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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1948

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BOWLS Official Opening Of Maclean Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

MACLEAN.--The president of the Maclean Bowling Club (Mr. K. McDonald) has given details of arrangements for the official…

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Football Club's Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

LOWANNA. -- The annual meeting of the Lowanna Football Club was held in the Lowanna Hall with a splendid gathering of…

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Tennis Stars To Play Here

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

Exhibition games by several tennis champions will be given at the Grafton City Courts on March 17…

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Junior Football Costly But Justified

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR. -- Mr. W. Cunningham, retiring treasurer to the Coff's Harbour-Coff's Jetty Cup Club, told members at the annual meeting that the…

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Football Two Cup Clubs for Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Members of the Coff's Harbour-CofFs Jetty Cup Club have decided that no effort will be made to induce the newly formed Diggers' Club to discuss amalgamation. The Cup Club will continue to maintain a cup team and reserve cup team…

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Early Football Days On The Lowest River (III)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

In the early years of the century football on the Lower Clarence was, owing to very limited methods of transport, confined to…

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Plans for Grafton Easter Regatta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

At meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Regatta Committee last night it was decided to request the committee of the…

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Boxing at Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 4

Woolgoolga Diggers have arranged an excellent programme of boxing bouts at the Woolgoolga Memorial Hall to-morrow night. Most of the bouts scheduled…

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Damages Claimed by Racing Man

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--A claim for £5100 damages by the well-known racing man, James Charles Bendrodt, against a horse float company, for burns to Bendrodt's…

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Football Successful Season For Upper Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

"A MOST successful season," were the words the president of the Upper Clarence Rugby League (Mr. E. Nicholson) used to describe the 1947 football season, at the annual meeting of the league last night…

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Bowls Week-end Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

The following games have been set down for the week-end:-- Saturday Afternoon: E. Maxted, A. Englert, J. Davies, C…

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Bowls Pairs Comp. in Full Swing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

The following team has been selected to meet a rink from Coffs at the week-end:—N. Hobbs. J. Davis, H. Whitehead. M. Feros (s)…

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Upper Orara Football Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 8

The annual meeting of the football club on Monday last agreed that the uniform for players this year be green with gold V sweaters, white…

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Football Dorrigo Club Reforms

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

Judging by the enthusiasm displayed at the annual and committee meetings of the above on Friday evening last, a highly successful…

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Cricket Megan Downs Hernani

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

In a low scoring match, Megan defeated Hernani outright on Sunday. The bowlers had a day out and were assisted by some really good…

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C.R.J.C. Meeting Endeavours To Better Racing In Area

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

THE committee continues to explore every means of improving racing in the area, said the chairman of the Clarence River Jockey Club (Dr. E. P. Holland) at the annual meeting of the club last night…

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Golf. Last Event Before Official Opening

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 5

A nine-hole stroke event at the Grafton Golf Club to-day will be the last opportunity for members to have competition practice before the official…

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Golf. Opening Day Saturday Next

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 2

Next Saturday at the Grafton Golf Club will be the official opening day of the 1948 season. Good February weather and…

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CRICKET. Competition Matches Postponed

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 2

Rain washed out all play in the Upper Clarence Cricket Association's competition on Saturday. The decision to abandon play for the…

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Von Nida Second In U.S. Golf

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 4

ST. PETERSBURG (Florida), Sun. (A.A:P.).--Von Nida advanced to second place in the third round of the St. Petersburg…

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