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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 81

New Football Club For Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 5

A new Rugby League Club is likely to be formed in Grafton to-night at a meeting convened by Mr. Arthur Lee, proprietor of…

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Greyhound Racing Happy Floss Lame After Splendid Win

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 5

HAPPY FLOSS, whose Special Stake win at Grafton on Saturday night was a blow to some bookmakers and most backers, was lame when returning to the kennels. Although she was having her…

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Seeded N.S.W. Players Lose In Tennis Titles

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sun.—In the Australian tennis championships yesterday three seeded N.S.W. players, Joyce Fitch fourth, Esme…

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Athletic Team For New Zealand

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.—The athletic team to visit New Zealand for the New Zealand championships was announced by the Athletic…

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Bowls. Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 5

At the Kemp street green on Saturday last two, of the vice-presidents presented a trophy for the four scoring the greatest number of points during…

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Cricket Point-score Table

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 8

The official record of points kept by the Coffs District Cricket Association for the currents season to date…

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Sporting Spotlight Coffs Plays Macksville Pennant Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 7

Coffs Harbour played Macksville in the Central North Coast Bowling Association's competition on…

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Cricket— Hillier Cup Next

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 8

Another of the series of competition matches is scheduled for Sunday next. The Nambucca Association…

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Sporting Spotlight CRICKET— L. Cluff Takes 5 for 10

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 8

Coffs and Woolgoolga, the two leading teams in the Coffs District Competition met at the Showground on…

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Swimming South Grafton Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 5

To-night the South Grafton Amateur Swimming Club will conduct the second half of the January championship carnival…

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Tennis Tournament Postponed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 5

As a result of yesterday's rain, the mixed doubles night tournament set down for City Courts last night, was not played. This tournament, which is in aid…

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Championship Tennis Surprising Upset

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wed.—The most surprising seeding upset in the Australian tennis championships to-day was in the women's…

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Boxing Champion In Stage Play Role

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wed.—The national welterweight boxing champion, Tommy Burns, is to play a leading role in the stage play, "Golden…

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BOWLS Social Games On Kemp Street

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 5

Social games of bowls will be played en the Kemp street green on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, the C. B. Bailey…

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Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 8

Because of the serious drop in membership of Coffs Tennis Club during the past year, it was decided at the…

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Cricket Dorrigo Defeats Sawtell

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Sawtell visited Dorrigo on Sunday last and played a friendly game, which was won by Dorrigo. Sawtell scored 77, and Dorrigo…

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Tennis Championships

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Fri.—Probably F. Sedgman has never played better in his career than to-day when he defeated W. Sidwell in the…

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BOWLS Competitions At South

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

A points score competition will be continued on Sunday afternoon, at South Grafton Bowling Club. On Monday a competition will be…

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GOLF Holiday Week-End Programme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

A diversified programme has been arranged by the Grafton Golf Club for members over the long holiday week-end…

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C.r.j.c. Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

The Clarence River Jockey Club will conduct the summer race meeting with a £250 prize-money allocation, on the Grafton…

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