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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

1,670 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 25 of 84

GOLF. Week-End Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Grafton Golf Club will stage an 18-hole Stableford for the R. Pratt trophy On Saturday, and on Sunday an 18-hole four ball best…

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SWIMMING. Local Swimmers Win At Urunga

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 7

South Grafton swimmers Noeleen Baker and Keith Gill, were successful at the Urunga swimming carnival…

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Rugby League. Upper Clarence v. Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

The curtain-raiser to the Group 1 v. Group 2 match at Grafton on Sunday will be a match between Upper Clarence and Coff's…

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CRICKET. Coff's Tourists Defeated

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR:-- During the Easter holidays Coff's Harbour Cricket Association made a tour of the Upper Macleay. They…

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C.r.j.c. Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 7

A draw for bookmakers' stands at the C.R.J.C. races to-morrow will take place at 11 a.m. The first event is scheduled for 2.15…

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Tennis. Maclean Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.--There was a fair attendance at the annual meeting of Maclean Tennis Club, when the following office-bearers were…

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Rugby League Star May Miss Tests

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.--Star Rugby League player, Mat McCoy, may miss the Tests against England this year because of a leg injury…

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Rugby League "Outsiders" May Force Selectors' Hands

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

TWO players who will not appear in the Group 1 v. Group 2 match at Grafton to-morrow could force their way into the combined North Coast side to play in the next Country Week elimination trial…

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Australian Cricket Team Back

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 3

FREMANTLE. Fri.--All members of the Australian cricket team, who arrived here from South Africa to-day. with…

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Legal Tangle Puts Racing Men In Doubt

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 6

SAN FRANCISCO (Cal.).--California's multi-million dollar a year horse racing-industry is devoted exclusively to "improving the breed" according to official definition. Stockholders in the six major…

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Greyhound Racing Atoman Appeals As Good Wager

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 6

Atoman, one of the speedy Dibo progeny, is chosen to win the long distance handicap race at the Grafton greyhound fixture to-night, despite the big handicaps he will concede…

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To Choose Athletes For Show Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

Sixteen leading members of the Grafton and District Athletic Club--eight men and eight women--will be chosen after to-day's…

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P.s.a.a.a. Cricket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

Grafton Public School junior cricket team 246, defeated South Grafton juniors 336, yesterday in the competition conducted by…

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Grafton Races Bright Chance For Graceful Lad

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

Horses which staged close finishes in the main sprint and long distance races at Grafton last weekend should again take a leading part in the chief events at the C.R.J.C. fixture to-day…

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Harwood Regatta Succeeds Despite Difficulties

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN.--Almost on the eve of their annual regatta, Harwood Rowing Club lost their secretary (Mr. J. Roberts)…

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British Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Sun (AAP).--Football results. League, First Division: Arsenal, v. Newcastle United 4-2, Birmingham City…

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Rugby League Group I Dominates Trial Match

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 5

Dominating the play for most of the match, Group 1 defeated Group 2, 24-14, in a Country Week elimination trial at the Grafton Showground yesterday…

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Greyhound Racing Owner's Three At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 5

Grafton greyhound owner and trainer, B. C. Bollard, was successful in three of the eight events run at the Grafton greyhound fixture on Saturday night. THE winning dogs were…

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Boxing Cliff Moseley Too Good For Johnnie Slockie

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

WOOLGOOLGA.--Before a packed house, Cliff Moseley, 9.6 (holder), of Coff's Harbour, defeated Johnnie Slockie, 9.6…

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Brown Concludes Tennis Exhibition in India

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 4

CALCUTTA. Sun. (AAP-Reuter).--Australian Geoff Brown yesterday concluded a series of exhibition matches in…

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