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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 81

Victorian Wins Bowls Title

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE. Fri.--Glyn De Bosisto of the Victoria Club Melbourne won the Australian bowls singles championship this…

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Rugby League Maclean's First Local Appearance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN first grade side, which provided all except two of the Lower Clarence Weiley Shield team, will make its first appearance in the Upper Clarence area to-morrow when it meets Waratahs at McKittrick Park, South Grafton, in the All-River…

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GOLF Change In Draw For Stroke Event

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 5

As the Grafton Golf Club starter for to-day's 18 holes stroke event has not received entries from all players, it has…

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Greyhound Racing Special Handicap At Grafton To-night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 5

THE Special Handicap for low division dogs will provide the A main interest at the Grafton greyhound races to-night. The final, in which first and second in the heats will start…

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Athletic News

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 5

The Grafton District Amateur Athletic Club Mill continue Its point score competition at the Grafton Showground this…

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Bowls. Association Carnival Date Changed

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 3

The Clarence River District Bowling Association's annual carnival will be held this year, on the first Monday in October,…

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Cricket Umpire Examination

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Of 15 candidates who submitted [?] their New South Wares cricket…

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Rugby League Gill and Dreise in Winning Sides

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 5

RON GILL and Frank Dreise, two of Clarence River's leading footballers during the past decade, came out of retirement yesterday to play in the All-River competition. Both played a major part in…

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Greyhound Racing Black Saturday for Big Backers

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 6

IT was Black Saturday for most big backers at the Grafton greyhound races on Saturday night. No straight cut favourite was successful and only three well backed dogs won…

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Coffs Bowls Championships

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 8

More keen, matches in Coffs Bowling Club's Championships were played at the week-end. In "A" Grade…

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Tennis Win for Hungary

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Mon. (AAP).--Hungary has defeated Switzerland by five matches to nil in the European zone quarter-final of the Davis Cup…

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More Cricket Umpires

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

Seven additional candidates were examined yesterday and all were successful. They were O.Ryan, C. Wiseman, G. Plater…

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Top Town Defeats Jetty at Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 5

In a very interesting and enjoyable match yesterday, Top Town members of Coffs Bowling Club defeated Jetty…

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Catholic Tennis Tourney a Sparkler!

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 4

The best and most closely contested tournament ever held on the Catholic Courts was concluded yesterday. The…

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CRICKET Umpires Complete Examination

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.--The Board of Examiners of the N.S.W. Cricket Umpires' Association concluded its examination of candidates for umpires'…

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BOWLS. Top Town Wins King's Birthday Fixture

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon. -- The King's Birthday fixture, between teams representing Toptown and Jetty was…

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Country Week Plea By Golf President

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 5

An appeal for greater representation from the Northern Rivers' Golf Association at Country Week golf tournaments…

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Crowd Panic at Football Match

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.--In a crowd panic at Richmond Football Ground to-day children were trampled and dozens of…

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Coffs' Success at Inverell Races

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 8

Trainer Bill Jones, of Coffs Harbour, notched a double at Inverell racing carnival at the weekend. The horses were…

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Tennis Major Honours To Sydney -- Tablelands

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY and Tablelands players shared the major honours in the North Coast tennis championships, which ended at Grafton last night. It was one of the most successful series held at Grafton, and…

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