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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 46 of 81

TENNIS. Lower Bucca Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 5

LOWER BUCCA.--A Well attended meeting of the Lower Bucca Tennis Club decided to admit children to club membership provided they had…

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Golf Coff's Harbour Open Day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 5

Coff's Harbour golf associates will hold their annual open day on Sunday, July 31. Entries close on July 27. Grafton associates who wish to make…

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New English Cricket Captain

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).--Northants' captain, Freddie Brown. 38, has been, invited to captain England in the remaining two cricket tests against New…

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Bowls Club Prefers Grass to Sawdust Green

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 8

Coffs Harbour Bowling Club committee last night decided against the construction of a sawdust green…

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Coffs Golf Club's Week-end Play

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 8

Members took advantage of the ideal golfing weather over the weekend and turned up in large numbers to…

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District Sporting Activities Tennis Association Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 8

E. Robinson, of Boambee, is the junior selected to represent this Association at the NSWLTA Coaching School…

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Tennis Stars May Apply For Visas

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 5

BERNE, Mon.(A.A.P.).--Despite, a last-minute plea from Prague to return home and face their punishment Czech tennis exiles Jaroslav Drobny and…

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Reader Urges Longer Races For Local Horses

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 5

An appeal for Clarence River race clubs to conduct more races over middle distances is made in a letter written to, the "Daily…

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Greyhound Racing Special Match Race For £200 And Cup

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 5

THIS afternoon at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's meeting, a special match race will be staged between Mt. Neville; the North Coast champion, and My Amorous, Wentworth Park champion, for £100 aside and the Championship Challenge Cup, donated…

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No Action Taken On Proposal For New Racing Association

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

LISMORE, Mon.--No action on the proposal to form a breakaway Richmond-Tweed Horse Racing Association was taken…

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Injured Hand at Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 2

Robert James Daley (15). of 32 Pound street Grafton suffered a probable fracture of his right hand when playing football at…

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Companion Tweeds For South Grafton Races Tan For Suit ... Tan And Green Plaid For Top Coat

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 4

The suit of tan tweed is belted in leather. The jacket has the new, sloping shoulders and is buttoned twice above the belt and once below on the flared peplum. Pocket flaps set at the waistline emphasise the rounded hips The skirt is…

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Rhythm Of The Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 2

THE rhythm of the races has gotten into my blood. Circles, circles everywhere. Graceful curves. Swayings And…

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American Tennis Players To Visit Here

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.--The president of the Lawn Tennis Association, Sir Norman Brookes, will sign up a team of leading players for a tour of Australia,…

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At The Races Warm Coats And Furs For Cold Snap

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 4

A sudden cold snap deterred many of yesterday's racegoers from wearing their chosen frocks. Instead they appeared in classic suits and trim tailored costumes…

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BOWLS South Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

Handicap pairs to be conducted by the South Grafton Bowling Club this week-end are:-- Saturday: W. Fitzgerald and…

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Cricket Lecturer

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR. -- Well-known cricket umpire, Bill Amos, of Coff's Harbour, has been honoured by the New South…

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Tennis for Sawtell School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 8

At a public meeting held recently it was decided that Sawtell P & C should apply to the Shire Council for…

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Horse Racing Establishing Itself in Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 8

Coffs Harbour is developing as a racing centre. The Jockey Club has survived its period of establishment and…

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Another Football Win to Upper Orara

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 3

A competition match of considerable interest was played on Upper Orara ground on Sunday last, when…

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