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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Rugby League. All-River Series Starts May 8

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

The all-river Rugby League competition on the Clarence will open on Sunday, May 8, and nominations of competing…

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GOLF. Draw For Grafton Club Event

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

Saturday afternoon's competition at the Grafton golf links will be a stroke handicap over 18 holes for the Bodel trophy donated by Mr. J. Bodel of the…

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Football Dorrigo v. Urung April 24th

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

At a meeting in Bellingen on Monday night the management committee of Group 2 drew up the rules and arranged the draw…

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Dorrigo Tennis Club Opening Day on

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

The twice postponed Opening Day of the Tennis Club will take place on Sunday. On the two previous occasions rain…

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District Sporting Activities Coffs Football Prospects Encouraging

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 8

The trials held by the newly formed football team at the Jetty Oval last Sunday were very encouraging…

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Adelaide Golf

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Fri.—Eric Cremin (N.S.W.), with a morning round of 73, and a brilliant 70 in the afternoon, led by one stroke after…

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Tennis City Club v. Apex Tennis

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

The following team has been selected to represent Grafton City Club versus Apex Club, at City Courts 9 and 10, on Sunday…

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Diggers' Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

The committee of the Grafton Diggers' Race Club decided at a meeting on Thursday night to make arrangements for a special…

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Schoolboy Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—New South Wales to-day won the inter-State schoolboys cricket premiership at the Sydney, Cricket Ground…

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School Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

In the Primary Schools competition yesterday, South Grafton Seniors, three for 68 (Brian Graham 38 n.o., Bill Wappett…

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Mid-week Racing Change Sought

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A deputation from the New South Wales Trainers' Association will see the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley on Wednesday to ask permission for provincial race meetings to be held on Wednesdays…

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Greyhound Racing Light Emblem Chosen For Handicap

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

LIGHT EMBLEM, impressive winner over 520 yards last week, is selected to win the 740 Yards Handicap event at the Grafton greyhound races to-night. Light Emblem has not won…

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Grafton Races Assembly Ready for Four in Line

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

THE First Division Handicap, chief event at the C.R.J.C. Grafton races to-day, could provide the best race seen on the track for months. All except two of the seven horses are recent winners…

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Recommendation On Rugby Player

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A recommendation will be made by the New South Wales Country Rugby League to the New South Wales Rugby League Committee to-morrow night that former Western Suburbs five-eighth, Frank Stanmore, be made to play…

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Country Rugby League Difference Settled

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The management committee of the New South Wales Country Rugby League to-day announced that Group 9 (Young) will play in the four zone competition for the coming season…

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Woolgoolga Tennis Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

WOOLGOOLGA—At a meeting of the Woolgoolga Tennis Association it was decided to purchase cups for presentation to…

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Injured at Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

Mrs. J. A. Morton, of William street, South Grafton, suffered[?] probable fracture of the left wrist while playing tennis on…

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Rugby League. South Grafton Beaten At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—After [?] fast and interesting match on the Jetty oval this afternoon Coff's Harbour…

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Rugby League All Blacks' Three-quarters Show Form

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

All Blacks first grade side's back division displayed impressive penetration in a trial match against Waratahs at the…

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Greyhound Racing Grafton Winner Again Injures Foot

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 5

KY AERO limped back to the kennels with a badly injured too after winning the Fifth Division at the Grafton, greyhound races on Saturday night. The mishap was a blow to a Grafton bookmaker, who recently…

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