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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

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BOWLS Bellingen Games

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 5

BELLINGEN.—Games on the Belligen green resulted:— Singles Championship: Harold Raytmond d. Sid Thomas, 3l-29, George…

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Table Tennis Club At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

A table tennis club, open to all financial members of the South Grafton Railway Institute, was formed at South Grafton…

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Racing Coffs Club To Join Southern Association

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The Coff's Harbour Jockey Club will obtain the permission of the Northern Rivers Racing Association and the A.J.C. to transfer its affiliation from the N.R.R.A. to the Central and Lower Coast Racing Association…

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News in Brief Inch Off Cricket Bat?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.—(A.A.P.).—Former Test cricketer, R.W.V. Robins, has suggested that the width of a cricket bat be reduced…

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Swimming South Grafton Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

South Grafton Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a championship carnival at the baths to-night, when it is anticipated…

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No Athletics Without Permission

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Shirley Strickland has been instructed by the West Australian Women's A.A.A. not to compete at athletic meetings until she…

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Bowls Macksville Defeated

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

A mixed day was placed on the green on Saturday last, and was well attended. Results of games:— Mrs. Harris, W. Smith. Mrs…

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BOWLS South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

Social games will be conducted on Saturday. On Sunday a points score competition will be commenced…

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Pennant Bowls on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

The Central Coast Bowling Association's pennant competitions will be resumed on Sunday next. Macksville…

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Gave Blood, Then Won at Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

On Saturday afternooon, Mr. R. G. Lyon, of Toowoomba, was playing bowls when a call came to give a blood…

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Coffs Tennis Players in Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

Coffs tennis players did well in Sydney, especially when it is considered that this is the first time a men's team from…

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Apprentice Seeks To Re-Enter Racing

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurts.—Apprentice Ron Coles, who announced his retirement from riding last month, is seeking permission to have his…

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CRICKET. Lower Clarence Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN. — The Lower Clarence Cricket Council has decided to send two representative teams to the Mid-Richmond on Anniversary Day. The…

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Cricket Teams For the Week-end

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

Coffs "A" Grade team to play Woolgoolga at Showground to-morrow:—L. Fowler (capt.), W. Quinn, L. Cluff, J. Malouf, R…

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Cricket Dorrigo Has Outright Win Whiskey Creek Not in Form

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

Dorrigo met Whiskey Creek at the latter's ground last Saturday, the game ending in an outright win for Dorrigo. Although Dorrigo won…

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Former Rugby Star Dies

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—Oscar Quinlivan, a former N.S.W. representative Rugby League player, died to-day. He and brothers Clinton…

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GOLF Week-JEnd Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

The Grafton Golf Club will stage an 18-hole Stableford competition to-day, and on Sunday a four-ball best ball Stableford…

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Greyhound Racing Tehanner Appeals Again At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

FAR North Coast greyhounds are likely to provide the finish of the Special Stake, chief event at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's fixture to-night, the first on the track since Christmas Eve…

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Cricket Zoning Scheme May Be Defeated

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

SEVERAL members of the Clarence River Cricket Association Board of Control claimed at a meeting last night that club delegates would reject the zoning proposal submitted by the association's sub-committee…

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Records Broken In Vic. Swimming

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Records were broken at the Victorian swimming championships last night…

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