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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 44 of 81

Women's Golf

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. -- Country champion, Norma George, was beaten one up by Miss Mae Corry in the first round of the…

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Coffs Bowls Championships

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 3

More very interesting games in the Club Championships were played at the weekend. In "A" Grade…

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Catholic Tennis Club Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 8

Tennis is improving each weekend at our courts as everyone prepares for the coming championships…

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Unusual Accident On Golf Links

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 5

Kevin Bourke, Bowraville Golf Club Secretary, was the victim of an unusual accident when playing in a competition…

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GOLF. Five Stroke Off Winner's Handicap

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 3

Gerald Fitzgerald, who won the Grafton Golf Club's par handicap event with one up, has had his handicap reduced by…

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Greyhound Racing Mt. Neville To Beat Sydney Speedster

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 5

GREYHOUND racing at Grafton this atternoon--the first daylight fixture since power restrictions began--will be featured by the clash between Mt. Neville and the Sydney performer, Brazen Murray, in the Top Stake…

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Good Racing, Folk

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

GRAFTON'S famous racing carnival swings into full life to-day. With good weather, every sign points towards…

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Rugby League. Ulong Decisively Defeats Orara

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 4

One of the largest crowds of the season saw Ulong decisively beat Orara in a hard fought game at Ulong…

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Tennis Coaches To Visit Country

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--Six New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association coaches will visit country areas next month to coach juniors and honorary instructors…

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Action Shots At Grafton-Lismore Tennis Matches

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 5

Action shots taken during the Grafton-Lismore tennis matches at Lismore on Sunday show Mrs. Owen (Lismore) making a return while her partner, Mrs. Gaggin, watches; and Noel Schafer (Grafton) reaching for a high return in the Garrard…

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Greyhound Races Track Time Smashed By Mt. Neville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 5

MT. NEVILLE, 20-months-old Banfort--Dainty Bon dog, smashed the track record for 440 yards at the Grafton greyhound races yesterday afternoon. Leading all the way Mt…

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Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 4

Cathedral teams for Saturday:--A grade Cathedral v. Astrea at Cathedral: W. Mylchreest (capt), H. McGeoch, Mesdames Schafer and…

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Pair For Women's Golf Final

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--Title-holder, Miss Patrick Borthwick, will meet Mrs. E. J. Gowing in the final of the N.S.W. women's golf…

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Big Crowd Enjoys Day's Racing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 3

The biggest first-day crowd for many years thrilled to a fine day's racing on the Grafton coarse yesterday when the Clarence River Jockey Club began its 1949 July…

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Dobbin at the Races Wonders Why

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

Those busy chaps on the little wooden stands don't put their heads in their feeding bags. Andy Blades wasn't keen on…

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Bowls

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

On Saturday last social games were played by club members and results are as follow:— Devine, Hollingworth, W. Jones,…

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Tennis

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

Dorrigo club held a successful mixed doubles tournament last week-end. Visiting players from Tyringham and Bostobrick…

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Golf Associates

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 5

The associates will play an 18 holes stroke competition to-day. The draw will be at the clubhouse at 1.30 p.m. Visitors will be welcome…

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Mid-week Bowls Results

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 8

Two rinks played close and very enjoyable games on Wednesday afternoon. Sawyer, Hutton, Ranby, and Robinson…

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Sawtell Tennis Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 8

Sawtell Tennis Club has been doing very well in both the Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning competition,…

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