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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Cricket. High School Xi. Beats Staff

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 5

Grafton High School XI turned the tables on the staff team on Wednesday in a match at Fisher Park…

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Grafton Races Northern Warrior For Diggers' Cup

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 5

Northern Warrior, which has not been placed at his only two starts since resuming after a six months' let-up, is likely to start favourite for the Diggers' Cup, of seven furlongs, at Grafton to-morrow…

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Grafton Regatta Young Maclean Rower Wins Main Events

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 3

A crowd of several hundreds at the combined Grafton Rowing Club and Water Brigade regatta on Saturday saw youthful Maclean rower, Evan R. Fischer, score meritorious wins in the two main…

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BOWLS. Easter Carnival At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--To-day was the first day of the Coff's Harbour Bowling Cluo's Easter carnival…

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Lismore Tennis. Brisbane Women In Keen Tussle

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

LISMORE, Sun:--Brisbane women, Mesdames Corbett and Burrows, who contested the final of the Northern Rivers'…

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Grafton Races Miss Pride Should Make Amends

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

Miss Pride, warmly supported in the Grafton Diggers' Cup on Saturday, should recompense the stable today for its second to Coronation Lad. THE Davies stable and one of…

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Greyhound Racing No Clear-cut Favourite in Maiden Final

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

Some bookmakers have Mr. Dibbo and Persistent Lad equal favourites for the final of the Easter Maiden, which will be run at the Grafton greyhound races to-night…

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Rugby League Coff's Harbour Has Easy Win

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.--Coff's Harbour A grade team easily defeated Orara by 22 to 7, in the inter-league matches…

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TENNIS. Teams Fixtures For

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 5

Following a break in the competition for the Easter week-end, the Grafton and District Tennis Association's teams' competition will be…

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Postponed Dog Races On To-night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 5

THE Grafton greyhound races, which were postponed last night because of rain, will be staged to-night. Chief events to be run are the final of the Easter Maiden…

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Grafton Races Change Of Luck With Miss Pride

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 5

Miss Pride's comfortable win in the Tobruk Handicap, chief race at the Grafton Diggers' Race Club fixture yesterday, meant a change of luck for the J. F. Davies stable…

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Racing to Ship's Aid

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Mon. (AAP).--The American coastguard cutter, Ingham, is racing to the aid of a United States Lines cargo vessel,…

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Tennis Local Players Star at Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

Grafton tennis players figured prominently in the Central North Coast championship tournament, held at Kempsey. Of the 13 events they took part in nine finals, including all those carrying titles…

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Greyhound Racing Persistent Lad (5-4) Wins Final

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

Leading practically from the boxes, the Macksville dog Persisent Lad comfortably won the final of the Grafton Easter Maiden event last night. BACKED from 2's to 5 to 4,…

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Sports Budget 26 Favourites Win in 29 RACES

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

A CONSTANT patron of Grafton races remarked on Monday that the greatest phenomenon of Grafton racing was the way bookmakers continued to "take punishment" from backers. He was referring to the high…

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GOLF Grafton Associates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

Showery conditions prevailed yesterday afternoon for the initial stage of the 18 holes stroke competition for the Mrs. H…

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BOWLS Pennant Dates Altered

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

The C.R.D. Bowling Association advised all clubs that an. alteration had been made in the pennant fixtures for Saturday, April 22…

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Lawrence District Tennis Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

The following are the fixtures for the Lawrence and District Tennis Association (home team mentioned first) on Saturday:--…

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Rugby League. Group Trial Match At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

On Sunday Group 1 Rugby League will meet Group 2 at Grafton in an elimination round to select a combined team to…

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Rugby League. Heavy Rain During Bowraville Match

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

BELLINGEN.--Conditions were very bad in the two games played between Bellingen and Bowraville on Sunday .on the Bowraville ground…

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