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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 31 of 81

British County Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 6

LONDON, Fri. (AAP).--The New Zealanders appear to be in an impregnable position in their match against Surrey at the…

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BOWLS. South Grafton Fours Competition Finals

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 5

To-day the finals of the South Grafton Bowling Club Saturday afternoon fours competition will be played…

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Rugby League All-River Teams Make Strong Replacements

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 5

ALL BLACKS, who suffered an overwhelming defeat at the hands of South Grafton last week, have chosen a stronger team to meet Waratahs at the showground to-morrow. The match, which will be in…

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Letters to the Editor Youth At Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 2

Sir, -- "Coming events cast their shadows before." The truth of this adage was never before so clearly evident as from a…

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Greyhound Racing Top Class Field In Championship Race

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 5

A SMART field containing well-known and outstanding North Coast performers has been entered for the main event on to-night's Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's programme, the North Coast Championship, over 440 yards…

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Fresco Jim And Pearler Tipped For Coff's Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 5

Fresco Jim, aged Wauchope gelding, which won over a mile at the Gladstone meeting last week appears to be handily…

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Athletic Notes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 5

Main even's contested by the Grafton Amateur Athletic Club to-day will be the handicap sprint events, for which a points score…

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Australians Aid Rugby Win

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.).—Seven thousand saw the Australians Pat Devery and Lionel Cooper provide 10 points of…

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Rugby League Close Scoring In Most All-River Matches

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 5

ULMARRA Ramblers, narrowly beaten by Maclean in the opening series, went down by only a few points to South Grafton at Ulmarra yesterday in the all-river Rugby League first grade competition…

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Greyhound Racing Championship Event Won By Mt. Neville

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 5

JUMPING into the lead at the start, Mr. Lollback's Mt. Neville, won the North Coast Championship event at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's fixture on Saturday night, by three lengths, from the odds-on favourite, Woodenme…

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Table Tennis Albury Champion Too Strong For Local Stars

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6

Miss Margaret Fisher, former Albury ladies' champion, dominated matches arranged by the Clarence Table Tennis Club…

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Coff's Races Agile Turns Tables On Fresco Jim

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—Central Coast horses proved too solid for northern contenders at the Coff's Harbour…

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Coffs Bowls Championships

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 8

Further games in Coffs Bowling Club Championships at the week-end resulted in wins for Tom Smith and Roy…

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Catholic Tennis Club Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 2

A string of successes were registered again last week-end by our competition teams and it is a credit to…

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Country Horses For Sydney Racing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon--Moograbah, considered one of the fastest gallopers in the southern districts for some years, is likely to race in Sydney during the…

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District Sporting Activities Big Day's Racing at Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 8

Brig fields faced the starter for all events at the meeting of Coffs Harbour Jockey Club on Saturday. The meeting…

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Country Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Rain this morning sent country bowlers scurrying from the Waverley green and by lunch time the…

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GOLF Mrs. Sexton Reduces Handicap

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 3

Mrs. J. Sexton, a Grafton associate, who is leaving shortly, relumed an excellent card of 66, six under par, on Wednesday,…

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Table Tennis Game of Skill

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 3

"We want people to realise that table tennis is not just a parlour game of hitting a ball over a net but a game of skill,"…

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Athletic Programme

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 5

The Grafton District Amateur Athletic Association Saturday afternoon programme at the week-end will incorporate the point score competition for…

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