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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 81

First, Swimming Coach

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun:—For the first time in N.S.W. a professional coach has been appointed to an Amateur Swimming Club…

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Indoor Tennis Titles

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sun. (A.A.P).—Richard Gonzales won the national indoor tennis championship yesterday, defeating the…

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South Africa's Leading Tennis Players

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 5

JOHNNESBURG—Eric Sturgess, 28, of Johannesburg, is South Africa's number one player in the inter-dominion matches in this country. Sturgess' fluent style has…

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Rugby League. Further Plaining for All-river Competition

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

Some of the difficulties associated with the establishment of an all-river Rugby League competition on the Clarence this…

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Rugby League Group To Re-Form As Zones

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Management Committee of the N.S.W. country Rugby League decided to-day that three former prominent groups—Groups 9 Young, 13 Wagga, and 17 Whitton will definitely split up and form four zones for the coming…

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Cricket Problems Bat Chip Knocks Bail Off

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 5

The problem set this week by well-known North Coast cricket umpire, Mr. W. Amos, of Coifs Harbour, is one which deals with…

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Warwick Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 5

Mr. Tom Wormald has Deen re-eic[?]ed president of the Warwick' Rugby League for the third year in succession…

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Night Bowls In Adelaide

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

When visiting Adelaide recently, Mr. J. J. Murphy, Chairman of the BGF, had a game of night bowls. Owing to the…

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Bright Bowls Programme for Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 1

A bright, and entertaining bowls programme is ahead for playehs at Coffs. Arrangements were finalised by the…

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To Prepare Plans For Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The establishment of a swimming pool at Coff's Harbour has been taken up by the Chamber of Commerce, which has appointed a sub-committee to prepare proposals for submission to the next meeting of the Chamber…

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Special Meeting re Bowls Club House

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 4

The committee of Coffs Harbour Bowling Club last night decided to hold a special general meeting of members on…

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Attractive April Racing At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 5

ATTRACTIVE race programmes have been offered for three Grafton race meetings early next month, culminating in the £100 Grafton Diggers Cup on Easter Monday. In the three fixtures, on…

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Cricket Umpires For Final Matches

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

Umpires appointed for the final matches of the season of Coffs Cricket Competition are as follow:—A Grade—Orara v…

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Cricket Umpires Versus The Rest

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

Coffs Cricket Association Umpires have chosen their team to play in the challenge match against a team to be chosen…

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TENNIS Night Matches On

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 5

Rain on Monday night prevented play in the Grafton City Club's night teams' competition. Matches set down for that night…

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BOWLS. Coff's Harbour Club Championships

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The ColTs Harbour Bowling Club has decided to conduct championships in A and B grades during this season. The draw has just…

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Rugby League. Waratahs Elect New President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 3

Following the resignation of Mr. C. C. Pitt asacting president, last night's meeting of the Wararath Football Club unanimously…

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Death of Old Racing Identity

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 5

Mr. Olaf M. Kelly, who died on Monday was an official of the Northern Rivers Racing Association for many years. Appointed…

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Coursing Attitude

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Coursing at Booty Hill in May would not be prevented by yesterday's dismissal of an appeal by a N.C.A. official against his…

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Football This Weekend

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

The first football match of the season will be played on Saturday afternoon, when the Dorrigo 10.7 team will play North…

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