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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 81

Cut Fees In Effort To Popularise Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR.—General comment on the position of tennis clubs in the Coff's Harbour district at the end of 1948' has not been as favourable as was the case in previous years. Generally, memberships were lower, and fewer members have used club…

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Golf Champion Hurt

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

NEW YORK. Thurs. (A.A.P.) —Ben Hogan, the United States national open golf champion, was injured in a collision…

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Bowls Bellingen Carnival Week-end

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

A gala week-end was held at the Bellingen green on Sunday and Monday last (holiday week-end). Teams from Casino, Nimbin,…

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Table Tennis Players Seek Association

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

The Clarence Table Tennis Club has called a meeting for February 11 to form an association of table tennis players. The…

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Sporting Spotlight Children's Tennis Catered for

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 6

Jetty Tennis Club is appealing to parents to point out to their children the advantages of tennis. The Club…

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TENNIS. Power To Discipline Defaulting Members

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

Last night's annual meeting of the Grafton City Tennis Club empowered the committee to discipline any club member…

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GOLF New Type Event On

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

A new type of event, which officials of the Grafton Golf Club consider will become popular, is scheduled for Sunday morning…

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Greyhound Racing Sydney Performers Lend Added Interest

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

TO-NIGHT'S programme at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's fixture, will have added interest, consequent upon the entry of two Sydney performers, Yankee Law and Master Petuna, who have been nominated fox the Fifth and Sixth Divisions…

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Dutch Woman Will Compete In Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.—Mrs. Fanny Blankers-Koen had a trial to-day and announced immediately, after that she would definitely…

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G.P. And A. Society Speedway Racing On Showground

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 3

THE Council of the C.P. and A. Society yesterday decided to ask the Clarence River Motor Cycle Club to send delegates to a meeting of the society's management committee to finalise arrangements for the staging of motor cycle speedway racing on…

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Marshall Breaks Swimming Record

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—The Victorian Olympic swimmer; John Marshall, clipped 3.9 seconds, off American, Jack Medica's…

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BOWLS. Alan Smith Is River Champion

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

Alan Smith, of the Graf ton club, won the final of the Clarence Riyer District Bowling Association 1948-49 single…

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Racing High Caste Filly Wins Opening Event

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

A FIELD of nine in the Improvers' Handicap, the opening event at the summer meeting of the C.R.J.C., one of the largest for some considerable time, inaugurated a keen and interesting afternoon's sport, on the Grafton course on Saturday afternoon…

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Five Horses Down At Brisbane Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sun.—Five horses fell a furlong and a half from home approaching the short straight, in the First Division of the Sixth Division, At Albion…

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BOWLS C. Pugh Trophy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 5

The C. Pugh trophy, for the highest score, was conducted by the Grafton Bowling Club on Saturday, at the Kemp street green…

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Indian Test Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 5

BOMBAY, Mon. (A.A.P).—The West Indies 286 and 3/152, appeared to have a winning lead over India, 193, at stumps yesterday, in the final test…

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Jansen and Dyer Cups Tennis

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 8

The fixtures for the Jansen and Dyer Cups were discussed at the annual meeting of Coffs Tennis Association on Saturday…

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Junior Tennis Classes To Continue

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 8

Mr. I. Amos, who has conducted tennis coaching classes in an honorary capacity for junior players in the district…

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Tennis Club at West Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 6

The inaugural meeting of the West Coffs Harbour Tennis Club was held on Friday night. Sixteen prospective members…

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CYCLING Races To-night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 5

Cycle races will toe held at McKittrick Park to-night: Big fields are anticipated. Heats will be held for the mile and half-mile handicaps…

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