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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1947

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TENNIS Tournament Start Delayed

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 4

The Anniversary Day tennis tournament on the Grafton City Tennis Club's courts will start at 1.30 p.m. instead of at…

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Hammond Represented Majesty Of Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sun.—The majesty of cricket was fully and completely represented by England's captain, W. R. Hammond, at Adelaide Oval yesterday when the M.C.C. took its score from five for 287 to nine for 562, and made its position against South…

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CRICKET. Coff's Harbour Game Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 4

A telephone conference between executives of the Clarence River Cricket Association and the Coff's Harbour Cricket…

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TENNIS Brilliant Wins By Bromwich And Dinny Pails

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Playing some of the best tennis of his eareer, John Bromwich outplayed American Gardner…

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Night Tennis

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 7

Coffs new night competition, for which entiles are now being received, is creating considerable interest among teams, and an excellent…

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Big Racing Events Far March

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.—The Canterbury Cup and Rosehill Cup will both be run in March, the former on March 1—on the same…

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Coffs Gymnasium Tennis Club Move

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Tennis Club is sponsring a move to establish a gymnasuim in coffs Harbour for the benefit of all sporting bodies…

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TENNIS Schafer And Mrs. Darcy Win Holiday Tourney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 3

Combining well and playing excellent tennis, Allan Schafer and Mrs. C. Darcy won the Anniversary Day tournament at…

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Night Of Incidents At Grafton Dog Races

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 3

THE postponed meeting of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club, held last night, proved chock full of incident, the hare stopping during the running of the first and last events, while favourites, or second favourites were generally successful in the…

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Police Menaced At Regatta

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Tues.—There was an ugly scene at the Frederickton Regatta late yesterday afternoon when a detective had…

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Tennis Statements Rouse Schroeder

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—"I am sick and tired of being run down in print by a bunch of crystal gazers who really don't know too…

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Mr Field Retires From Racing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Because of ill-health, Mr. S. J. Field, owner of Courtship, Persian, Prince and Justinian, has retired, from…

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Richmond Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

The Lismore Racing and Trotting Club race meetings, which were postponed from last weekend because of rain, will be held…

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CRICKET Coff's Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.— Next Saturday Coff's Harbour will meet Coff's Harbour Jetty in the third round of the district…

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Training Of Junior Tennis Players

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed. — Serious consideration would be given to training junior tennis players for future Davis Cup teams, said…

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TENNIS Mrs. Bolton In Good Form

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

Victory of C. Long and Mrs. Bolton over J. Bromwich and Miss J. Fitch in the final of the Australian mixed doubles…

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Clubs Short Of Cricket Balls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

Most Grafton cricket clubs are in difficulties because of the paucity of leather cricket balls…

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Attempts On Swimming Records

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Thurs.—The New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association have chosen Kempsey baths in which to make…

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Football Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

The first two functions for the Football Club have been run and both have been successful. The community concert, held at…

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BOWLS Revival of Interest

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

There are evidences of revival of interest among members of Coffs Bowling Club, which is healthy in view of some important fixtures…

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