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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 36 of 81

Rugby League Big Winning Margins in First Grade

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 5

WINNING first grade sides in the All-River Rugby League competition yesterday scored heavily without much opposition. Largest margin was All Blacks' 41-2 victory over, Yamba at…

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Empire Cricket Team for India

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).--President of the Indian Cricket Board of Control, Anthony De Mello, announced that…

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Coffsn Bowls Championships

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 8

Championship games are lagging, but two matches were played at the week-end. On Saturday M. Eyles defeated T…

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Football Decision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. -- Three motions, vital to country football were passed unanimously at to-night's meeting of the New…

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Rugby League. Sawtell Defeats Woolffoolffa

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 5

WOOLGOOLGA.--Although they had a 14 points 'to 9 lead in the first half. Woolgoolga was soundly beaten by Sawtell in a second grade competition…

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TENNIS. Club Championships

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 5

The Grafton City Tennis Club's open Championships were continued on Sunday afternoon, when the weather conditions were still far from ideal for…

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Tennis at Chatsworth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

CHATSWORTH.--The Chatsworth Tennis Club has held two men's doubles tournaments recently. Practically every player…

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Notes From Coffs Tennis. Assn

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 8

Leading Association players will be in Force at Grafton, for that Association's Championship fixtures next…

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Five N.s.w. Players in Bowls Title

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday --Five N.S.W. players were left of the finn' sixteen after further play in the singles bowls championships…

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Lecture on Cricket by Test Umpire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.--On Sunday next, at the Coff's Harbour s Showground, well-known Test umpire George Borwick will, deliver a lecture on cricket, with special emphasis on umpiring ' and sidelights gathered from his experience as a Test umpire…

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Schools Football

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 5

The only matches in the Primary School's football competition on Friday will be between St.Marys Con[?]ent(Grafton) and South Grafton…

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New President for Clarence Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 5

The Upper Clarence Rugby League last night held a special general meeting, at which Mr. C. J. Shaw was elected…

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Bowls Title Matches

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 6

BRISBANE. Thurs.--The Australian bowls pairs' championship was won to-day by Bundaberg pair, B. Balm and A…

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Coffs Bowls Championships

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 8

Three more matches in Coffs Singles Championships were played on Wednesday. In "A" Grade W. Buckler…

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Football Referees

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 8

Football referees for the coming weekend matches have been chosen: For Urunga v Coffs, senior grade match, at…

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Golf Dorrigo Wins Assn. Championship

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

In the final of the Association Teams Match. Dorrigo, being the winner of the northern zone, met Macksville, the winner of the…

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Rugby League. Busy Week-End For South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

Members of South Grafton Football Club will, have a busy week-end. Most of the players will strip at Yamba on Sunday, as two teams of…

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Football Coffs in Lucky Win

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

In a game that was played under extremely bad weather Conditions with a strong wind blowing across field, Dorrigo…

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Football 100 Players This Week-end

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

Although Dorrigo's first-grade team is at the bottom of the competition ladder, football is booming here. Just on 100…

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Schools Football

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 5

In the schools football competition yesterday St. Mary's. Convent defeated South Grafton Public 3-9. The try was scored by P. Gillett…

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