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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 81

Bowls Pairs Games

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.--Probably the three most decisive wins today on the second and final day of the sectional play in the…

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Tennis North Coast Championships

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 5

Interest of tennis enthusiasts is centred on the North Coast championship tournament, which will be cond[?] by the Grafton City Club on the…

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Bowls Postponed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wed. --Heavy rain which fell in the metropolitan area last night and to-day caused the postponement of to-days programme in the…

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School Football Fixtures To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 5

Only one division in the Primary. Schools' football fixtures will begin to-morrow as the composition of the 6.3 division has not been settled…

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Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the club conducted an 18 hole v par competition and the winning card of —2 was returned by Fred Wheaton…

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English Cricket

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).--A superb display of fast-medium bowling by L. Jackson, of Derbyshire, not only dominated the cricket before tea in the…

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Revival of Miniature Golf

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 8

The construction of a miniature golf course at Lower Bucca School revives a sport that was very popular some…

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Football Teams For Dorrigo

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 8

Next Sunday Coffs will take two teams to Dorrigo to play the second last game in the competition. Two buses will…

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Coffs Golf Club's Diggers' Day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 7

Diggers' Cup carnival will be a big day on Coffs golf links on Sunday, June 12. A big programme has been arranged and…

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Mid-week Races for Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs. --The first midweek race meeting at Goulburn since the war is expected to be held early in August…

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TENNIS. Pails Beaten After Fine Display

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).--America's Donald Budge beat Australia's Dinny Pails, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, in the quarter-final of the world indoor professional tennis…

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Dorrigo Tennis Club Comps. Off to Good Start

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

Competition games commenced on Saturday last and quite enjoyable games were witnessed. Results are as follow: Dorrigo I defeated…

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Football Bellingen Defeats Dorrigo in Weiley Shield Match

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 2

In a game full of thrills, Bellinger River League team defeated Dorrigo 21-11 in the first Weiley Shield fixture at Dorrigo on Sunday…

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TENNIS. Teams Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 5

Grafton and District Tennis Association teams competition will be continued this afternoon, when the eighth series of matches in Round are set…

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Grafton Racing Stakes Total £5280

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 5

Grafton between June 18 and July 23, £5280 in prize money will be distributed among owners. The series will form the…

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Rugby League Yamba Capable of Beating All Blacks

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 5

YAMBA, which was defeated in previous games, has chosen a side capable of beating Air Blacks at the Graf ton Showground to-morrow in the All-River first grade competition. The team includes Lower…

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Athletics. King's Birthday Prospects

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 5

Included in a mixed programme of achieves to be staged by the Grafton District Amateur Athletic Club at the Highland…

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Newcastle Boxing

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Keith Fernch (10.2) tk.o'd. Sid Sullivan (10.7) in the eighth round of a 12-round contest at Newcastle…

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Rugby League Poaching

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun --A move will be made by Country Rugby League delegates to the general meeting of the N.S.W. Rugby…

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Game Boxing Display By Australian

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG, Sunday (A.A.P.) .--Australian boxer, Jack Marr, last night gave one of the gamest displays ever seen in the…

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