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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1947

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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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Greyhound Racing Fields For

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

The Grafton Greyhound Club will stage an eight-race programme on Saturday night. The first race is timed for 8…

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Night Tennis Draw For Competition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

For the new night tennis competition of Coffs Tennis Club eight teams have been entered in A Grade and ten in B Grade. Draw for the first…

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Football Coach for Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.— The Coff's Harbour Football Club has decided to engage the services of a playing coach for the…

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CRICKET Strong Teams For Coff's v. Jetty Match

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thursday. —With so much depending on next Saturday's fixture on the Jetty Oval, where Coff's Harbour…

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Cricket Dorrigo-megan on a Par Dorrigo Performs Miracle

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

Week-end games resulted in Dorrigo achieving the almost impossible, with, of course, the help of the inclement weather…

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Football At Coramba

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 4

CORAMBA, Fri.—A meeting of the 1946 League Committee has been called for February 7 to discuss a revised set of by-laws…

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Boxing Tourney At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 4

Four challenge matches are among 10 bouts to be staged at the South Grafton School of Arts next Friday night…

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Emergency Meeting At Cricket Ground

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Friday. — The South Australian Executive Council to-day held an emergency meeting in the committee room…

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Boxing Former A.i.f. Star Matched for

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

Col. Kaley, former A.I.F. boxing star, will make his first appearance in the ring at South Grafton on Friday night, when…

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TENNIS Visiting Stars At Grafton Thursday Night

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

The greatest tennis exhibition ever presented to the public of the Clarence River district will take place on Thursday night, at the…

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Tennis. Expansion Of Grafton City Club In View

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 6

CONSTRUCTION of two more courts, and the building of a new clubhouse, and an exhibition court, were recommended to the new committee of the Grafton City Tennis Club at the club's annual meeting on Friday night…

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Cricket Collapse By St. Mary's Alters First-Grade Outlook

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

COLLAPSE of St. Mary's against Southgate on Saturday provided the sensation of the Clarence River Cricket Association's first grade fixtures. St. Mary's are almost certain to lose the match, and as South…

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Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Dead

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.—The death occurred at his Redfern home this morning, of Colin Bell, former Australian heavyweight boxing…

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CRICKET Rain Stops Play

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 8

Only one match was completed last Saturday afternoon in Coffs competition, rain spoiling the others before anything like a decision could be…

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Tennis Tour To South Africa Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon.—The proposed tennis tour of South Africa has been cancelled. This decision was reached at a…

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Coff's Jetty Club To Encourage Night Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.—At the annual meeting of the Coff's Harbour Jetty Tennis Club it was decided that special concessions…

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Hockey Bennell Retires From Boxing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.—Hockey Bennell, who was tko'd by Tommy Burns is the fourth round of the welterweight championship of…

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Thrilling Cricket Display

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.—Exhilarating cricket was the keynote of the fourth day's play. Miller, who has become the greatest…

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Rock Swimming Pool Mooted By Yamba Urban Committee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

YAMBA, Tues.—"That immediate action be taken regarding the construction of a rock swimming pool at Yamba" was urged by Mr. J. Hogan at the meeting of the Yamba Urban Area Committee…

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