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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 81

Pickworth Leads In Golf Tourney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs—The Australian open golf champion, Ossie Pickworth, returned a three under par and record 68 to take the…

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Golf Opening Day This Week-end

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

Owing to the weather conditions, Opening Day was postponed until this week-end, April 2 and 3…

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GOLF Week-End Play At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

The Grafton Golf Club will conduct an 18-hole v. par competition to-morrow, starling at 12.45 p.m. The draw will be made at the…

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Saxony Scratched From Big Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Victorian mare Saxony, was scratched to-day from both the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup. The mare will remain in…

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10 Races for Grafton Dogs

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

The Grafton Greyhound Club will conduct a 10-eveht programme for its meeting on Saturday night. The principal event on the programme…

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No Anzac Day Races At Casino

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

The secretary of the N.R.R.A., Mr. L. J. Fitzgerald, has been notified by the A.J.C. that permission for the Anzac Day races at Casino on April 25…

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Cricket. Mountain View, Tucabia to Play in Final?

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

The C.R.C.A. second grade final is likely to be played by Mountain View (Division 1.) and Tucabia (Division 2)…

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Brisbane Boxing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri.—The Queensland middleweight champion Cario Prandolini, 113 1/2, knocked out the Frenchman. Toddy…

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Newcastle School Wins Swimming Shield

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.—Newcastle Girls' High School won the Relay Shield, the Country High School Shield, and attained the highest…

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Grafton Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 5

Nominations for next Saturday's Clarence River Jockey Club races at Grafton will close on Monday at 5 p.m?…

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Rugby League Ulmarra Club Appoints Coach

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 5

ULMARRA.—Fred. Felsch, captain of the New South Wales team from 1938 to 1941, and South Sydney captain for 1936…

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Greyhound Racing Rio Boy Well Fancied In Mixed Stake

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 5

RIO BOY is considered by keen greyhound form followers to be a strong chance in the Mixed Slakes, chief event of the Grafton Greyhound Club's fixture to-night. Rio Boy won a Fourth…

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Grafton Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 6

Nominations close at 50 p.m. to-day for the Clarence River Jockey Club's races at Grafton next Saturday. Weights will be…

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Tennis Star Recovers

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG, Sun. (AAP)—The Australian tennis player, Joyce Fitch, has fully recovered after her collapse following the…

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Rugby League Trial Matches For All Clubs

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 5

The Four Upper Clarence Rugby League clubs had trials yesterday and about 120 players had a run…

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Golf Triple Dead-heat on Grafton Links

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 3

A TRIPLE dead-heat in the A grade, and a dead-heat in the B grade occurred in the 18-hole versus par competition of the Grafton Golf Club on Saturday afternoon. A grade honours were shared…

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Greyhound Racing Narrow Win by to Along at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 5

MAKING a return to racing after a spell of three months, Toalong narrowly won the Mixed Stakes, chief event at the Grafton greyhound races on Saturday night He was pressed throughout…

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Swimming Pool Is Coffs-Urgent Need

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

"The establishment of an Olympic standard swimming pool at Coffs Harbour is a vital and an urgent need," said Mr. C. G. Lauder, Principal of the High School, at the…

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Notes From Catholic Tennis Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 8

Activities of Catholic Tenhis Club over the past fortnight have been handicapped by inclement weather, but…

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Good Start for Football Season

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 8

Coffs Harbour footballers turned out in force on Sunday when a practice game was held at the Jetty Oval…

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