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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

1,670 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 84

Sporting Round-up Sawtell School Swimming

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

In perfect weather Sawtell Public School held their, first swimming carnival in Bonvilie Creek at Bonville Reserve on…

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Around the Tennis Courts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 8

Coffs district bogey did its best to upset night tennis once again this week, but due more to the unequal matching of the…

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Football Saturday Afternoon Comp

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

Last Saturday was the first game for the 3rd graders. The Blues played the Greens and in a good even game the Blues won 24-14. The…

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Golf Season Off to Good Start

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

Golfers had a heavy week-end of golf over opening days last week-end. Many visitors were present, also rain, but the latter…

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Surf Club Team To Play Football

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

On Sunday, members of the Woolgoolga Surf Club will divert from their usual Sunday afternoon surfing to play the…

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Football Teams for Week-end Fixtures

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

The following team has been selected to represent Dorrigo reserves in their match against North Dorrigo at Dorrigo tomorrow (Saturday) at…

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Big Prize Money For Grafton Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

Three days of racing within a week at Grafton early next month will provide £835 prize money to owners…

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Maclean Regatta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.--With the exception of placing the buoys in position, which will be taken in hand early on Easter Monday,…

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Grafton Golf Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

The Grafton Golf Club will conduct an 18-holes v. par competition to-day. The competition to-morrow…

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School Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

South Grafton Public School senior cricket team 952, defeated Grafton Public School seniors, all out 32. The match, conducted by the P.S.A.A.A.,…

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Maclean Football Team

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

Maclean team to meet Yamba, at jubilee Park, Maclean, on Sunday: J. White, K. Bindley, M. Bateman, S. McLaren, T. Batfeman, D. Holton (c.), V…

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Lower Clarence Mixed Foursome GOLF

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN, Fri.--The Lower Clarence Golf Club official opening draw for the Mixed Canadian foursomes, for Saturday is:--…

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Australians Enter for Tennis Titles

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Friday (AAP).--Australians Geoff Brown, Adrian Quist and W. Sidwell, have entered for the British hard court…

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Amernex Given Strong Chance Greyhound Racing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

Amernex, considered by some keen judges to have been unlucky in defeat last week, is selected to win the Mixed Stakes, chief race at the Grafton greyhound fixture to-night…

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Zoning Brought Big Development Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

The end of competition cricket for 1949-50 season in the Grafton and Mid-Clarence area has resulted in widespread comment on the progress made. ZONING, which was tried…

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Poor Attendance At Annual Meeting L.C. Tennis Associates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 6

MACLEAN.-- The attendance at the annual meeting of the Lower Clarence Tennis Association at Maclean numbered only…

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Varied Programme For Athletics

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 2

Commencing its 1950 track season at the Grafton Showground, the Athletic Club has arranged a varied programme of events…

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Cricket Points Move Defeated

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

A move to alter a ruling given at a previous meeting was defeated at Friday night's meeting of the Clarence River…

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Lismore Dog Takes Top Sprint Greyhound Racing

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

Sole Possession, Lismore-owned greyhound which had a run of successes on the Richmond last year, was a heavily backed winner of the Mixed Stakes at Grafton on Saturday night, although was only third…

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Melbourne Cricket Ground Likely Games Venue

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--The Melbourne Cricket Ground is now almost certain to be the venue of the 1956 Olympic…

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