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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1949

1,616 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 81

School Football To Be Developed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.—Mr. E. Nicholson, of Grafton, who introduced a suggestion to Group 2 last season…

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Water Brigade Regatta On Easter

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

Competitors from Kempsey, Ballina and Maclean are expected to swell local entries for the regatta being organised by the…

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SWIMMING. River Championships At Both Baths

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the Grafton and South Grafton Clubs last night finalised arrangements for the…

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Draw In Women's Cricket

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—An Australian Eleven forced a draw with the visiting English team in the women's cricket at Manly to-day…

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Athletic Association Formed In Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

Forty-seven people decided at a meeting in Grafton on Tuesday night to form the Graf ton District Amateur…

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Bowls Mid-Week Scores

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 8

Completion of the Central North Coast Bowling Association pennant games, washed out by rain last Sunday, will…

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BOWLS Cricketers To Play Bowlers

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN.—The following teams will represent the Fishermen's Cricket Club v. the Bowlers at howls on Saturday: A. Ford. A. Keating, K. Blair…

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Bowls Weather Conditions Against Play

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

Dorrigo pennant teams were unable to travel to Macksville last week-end for the last of the pennant games, owing to old Jupiter's…

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Dorrigo Tennis Club the Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

The annual meeting of the above was held in the Memorial Hall, on January 27. Seventeen members were present, and Mr. W. Sharp was…

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CRICKET Umpires' Association At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN.—The first meeting of the Lower Clarence Umpires' Association, increased the executive committee from, seven to 10, to include Messrs. C. R…

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Megan Wins District Cricket Comp. Dorrigo Defeated by 35 Runs Victors Deserving of Win

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

In the final of the Dorrigo District Cricket Association's competition, played at Dorrigo on Sunday last, Megan defeated Dorrigo by 35 runs, and thus became premiers for the current season…

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Bowls Grafton Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

The following club fours championship match, has been set down for decision on the Kemp street green this afternoon: R…

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Golf. Popular Event

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

The four ball stroke aggregate proved so popular last week-end that the match committee of the Graf ton Golf Club decided to…

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Cycling. Fine Racing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

Spectators were treated to some fine racing at McKittrick Park on Wednesday night. The fields were large and some…

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Football Club Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

The South Grafton Football Club held its annual meeting at the School of Arts, South Grafton, last night…

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Amateurs Compete In Golf Tournament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Thirty leading amateur golfers will be invited to play in the McWilliams' Wines £2500 tournament at…

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TENNIS. Night Competitions At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

WOOLGOOLGA.—Results of recent games in the Woolgoolga night competitions are:— A Grade: Miles beat Hot Shots…

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C.r.j.c. Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

The Clarence River Jockey Club has allocated £250 prize money for the programme to be Conducted o the Grafton course…

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Cricket Grounds Letter to the Editor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 2

Sir,—Ulmarra has forfeited to Coutts' Crossing first grade team Ulmarra has its own grounds to play on, and the C.R.C.A. has…

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Greyhound Racing Eight Event Programme For To-night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

ALTHOUGH nominations for Saturday night's meeting of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club are lighter than usual, providing only eight events, the quality has not deterioxated, and keen sport should result…

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