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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1948

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League Football Team for

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 8

Coffs District Rugby League team to meet Orara League on Sunday next at 1.30 pm, on the Jetty Oval. It will be noted that the selectors…

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Cricket Comp. Still in Doubt

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 8

A correspondent has drawn the attention of the "Advocate" to what he claims is an error in; he results published of the B Grade Cricket…

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Jack Scott Names Cricket Stars

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wed.--Former Test umpire, Jack Scott, whe recently retired from all connection with cricket, said to-day that "Tibby"…

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Grafton Regatta Prospects

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 2

The annual Grafton Regatta tomorrow comprises a full Programme of rowing and sculling events, as well as speed boat…

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Coff's Harbour Band To Play At Regatta

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 2

An attraction at the Grafton Regatta to-morrow will be the appearance of the Coff's Harbour Silver Band, of 24 players…

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Greyhound Racing First Class Programme For Easter Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 5

TO-MORROW night the Grafton Racing Club will stage its 1948 Easter meeting. Taken right through the programme can be regarded as one of the finest presented by the club during its activities…

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Grafton Races Newcastle Horse Has Bright Chance

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 5

IF the Newcastle Horse, Gold Valley, accepts for the Easter Handicap at the Grafton Diggers' races to-morrow, he should provide a severe test for Grafton and Casino horses which have been nominated for that event…

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Exciting Racing At Grafton Easter Regatta

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 3

DESPITE a considerable fresh and a very strong current in the Clarence River because of heavy rain on the watershed, the Grafton and South Grafton Regatta Committee held a successful regatta with interesting races on Saturday…

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TENNIS. Golf's Contests To Begin In April

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR. Wed.--The Coff's Harbour District Tennis, Association has decided to conduct winter competitions, matches to be played on Saturday…

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Maclean Regatta Best Since 1935

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN, Mon.--:"The best day's rowing since 1935," said Mr. T. G. Fggins, president of the Maclean Rowing Club,…

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Golf. Professional Golf Tourney This Year

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

Arrangements are being made for a professional golf tournament to be held at the Grafton golf course on October 30 and…

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Maclean Regatta Best And Best To Max Fisher

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN, Monday.--A. M. (Max) Fisher, the well known Sydney sculler, won the best and best outrigger handicap at Maclean Regatta to-day. The race, over a mile on smooth water, was won in 7min…

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Tennis Grafton Players in Championships

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

In the Far Northern tennis championships open mixed doubles at Glen Innes yesterday, N. Schafer, of Grafton, and…

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Golf. Double Victory to E. Cremin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.--The New South Wales professional golfer, Eric Cremin, to-day comfortably won the A.C.T. Professional…

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FOOTBALL. Blazers Presented To Coramba Players

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

CORAMBA.--Coramba Football Club members have been presented with blazers commemorating the club winning the…

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Letters To The Editor (Correspondence should be restricted to 250 words) Grafton, Regatta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

Sir,--As the Clarence is the best river on the Australian coast and I had heard that some Sydney scullers were in Grafton…

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Swimming Carnival Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

The South Grafton Amateur Swimming Club has cancelled the carnival fixture set down for April 2, owing to the muddy…

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France Wins Rugby Union

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 5

PARIS, Tues. (A.A.P.).-- France beat England by 15. points to, nil in yesterday's international Rugby Union match…

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FOOTBALL Coramba Match

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 5

Possibles easily accounted for Probables in a match at Coramba on Sunday. The No. 1 side did not get into its, stride until midway in the first, hair. To…

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FOOTBALL. All Blacks Succeed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 5

Grafton All Blacks defeated Woolgooiga 18-10 in a trial match. Mr. F. Dreise was referee. After 15 minutes play McMahon…

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