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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1946

1,186 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 60

Records Broken At Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Two State swimming records were broken at the New South Wales women's amateur championship carnival…

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Boxing. Forty Rounds Scheduled For To-night's Bouts

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 6

South Grafton McKittrick Park Improvements Committee will stage an entertaining programme of boxing to-night. Local and…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 4

The committee has decided that all play on Sunday next and during the ensuing week, will be at the Boulevard green…

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Rain Holds Up Cricket Match

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Fri.—Heavy rain prevented play in the Interstate match between Victoria and South Australia today…

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Boxing. Brisbane Man's K.o. Win at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 4

Bob Smith (Brisbane), 10.5, knocked out Stan Roach (Coff's Harbour), 10.8; in the fifth round of their contest at McKittrick…

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Cricket. Vital Game at Fisher Park To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 4

Most important match of the Clarence River Cricket Association's second, round of fixtures will be played at Fisher Park to-day…

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Swimming Titles

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.—Arthur Beard, of Manly, followed up his victories of last week in the 110 and 220 yards senior swimming titles, by winning the senior…

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Boxing Young Defeats Slavin

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Kid Young. 9.7½. defeated Paddy Slavin. 9.8, of Newcastle, of a technical knock-out in the ninth round, at Melbourne Stadium…

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Cricket Leaders Have Narrow Escape

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 3

ALTHOUGH cricket leaders, Grafton, strengthened their hold on the series with a victory over South Grafton B on Saturday, they went through some anxious moments. With two down for 74 in reply to South's 97, Grafton…

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Greyhound Racing Big Key Atones For Previous Grafton Seconds

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 4

BIG KEY, Copmanhurst owned and trained son of Lord Harwood, atoned for his two successive seconds by recording a slashing win in the Special Stake at the Grafton greyhound races on Saturday night. He was a heavily backed odds-on favorite and…

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State Swimming Representatives

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.—Three country girls are included in the team of 12 to represent New South Wales in the Australian swimming…

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CRICKET. City Council On Fisher Park Wicket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 6

Reference to the absence of cricket at Fisher Park on Saturday as a result of the wicket being unprepared was made at a…

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Bowls Yamba Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 2

Games played at Yamba Bowling Club were as follows:— A. Hill, W. McLeod, G. Grainger, F. Shawman d. W. Bowan, E…

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Tennis Championships In Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tues —J. Harper, of Victoria, defeated the New South Wales star, Bill Sidwell, in straight sets in the Australian…

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Mid-Week Racing Favoured In Victoria

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.—A Parliamentary Labor Party Sub-committee stated to-day they favored full restoration of race fixtures…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

The final of the club championship will be played between the president, Mr. Alan Smith, and Mr. G. Hanlon, at Kemp street green tomorrow afternoon…

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Adelaide Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Jack Crawford, and Harry Hopman were no match for the Davis Cup pair, John Bromwich and Adrian…

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Tennis Grafton City Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

The committee of the Grafton City Club has decided to hold a handicap American mixed doubles tournament at the City Courts on Wednesday night…

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Cricket Team for Bellingen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

Players selected to represent Dorrigo in a cricket match versus Bellingen, at Bellingen, on Sunday next are W. Taylor, G. Lovell, A. Mills, B…

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Tennis Anniversary Week-end Tournaments Membership Fees Unchanged for 1946

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

As advertised in last issue, two separate handicap tournaments will be conducted this week-end. On Sunday mixed doubles will be played and…

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