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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Long Wait In Rain By Cricket Fans

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—More than 2000 people waited outside the Sydney Cricket Ground in heavy rain from 10 o'clock this morning until 2.30, when it was announced there would be no play in the Test match…

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Golf. South Grafton Club Without Links

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 3

Because the golf links had been sold, the South Grafton Golf Club had been forced to sell its club house and assets,…

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TENNIS. Inter-Club Matches With Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.—Mr. Roger Sturgess, secretary of the Coff's Harbour Tennis Club, stated this morning that…

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Cricket Association Inter-District Play On Sundays To Be Discussed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 5

It was decided at a meeting of the Clarence River Cricket Association held, in the School of Arts, South Grafton, Monday…

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Cricket. Orara-lower Clarence Game Is Postponed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

Because of the condition of the Maclean cricket ground, the Lower Clarence Cricket Association has informed Orara District…

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Grafton Schoolgirl's Swimming Success

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.—A Grafton schoolgirl, M. Smith, has gained selection in the primary schools swimming team to represent Far…

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Football Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 8

It's nearly here—the opening date of the football season! In another ten days the serious training begins under the…

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BOWLS South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Owing to the South Grafton Bowling Club green being unfit to play on last week-end, the games as set down in the…

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Greyhound Racing Fields For

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 5

The Grafton Greyhound Club will present a 10-race programme on Saturday night. Good fields will line up and close contests…

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Night Tennis At Coff's Jetty

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—The secretary of the Coff's Harbour Jetty Tennis Club advised that membership in that body is…

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Cricket "Beaten, Not Disgraced"

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs.—Beaten, but not disgraced, is the fairest comment upon the English team at the conclusion of the Tests, says the…

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Cricket. Competition Games for

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—The Coff's Harbour A Grade competition will concluded on Saturday when Coff's Harbour will meet…

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CRICKET Coff's To Meet Clearance River In Zone Game

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—The Coff's Harbour and Clarence [?] Associations will meet at Coff's Harbour on Sunday in the…

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Actors Racing Rivals

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 6

Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire are both addicts of the Sport of Kings and like to rib each other about their horses. One morning…

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Vote For A Swimming Pool Site

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

TO-DAY the municipal electors of Grafton have the opportunity to vote on an issue which has long held pride of place as Grafton's most contentious. Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., polling papers will ask electors a simple question: Which of…

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FOOTBALL. Bellinger River Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 5

It was decided at the annual meeting of the Bellinger River Rugby Football League, with delegates present from all affiliated…

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Patrick Boxing Again

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.—Vic Patrick is boxing again following an injury to his left hand. The injury has cleared up almost immediately,…

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[?]Ench Tennis Final

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

LYONS, Sun.—In the final of the French covered courts tennis championships, Borotra beat the Swede, Johannson, 6-4,…

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American Tennis Finals

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday.—Jack Jack Kramer defeated Ron Falkenburg in the final of the national indoor tennis…

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BOXING. American Negro Beats Victorian

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—After being outboxed in the early rounds, the American negro, Glint Miller, 9.1, stopped the Victorian…

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