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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1946

1,186 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 60

Football Club Elects Officers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.—The annual meeting of the Coff's Harbour Football Club was held at Lowery's Cafe last night. The president, Mr. R…

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Racing Boats For Rural Schools

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 4

MACLEAN, Mon.—Mr. J. B. Walsh, of the Maclean District Rural Schoool, is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Geo. Towns,…

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CRICKET. Woolgoolga Beats Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 5

In the competition match Woolgoolga v. Nana Glen, Woolgoolga won outright by 48 runs. As a result of heavy rain between…

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Schools' Athletic Association

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association was held last Saturday…

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Another Swimming Challenge

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 2

Another swimming challenge was issued yesterday, a representative of the staff of D. W. Gregor, South Grafton baker,…

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BOWLS. South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 5

A competition under scaled conditions will be conducted at the South Grafton green on Saturday afternoon, for a trophy donated by Mr. M. Kelly,…

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Cathedral Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 2

The official opening of the Cathedral Tennis Club will take place to-morrow. The courts will be available for regular play after…

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Concentration of Racing Urged

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 5

A strong appeal for the concentration of racing among the important clubs of the district was voiced by Mr. J. Kelly at…

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Megan Football Club Reformed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 2

At a meeting held at Megan on February 20, it was unanimously decided to reform the football club. Those present were J. Latham, G…

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Greyhound Racing Fields For

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 5

Classy fields will make up the 10-race programme at the meeting of the Grafton Greyhound Club to-morrow night…

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SWIMMING. Challenge Accepted

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 2

McKittrick's staff have accept-ed the challenge issued by D. W. Gregor's staff, at South Grafton for a relay team swim, which will…

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South Grafton Boxing Tourney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 2

The boxing tournament which is to be held at South Grafton next Friday night promises to be one of the best staged this season,…

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Tennis Association To Be Re-Formed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 2

A general meeting of all tennis players will be held in the Historical Society's Room, at the Grafton Town Hall, next…

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Grafton Legion Branch Urged To Form Football Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 3

A MOTION that the sub-branch form a football club was moved at a meeting of the Grafton and District Sub-branch of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women at the Presbyterian Hall, Grafton, on Thursday night…

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Boxing Stopped Fight

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.—Dave Sands (11.1) beat Jimmy Brunt (10.8 1/2) on a T.K.O. in one round at the Sydney Stadium last night…

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Greyhound Racing Anniversary Lad's Narrow Win In Exciting Finish

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 6

A SMALL army of modest investors collected a fairly large aggregate sum when the Graf ton dog, Anniversary Lad at 5 to 1 defeated the Lismore contender, Havoc Boy, by a neck in the Special Stake, the chief race at the Grafton Greyhound…

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Lower Clarence Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 5

MACLEAN, Mon.—The annual meeting of the Lower Clarence Golf Club was held in the Literary Institute. The president, Mr. James Kelly…

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Rugby League. Inter-district Scheme Is Proposed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Upper Clarence Rugby League a proposal will be submitted that the League delegates at the Group…

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TENNIS. Draw For Or afton i City Club Events

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 5

The draw for this week in the, night competition organised by the "Grafton City Club, is as follows:— Tuesday, March 5.—Division I…

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FOOTBALL. Waratah Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 4

Prospects for the forthcoming football season, so far as the Waratah Club is concerned, appear very bright, club supporters maintain…

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