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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Autralians Defeated in Inter- Nations Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 4

CAIRO, Sunday. (A. A. P.). -- Czecho- Slovak Internationals beat Australia in the second round of the Inter- Nations Cup…

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CRICKET. Good Bowling Retrieves Position

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 5

COFF 'S HARBOUR, Sun. -- Batting throughout the afternoon, Woolgoolga had lost nine wickets for 163 runs when…

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Greyhound Racing Mr. Atom Back To Top Form In First -up Success

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 5

Making his first public appearance on the track for months, 1949 Easter Maiden winner, Mr. Atom, gave a sterling exhibition of galloping to beat Brek in the Seventh Division A at the Grafton greyhound…

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Boxing Tournament By Athletic Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.--At a meeting of the committee of Maclean Athletic Club it was decided that for practices be held for a boxing tournament to be conducted…

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Coffs Football Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

To-night (Tuesday) at 7.30 is zero hour lads. The power is on and as Nelson said, every man is expected…

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Former Racing Official Dies

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Former A.J.C. judge; Mr. Dudley A. Smith, died suddenly at his home at Bayview this afternoon, aged 64…

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Around the Tennis Courts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 2

Night tennis got away to a rather patchy start last Tuesday. Only one match was played, that of Le Yarra V…

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Diggers' Cricket Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 1

The cricket match to be played at Upper Orara next Sunday between members of Coffs Harbour and Upper Orara…

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Forty Teams in Competition Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

From information provided by delegates to the Grafton and District Tennis Association's meeting, over 40 teams…

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Australians Top Cricket World

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon.--International cricket teams had little chance of beating Australia for the next few years…

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Cricket Jetty Versus Woolgoolga

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 8

The final match in the "A" Grade competition between Coifs Harbour Jetty and Woolgoolga promises to provide an…

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Easter Saturday Cycle Races CYCLING

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

COIF'S HARBOUR, Mon.--The Coff's Harbour Cycle Club, at its monthly meeting, decided to conduct a cycle race meeting on Brelsford Park on…

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Australian Cylcists Lead in Six-day Races

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

BERLIN, Mon. (A.A.P.).--Australian cyclists, Alf Strom and Roger Arnold were leading by a lap last night at the end of…

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Grafton Girls To Compete In Sydney ATHLETICS

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

Five sub-junior girls from the Grafton District Amateur Athletic Club will leave South Grafton to-day to compete in…

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Blair Challenge Cup TENNIS

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN: King's Creek had another victory in the Blair Cup challenge matches when they defended the trophy against…

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Players To Meet Toowoomba Team TENNIS

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR. Tues.--The Coff's Harbour District Tennis Association today announced the team to meet a team of four men players from Toowoomba…

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Urunga Associates GOLF

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 7

BELLINGEN.--On Tuesday associates entertained Mr. Bevitt at afternoon tea Mrs. Bruce, on behalf of the associates, thanked him for the excellent work he…

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Football South Grafton Starts Training

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 7

Members of the South Grafton Rugby League Football Club team have, commenced training in preparation for the coming season's games…

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Grafton Team Plays At Lawrence TENNIS

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 7

On Tuesday night a Grafton tennis team comprising Allan Schafer and Dr, A. McGeoch, the district's No. 1 and. No. 2 ranked players, with North Coast…

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Grafton Golf Opening

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 7

To-morrow will mark the official opening of the Grafton District Golf Club's 1950 season. The course will be in first-class…

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