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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Bowls South Grafton Pairs Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 5

The following pairs games have been set down for next week-end at the South Grafton Bowling Club's green:-Saturday, 2 p.m. Fitzsimmons,…

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TENNIS. Yamba's Two Wins

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 5

Yamba A grade tennis teams beat Martin's Point A grade. at Martin's Point. Scores were 9 sets 58 games to 1 set 18 games…

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Golf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

In the 4 ball best ball v par comp held last Saturday, Roy Briggs and Lal Buibidge won with 5 up. They just squeezed home, winning on a…

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Leichhardt Boxing

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Bernie Hall (10.0) k[?]o'd. Newcastle boxer, George Kapeen (10.1) in the 11th round of their scheduled…

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Entertaining Bouts Boxing Tournament

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

There was standing room only in the Memorial Hall on the night of July 15th, when promoter Jack Brady staged a series…

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Amateur Golf Titles

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Peter Heard and Tom Tanner will meet in the semi-final of the New South Wales amateur golf championship…

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TENNIS Handicap Tournament

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

The above club started its first club handicap tournament last weekend. The tourney includes mens singles, mens doubles, mixed doubles,…

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MEGAN Tennis Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

Megan A and B grade tennis players scored two victories on Saturday last. A grade defeated North Dorrigo 5 sets to 4, whilst the B graders…

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Resumption of Dog Racing

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

SIDNEY, Thurs.—Greyhound rasing will be resumed in the metropolitan area from next Saturday week when and afternoon meeting will be held a…

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Rugby League. All-River Match Postponed Again

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

The All-River competition match between South Grafton and All Blacks, which was to have been Played to-morrow afternoon, has been…

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Sporting Spotlight Next Sunday's Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 8

Everything is set for the most interesting game of the season, when Southern Zone plays Northern Zone two…

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Rugby League. South Public Leads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 5

Results of matches in the primary schools' football. competition, 6.3 division at Fisher Park yesterday practically assured South Grafton Public of…

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GOLF. Grafton Semi-Finals To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 5

Interest of Grafton golfers this week-end will again be centred on the club championships, the semi-finals of which…

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TENNIS. Proceeds For P. And C.

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 5

Proceeds from a mixed doubles handicap tenis tournament to be conducted at Ceuits' Crossing on Saturday, August, 13, and Sunday, August 14,…

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Two Football Shield Gaines To Orara

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 5

CORAMBA.—Orara and Bellinger Leagues contested Davies and Weiley Shield matches at Urunga. Orara wen the Davies Shield match…

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Greyhound Races Smart Dogs Against Mt. Neville To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 5

ANOTHER clash between Mt. Neville and My Amorous, with the brilliant young improving dogs, Lady Dibbo and Ambiguous, to provide opposition will be the feature of the Grafton Greyhound races this afternoon…

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Rugby League Grafton High Wins Carnival Series

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 5

LISMORE, Sunday.--Brilliant 17-years-old player Maurice Graham, starred for Grafton High, which won the 9.7 division of the Far North Coast Rugby League football carnival at Casino yesterday…

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Bowls Final Bowl Wins Grafton Pairs Title

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 3

THE last bowl of the game decided the Grafton Bowling Club's pairs championship on Saturday, S. L. Schaefer turning the head from three down to one up. He and the club president, A…

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Golf Schaeffer Brilliant In Easy Win

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 5

FLAYING at the p[?]ak of his form, Grafton Golf Club president and titleholder, Carl Schaeffer, convincingly defeated the club captain, J. Mulholland, in a semi-final of the 1949 championships yesterday…

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Joan Hammond to Play in Golf Tournament

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Australian singer, and golfer, Miss Joan Hammond, who arrived in Sydney late yesterday, said last…

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