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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 27 of 81

BOWLS ("Be Up")

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

Anzac week-end found both ladies and men enjoying a roll-up. The games were good and everyone was in good spirits. The results were:—…

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Dorrigo Golf Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

Last Saturday afternoon the club conducted a 4 ball best ball v par competition, which proved very popular. The winning score of 3 up…

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North's Football Team

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

North Dorrigo's team to play Cascade on Saturday afternoon is:— Grace, Pitkin, Bailey, Kedzlie (2), Darley, Bonfield, Schwager, Burley…

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Rugby League. Fred Felsch For Group

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 5

Fred Fetsch, former State captain, has been chosen among the 20 players to turn out with Upper Clorence League in the Group 2 trial games at…

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Coff's Swimming Pool Not Matter Of £.s.d

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR—"A swimming pool in Colt's Harbour should not be regarded in terms of pounds, shilling and pence, but must be, looked upon as an asset which might be the means of saving lives."…

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District Sporting Activities Coffs Mid-week Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 6

A match of fluctuating fortunes was played in the first round of the Singles Championship between Alick…

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Football Dorrigo Down to Urunga

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

The first match of the Group competition was played last Sunday when Urunga defeated Dorrigo 10-7 after a hard battle…

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Visit From Cricket Assn. Examiners

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 5

The secretary of Coffs Harbour District Cricket Umpires' Association, Mr. W. Amos, has received advice…

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Athletic News

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 5

The secretary of the Graf ton District Amateur Athletic Association, Mr. M. Godbee, hopes to arrange a visit of a team, from Newington College, Sydney…

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North Coast Title At Grafton Regatta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 2

CHATSWORTH Island, Graf ton and Maclean crews will fight out the North Coast butcher boat championship to be rowed over one mile at the Grafton Rowing Club regatta to-day. Chatsworth Island will be…

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Bowls. Clarence Club Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN.—At the annual meeting of the Clarence Bowling Club, the president (Mr. A. G. Harris) reported that during the…

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Paddon Damages Racing Boat

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 3

LISMORE, Fri.—World, professional sculling champion Evans Paddon to-day damaged his new boat which was specially built…

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Rugby League Coff's Teams For Trial Games

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The following team has been chosen to represent the Coff's Harbour League in its Country Week trial…

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Golf D. Pullen Trophy To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

The D. Pullen trophy will be contested on the Grafton golf links to-day. The competition will be an 18 hole par handicap…

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TENNIS Day Competitions At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.—Thirty one teams have entered in the Coff's Harbour Tennis Association's day competition which…

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CRICKET Test Umpire To Visit Coff's

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.—Mr. George Borthwick, Australia's most prominent Test Umpire, will visit Coff's Harbour, as a member of the board of…

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Greyhound Racing Snowy Hudson Will Be Shorter To-Night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

SNOWY HUDSON, "Examiner" selection for the 740 Handicap at the Grafton greyhound races to-night, is certain to start a much shorter price than he did at the last meeting, where he won a similar event…

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English Golf

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 6

LONDON, Sun. (AAP)—Ronnie White, a Liverpool solicitor, beat Charles Stowe, a Wolverhampton mechanic and a Walker…

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Lismore Golf

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 5

LISMORE, Sun.--Playing under difficult conditions on soaked links the Australian professional Norman Von Nida partnered by…

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Queensland Rugby Union Team

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sun.--The following team has been selected to represent Queensland in the Rugby Union match against New…

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