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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1948

1,410 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 71

BOWLS. Clarence Club In Good Position

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 4

MACLEAN.--At annual meeting of the Clarence Bowling Club, reports showed that the club was in a satisfactory position. Enthusiasm displayed…

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Football Ulong Defeats Lowanna

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 4

EASTERN DORRIGO.--Ulong defeated Lowanna, at Lowanna, in a practice match. Both teams were obviously out of condition, but Ulong made more use…

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American Offer For Rugby League Team

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thurs.--A tentative offer of £15,633 (Aust.), has been made to the Kangaroos by the Californian Rugby League Association to play five games…

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Pros. Break Golf Course Record

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--The Australian Open champion, Ossie Pickworth. and the young Sydneyite, Kelvin Nagle, both broke the Huntingdale course record by…

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Sunday Football On Maclean Oval

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 6

MACLEAN.--At the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council, a letter was received from the Lower Clarence Rugby League, making application for…

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Shannon To Run In Rich U .S. Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday (A.A.P.).--Shannon, who is one of the 24 nominees for the 50,000 dollars Bay Meadows Handicap…

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BOWLS. Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 2

All play this afternoon and on Sunday afternoon will be at the Kemp street green…

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Rugby League Preparation for Country Week Trial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 5

REMOVAL of the hurdles and high jump fixture, marking a football field, and cleaning the grandstand in readiness for the important Country Week inter-group trial match in the afternoon, will make the Grafton Showground arena a busy place…

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BOWLS New Green Opened At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

MACLEAN, Sun.--In brilliant sunshine yesterday, the Maclean Bowling Club's new green in Jubilee Park was…

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Died While Playing Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

WAGGA, Sun.--A member of the Wagga Rugby League reserve grade team, William Patterson (22) of 'Edward street, Wagga,…

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Rugby League North Coast Backs Impressive In Trial

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

WITH one exception, the entire North Coast back-line which played in the inter-Group elimination match at Grafton yesterday. has been chosen in the side to meet a Tablelands and North-Western side at Tamworth next week-end…

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Tennis. Singles Title Holder Is Beaten

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

Alan Schafer, Grafton district singles champion, was defeated 6-4 by H Carson, in the singles matches of the A Grade teams' competition fixtures…

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Top Prize-Winners In U.S. Golf

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

CHICAGO, Sun. (A.A.P.).-- Lloyd Mangrum, with 12,104 dollars, was top prize winner in the 1948 winter golf tournaments. Bobby Locke (S. Africa),…

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Cricket. B Grade Win to Legion

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

Behind on the first innings, Coutts' Crossing made an unsuccessful bid for an outright win against Legion in the final of the C.R.C.A. second grade…

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Tennis Teams for

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 8

Coffs Club A Reserve team v Jetty, at Coffs on Saturday, April 24: P. Hamilton (capt), O. Chapman, B. Northam, G. Hannaford, Mrs…

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Football. Team to Meet Coff's Diggers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

The Upper Clearance team to meet Coff's Harbour Diggers on Sunday will be: F. Dreise, N. Walsham, W. Sneddon, Kevin…

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Saturday Football Attracts Crowd At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 5

COFFS HARBOUR.--The encouraging attendance at Saturday afternoon's interdistrict Rugby League fixture on the Showground, between Coff's Harbour…

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Maclean To Seek Grant For Public Tennis Courts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 5

MACLEAN.--The Maclean Municipal Council has decided to make application for a grant of £250 far the laying down of…

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Rugby League. Upper Clarence Football Fixture At Coff's Harbour?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Upper Clarence Football League, it was decided not to play a match on Anzac Day at Grafton…

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GOLF Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 5

Grafton Golf Club Associates' competition, played in conjunction with the eclectic trophy yesterday [?] A Grade Mrs. L. Gaddes 96-21-75,…

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