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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Greyhound Racing Nine Race Programme Scheduled For To-night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

THE principal event of the nine-race programme at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's meeting to-night will be the Special Stake, for which eight well-known performers have been nominated…

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N.S.W. Low Score In Shield Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—N.S.W was dismissed for 229 in its first minings in the vital Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day…

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"Racing Not Clean." Statement Unworthy Of N.R.R.A. President

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 4

"The statement by the Chairman of the Northern Rivers Facing Association that the A.J.C. could not keep racing…

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Country Swimming Championships

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—The junior freestyle State champion, June Legge, of Murwillumbah, virtually swam herself out of the…

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International Rugby Union

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 6

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.).—France defeated heland 16-9 in the International Rugby Union competition match played at…

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Indian Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 5

MADRAS, Sunday (A.A.P.).—India faced a follow-on in the fourth Test Replying to West Indies 582, India had lost six…

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Tennis. Night Teams Competition

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

An entry of 27 teams has been received for the City Club's night teams competition, scheduled to commence on…

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Bowls Coff's Pair Win for Third Time

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—The Coff's Harbour Bowling Club concluded its annual championships to-day with the…

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Greyhound Racing Successful Betting Coups At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 5

THREE betting coups were successful at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on Saturday night, bookmakers paying out heavily on each. They were recompensated in some measure by the success…

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Country Swimming Championships

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—In a stirring finish, R. Button (Singleton) won the 100 metres freestyle from M. Gallagher (Cook's…

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Bowls Carnival at Bellingen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 8

The holiday bowling carnival at Bellingen during the weekend was a highly successful fixture. Rinks were…

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Pairs Final of Bowls Championship

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 8

M. Eyles and T. Gleeson retained their title in the Pairs Championship final on Sunday. They defeated H…

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Inter-district Cricket Matches Next

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 8

Next Sunday, Upper Clarence District Teams Will play Coffs District teams at the Showground and Jetty…

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Grafton Swimming Club Programme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 3

The committee of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club, last night grew up a programme of races for Friday night…

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Doubles Tennis Championship

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.—John Bromwich and Adrian Quist will defend their N.S.W. doubles title at White City next Saturday. They…

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Indian Cricket Test

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

MADRAS, Tues. (A.A.P.).—The West Indies won the fourth test against India by an innings and 193 runs. After West Indies…

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Former Tennis Ace On Morals Charge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 1

SANTA MONICA (California), Tues. (A.A.F.).—The Deputy District Attorney (Mr. William Ritzi) yesterday issued a…

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Rumblings Of Trouble In English Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

LONDON.—Recent signing by some of the large clubs in English League Cricket look like afflicting the premier summer sport with the same problem as football—big money. The first rumblings of…

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Tennis Association Seeks Local Team for Country Week

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 3

THE hope that a strong team of men and women would represent the district at the next Country Week tournament was expressed by the president of the Grafton and District Tennis Association (Mr. F. Richardson) at the annual meeting last night…

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BOWLS Teams Visited Queensland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 3

Two teams from the Grafton Bowling Club visited Stanthorpe, Queensland, for that club's second annual bowling carnival…

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