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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1946

1,186 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 60

BOWLS South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 5

Play will commence this week-end in the first round of the South Grafton Bowling Club championship competition. The draw is as follows:—…

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Rugby League Glenreagh Beats All Blacks

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 5

A large crowd witnessed the match between Glenreagh first grade and a team of All Blacks from Coff's Harbour…

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Rugby League Upper Clarence League Pleased With Sunday Play Vote

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 5

WHEN the Upper Clarence Rugby League management committee was advised at its weekly meeting that the…

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BOWLS Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

Social games will be played on both the Kemp and Boulevard greens on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday all play will be on Kemp…

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Professional Golf Tournament

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

LONDON, Thurs.—The Australian, Norman Von Nida, returned a card of 75 in the first round of the competition proper of the…

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Good Tennis by Harper

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 7

LONDON, Thurs.—Continuing to play excellent tennis the Australian, Jack Harper, won his third round match of the…

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GreyHound Racing: Fields For

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

The Grafton Greyhound Club will present a 10-race programme at its enclosure to-morrow night. Many of the races bear an open…

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Rugby League South Grafton Withdraws From Upper Clarence Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

IN view of a letter received from the secretary of the South Graf ton Football Club, in which it was stated that the…

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Tennis Dorrigo Club Retains Megan Cup

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 3

In a Megan Cup challenge match Dorrigo club defeated Megan by 7 sets to 2. Megan should not be underrated, as Dorrigo played at its…

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Cricket Ground For League Match?

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thurs.—The trustees of the Brisbane Cricket Ground have been asked by the Queensland Rugby League to…

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Football Coffs Lifts Banana Growers Cup From Ulong Dorrigo Travels to Megan

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 1

Coffs Harbour lilted the Banana Growers Cup from Ulong on Sunday by 22 points to 9. Referee George Martin controlled the game…

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Golf

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 6

The Grafton Golf Club will stage an 18-hole stroke competition for the G. Norquay trophy this afternoon. The draw for partners will take place at…

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Rugby League South Grafton Will Play Club Match To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 3

SOUTH Grafton Club yesterday reconsidered its decision to withdrew from the Upper Clarence Rugby League's Saturday club competition, and its first grade and reserve grade sides will Harwood on Fisher Park to-day as previously arranged…

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Rugby Union Results

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.—Rugby Union matches played yesterday resulted : Manly d. Wests 17-13, Gordon d. Northern Suburbs 21-0,…

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Boxing Middleweight Title

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.—With only 15 seconds of the 12th round remaining, the Newcastle boxer, Dave Sands (11.4½), took the Australian…

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Gladstone Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 5

Flying Handicap, 6furs.: Sir Gain 8.9 (Elkin) 1, An Eyes 9.5 (Tattersall) 2, Excursion cd. 8.4 (Walmsley) 3. Others: Gay Nut…

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Sunday Football At Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Sun.—Kempsey footballers to-day defied the municipal council, ban on Sunday football on municipal parks…

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GOLF. Von Nida Fails Narrowly

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 6

LONDON, Sat—An over-enthusiastic spectator prevented Australian Norman Von Nida winning his first big British golf…

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Rugby League South Holds Off Late Harwood Attacks

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 5

WITHSTANDING a spirited second half challenge from Harwood, South Grafton first grade side won 15—13 in the Upper Clarence Rugby League club competition on Saturday. Maclean scored a convincing 29—13 victory over Grafton THE beautifully grassed straight at Ascot (Brisbane), where the Queensland Turf Club conducted its three-day programme, which ended on Saturday with Swan River equalling the course record to win the Moreton Handicap of 1¼ miles. The straight…

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Bowls Singles Win After Trailing 24-7

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 5

RECOVERING in remarkable fashion after being down 24—7 on the 22nd end, M. V. McNamara defeated F. Walsh…

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