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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1947

1,670 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 84

Football Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

Flash! Great news! We have at long last got a coach—and what a man! His name? Well, I can't release it so early, but keep on reading…

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London Tennis Tourney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Alice Marble and Donald Budge last night both decisively avenged previous nights' defeats in the…

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Mullumbimby Races Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

Mr. K. B. Sabine, stipendiary steward of the Northern Rivers Racing Association, stated yesterday that the race meeting set…

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KORORA Tennis Club Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

The annual meeting, of Korora Tennis Club, held last Friday night, was unell attended. Officers elected for the ensuing year…

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Greyhound Racing Fields For

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

The Grafton Greyhound Club will stage a nine-race programme to-morrow night. The first race is timed for 7.45,…

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Football Coach Queensland Man elected

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

R. A. Smith, of Brisbane, has been selected by Coffs Harbour Football Club as their coach for the 1947 season, from which big…

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George Moore In Seven Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—George' Moore has a ride in seven of the eight races at Canterbury on Saturday…

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Tennis. Rain Spoils Graham Cup Games

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

Due to the adverse weather, no play was possible on Thursday evening in the Graham Cup games, and the divisions set…

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FOOTBALL Disappointing Season For South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

"Although South Grafton Football Club started the year in a most promising way, the season was most disappointing…

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Tennis Successful Tournaments Double to Mr. & Mrs. Russell

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Three successful handicap tournaments were conducted last week-end, entry fees amounting to £5…

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Cricket Dorrigo Defeats North Game Needs Brightening

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

In the last match of the final round Dorrigo defeated North by 22 runs on the first innings. The match, as a spectacle, during the first two hours…

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The Diggers Excellent Attendance at the February Meeting Another Big Boxing Tourney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

There was an attendance of 27 Diggers at the February monthly meeting of the Dorrigo sub-branch presided over by Digger…

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Cricket Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

Owing to the rain, all Clarence River Cricket Association's fixtures set down for to-day have been postponed until next…

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Cricket Transfers Will Add To Shield Interest

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The announcement by D. Tallon that he will transfer, after the Fifth Test, from Queensland…

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BOWLS Social Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

Owing to the sodden state of the green, no games wee played on the Boulevard or Kemp street greens at Grafton on Saturday…

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Tennis Graham Cup Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

It is proposed that the divisions of the Graham Cup, postponed by adverse weather last week, will be played on Tuesday…

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Favourites Defeated At Grafton Dog Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 5

ALTHOUGH naturally somewhat on the heavy side following the constant rain, the track at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's enclosure was in otherwise excellent condition on Saturday night, when winners put up good times in several events…

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CYCLING H. Teece's Success In Road Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.— Harold Teece, the Coff's Harbour Cycle Club junior rider who won a club treble last…

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Catholic Tennis Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 5

The first general meeting of Coffs Catholic Tennis Club was held in the Convent School on Sunday night. The meeting was very well attended…

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FOOTBALL. South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

An important meeting of the South Grafton Football Club will be held to-night. It is hoped a large attendance will be present…

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