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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1948

1,410 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 71

Von[?]nida's Golf Plans

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO. Thurs. (A.A.P.).-- The Australian golfer, Norman Von Nida, announced to-day he intended to stay in America and play golf "as long…

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Tennis 'Automatics' Arouse Keen Enthusiasm Annual Meeting — Night Tennis

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

The two 'automatic' handicap tournaments over the last two week-ends have attracted large entries. The courts were in splendid condition…

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Inter District Cricket Match at Maclean

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Players and supporters who intend to made the trip to Maclean next Monday are advised that a [?] will [?] and there are…

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Cricket Dorrigo Defeats Megan Cranney's Innings Deciding Factor of the Match

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Last week-end Dorrigo met Megan at Megan in the second round of the local competition. The game was keenly fought as both sides realised…

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ROWING. Regatta Committee To Meet Next Week

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

The president of the Regatta Committee (Mr. C. M. Pollack) announced yesterday that a meeting of the regatta…

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Cricket Teams

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

Railway v. Lodge, Fisher Park turf, Sunday, 1 p.m.: S. Everingham, D. Everingham, A. Everingham, W. Burke D. Southam, J. Hatch, J. Lawrence, N…

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Cricket Changes in C.r.c.a. Sides

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

Several changes have been made in the Clarence River Cricket Association teams to travel to Coramba and Nana Glen on Monday for matches against…

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Boxing Kemp Beats Fuller

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.-- Artie Kemp (9.9½) won a close points decision over Les Fuller (9.9⅗), in a 12-rounder, at Melbourne…

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Cricket Competition Lead Undergoes Change

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

OUTRIGHT wins by Old Students and St. Mary's in the C.R.C.A. first grade fixtures, on Saturday, placed those two sides ahead of the leaders, South Grafton, who were beaten outright by Ulmarra…

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BOWLS Week-end Play

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 8

Sunday last was mixed day on Coffs green and smother enjoyable afternoon resulted. Games: resulted: Mrs. Fanning, Mrs…

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Country Swimming Title To Kyogle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Mon.-- Kyogle won the premiership in the country swimming championships. The Kyogle swimmers gained…

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Cricket Umpires For Next

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 7

Two inter-district patches will be played on Sunday [?]xt when the Coffs Harbour Association representative and reserve g[?]de teams visit…

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TENNIS. Graham Cup Mixed Doubles Tournament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 5

The Grafton and District Tennis Association's annual Graham Cup tournament will be played on the City Courts during the second week in February…

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Easter Regatta for Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

AN enthusiastic meeting cf the Grafton and South Grafton Regatta Committee last night decided to conduct a Regatta at Grafton on Easter Saturday, March 27. The meeting was called at the…

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BOWLS Bellingen Club Official Opening

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

BELLINGEN.--The official opening of the Bellingen Bowling and Recreation Club took place at the week-end. Despite threatening weather conditions and some showers at night, conditions…

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Upper Orara Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

UPPER ORARA.--Mr. H. B. Ide was re-elected president of the Upper Orara Tennis Club at its annual meeting. Miss V. McCann was re-elected secretarytreasurer…

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Doctor's Claim— Bowls More Strenuous Than Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

A discussion on the degree of physical exertion required to play golf as compared with bowls, took place in the special Licensing Court in…

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BOWLS Mid-Week Play

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

Wet weather prevented the associates from their usual weekly social games on the local green on Tuesuav aiternoon. However, finer con…

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SWIMMING. South Grafton Championship Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 7

The first championship swimming carnival to be held at the South Grafton baths after a break of close on 15 years, will take…

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Tennis President Farewelled

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

A large and representative gathering of club members and supporters assembled at the Memorial Hall on January 20th to bid farewell to…

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