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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1947

1,670 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 84

Greyhound Racing Fields For

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 5

An extra good nomination has been received by the Graf ton Greyhound Club for, its meeting to-morrow night…

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Tennis Upper Orara Club Organisation

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 5

UPPER ORARA, Thurs.—Important matters affecting the organisation of Orara Tennis Club and members participation in the…

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Tennis Opening Day This

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 1

The damp weather of last week end interfered with the arrangements of Opening Day, which was to be held last Sunday. Many country players…

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Bowls Howard and Goodes Take Pairs Title

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 5

In the final of the Grafton Bowling Club pairs championship, C. A. Howard and H. G. Goodes defeated A. Notaras and…

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Track Trials for Races at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 5

In view of the resumption of racing at Grafton to-morrow, track watchers yesterday showed keen interest in the gallops…

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Cricket Dorrigo Trounces Bellingen Len Kenny's 9 for 33

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 1

Dorrigo scored a most convincing victory over a Bellingen team at the local Rec., last week-end. Len Kenny and Earl Anscombe…

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Lost—dorrigo's Football League R.S.L. meeting next

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 1

Two meeting dates have been called by the secretary, D.D.R. Football League to convene the annual meeting and in both instances there was…

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Football Bladders Scarce

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—The secretary of the Coff's Harbour Football Club reported to last night's general meeting that…

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South Grafton Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 5

South Grafton Jockey Club has put up £150 prize money for its race meeting next Saturday, on the Grafton course…

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Bowls. President's Day at Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 5

The president, Mr. Alan Smith, will entertain members of the Grafton Bowling Club on the Boulevard green this afternoon…

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Football Coff's Club Has Good Start

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—Forty-five players and 60 spectators attended the first training night of the Coff's Harbour…

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Cricket. St. Mary's v. Old Students

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 5

At Lower Fisher Park. St. Mary's: B. O'Brien. M. Moy, J. Moy, D. Everingham N. Cummins, J. Carey, R. Kohn, I. Wall. G. Smith A. Filewood S…

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C.R.J.C. Races Trainer B. Mills Has Strong Hand For To-Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 5

TRAINER B. Mills, who set up a new training establishment at Grafton during the summer racing recess, has a strong hand in the Clarence River Jockey Club programme to-day. The racing, which will be the first at this course since…

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TENNIS. City Club Draw

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

To-night's draw for the City Tennis Club's night competition is: Everslev Court (controller, A Thompson): Eversley 1 v. Barool…

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GOLF. Grafton Club's Opening Day

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

Next Saturday afternoon the Grafton Golf Club will open the season with a v nine-hole mixed foursome…

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Royal Tour King's Cup Races Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1

DURBAN, Sunday.—The King's Cup race meeting at Grayville, which the King and Queen attended, was abandoned yesterday when the crowd, incensed by the judge's decision in the seventh race, blocked the course…

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Cricket St. Mary's Dominate Premiership Match

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 5

DEVASTATING bowling by St. Mary's captain, Rus Ellem, following his side-saving innings with the ba[?], has placed St. Mark's in a bright position for annexing the Clarence River Cricket Association's premiership…

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Football New Group Formed In Country League

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.— The Country Rugby League, at its annual conference to-day, formed a new group, which, will play in…

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Football Cup and Contest For Coff's League

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sat.—At the annual meeting of the Coff's Harbour District Rugby League held in the School of Arts,…

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New Football Group

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 8

The Country Football League has created an additional group on the North Coast, named Group 18. It comprises the Hastings and Macleay…

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