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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 81

CRICKET Dour Struggle At Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 5

BELLINGEN.—The N.C.C.C. cricket fixture at Bellingen developed into a dour struggle. It finished as a win for Nambucca…

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FOOTBALL. Mr. R. L. Watkin Again President Of Upper Orara Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 5

UPPER ORARA.—Mr. R. L. Watkin was re-elected president of the Football Club for the fifth year in succession, at the annual meeting of the club…

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Friday's Programme of Swimming Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

At the meeting last night the committee of the Grafton Amateur Swimming Club decided to repeat the programme…

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Cathedral Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

The Christ Church Cathedral Tennis Club will officially open its season on Saturday afternoon next…

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New Golf Control Body

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

Sydney, Wed.—A new organisation known as the N.S.W. Golf Association has been formed to control the game in this State…

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Barnes Will Continue Cricket

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—Test batsman Sid Barnes said to-day he will continue to play cricket in Australia and hoped to reach top…

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Bowls C.r.d.b.a. Pairs

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

One of the semi-finals in the Clarence River District Bowling Association pairs will be played off at the South Grafton green on…

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Betting On Women's Athletic Meetings

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—Heavy betting has been going on at the women's athletic meetings, particularly in events in which Mrs. Fanny…

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Tennis Association Activities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 6

Delegates generally expressed disappointment at the annual meeting of Coffs Harbour District Tennis…

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Bowls Pennant Finals Next

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

The Central North Coast Bowling Association's Pennants series for this year will conclude next Sunday…

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Tennis Coff's Competitions to Be Resumed

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR.—Day and night competitions, leading up to the district championships later in the season will be conducted by the Coff's Harbour District Tennis Association. The association will compete in Dyer and Jansen Cup…

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TENNIS. South Grafton Club's Successful Year

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

The South Grafton Railway Institute Tennis Club annual meeting was well attended. The president, Mr. H. Gadd, in his…

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Local Tennis to Be Well Catered for

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

Tennis players in Coffs District will be Well caterered for during file coming season if sufficient entries are…

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BOWLS— Dorrigo Blues In Unbeatable Position Excellent Performance by Young Club

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

Dorrigo pennant bowlers have created quite a stir among other clubs in the pennants competition by thus far being undefeated. If they continue their successful run against ' Macksville next Sunday, it will mean the Dorrigo blues have been undefeated in all…

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GOLF. Grafton Club's Stableford Handicap

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

An 18-hole Stableford handicap will be held at the Graf ton Golf; Club to-day. On Sunday morning a hew competition a four-ball stroke aggregate…

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CRICKET John Towells' Shield

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The secretary of the North Coast Cricket Council (Mr. L. Fowler) received yesterday from Sydney the John…

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Big Cricket on North Coast

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Friday.—An application for a match against the next English louring cricket side will be made by Mr. Lionel Fowler, secretary of the North Coast Cricket Council. It has to be lodged with the Board of Control…

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Racing South Grafton Meeting Promises Good Sport

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

NOMINATIONS for the South Grafton Jockey Club's meeting on the Grafton racecourse to-day, include 39 individual horses, with 1.6 visitors, representing the best gallopers on the coast…

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Greyhound Racing R. Bender Handicap Attracts Keen Field

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

THE main attraction at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club's meeting to-night will be the R. Bender Handicap, run in four heats and a final, over the 515 yard journey. Thirty-two dogs will face…

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British Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Sun (A.A.P.). — The fifsh round of the Football Association Cup produced a glut of goals, and Hull City, in the southern section of the Third…

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