Club and coach of that district's junior President's Cup-winning side last year gave an address…

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Tour of English Cricket Team

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 3

The proposed itinerary of the English cricket team in 1946-47 is as follows. October 11-14.—Western…

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Tennis Bromwich and Brown May Visit Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 2

It is almost certain that John Bromwich, Geoff Brown and two other men players will visit Grafton on April 4 and give a tennis…

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South Grafton Club Races At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 4

SOUTH Grafton Jockey Club races on the Grafton Racecourse to-day promise: to provide interesting finishes. Winners last Saturday, Interstate, Owen Stanley, Ferdonia and Convala will strike stronger opposition and the fields appear…

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Cricket Team to Visit South Africa

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—The Australian Board of Control announced to-day that a team of Australian cricketers would visit…

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