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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Coff's Swimming

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sat.--At a Special meeting held last night the newly-formed Coff's Harbour Swimming Club named February…

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Newcastle Boxing

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sun.--George Kapeen, 10.3, and Laurie Peterson, 10.6, drew over 12 rounds at Newcastle Stadium last night…

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Grafton Golf

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

E. Schaeffer won the Grafton Golf Club Stableford event on Saturday. Played over 18 holes, the…

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Commonwealth Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

NAGPUR, Sun. (A.A.P.).--The Commonwealth cricket team gave a spirited display of batting on the opening day of their…

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TENNIS Youth Stars Against Drobny

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

Ken McGregor, 20-year-old Victorian player, beat former Czech Davis star Jaroslay Drobny, 11-9, 6-1, 6-3, in the second…

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Greyhound Racing Woman Trainer Again Prominent

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

Leading woman trainer, Mrs. J. Rainbow, was again prominent at the Grafton greyhound races on Saturday night, her winning double following a treble scored at the previous fixture…

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Swimming Carnival For Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 8

Coils Harbour Swimming Club is holding a swimming carnival at the factory pool on Wednesday night, February 15. The area…

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Indian Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

NAGPUR, Mon. (A.A.P.).--With six wickets in hand. Central Province Governors XI, was only 75 runs behind…

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City-country Junior Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--The annual matches between two teams from the country juniors arid the A. W. Green Shield representatives were…

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CRICKET. Two-Day Match Against Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

The match between Clarence River Cricket Association and Lismore Association at Grafton on Sunday and Monday may…

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Tennis Blair Cup Match

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.--Last Thursday night's Blair Cup match between Harwood and King's Creek resulted in a win for King's Creek by 50 games to 44 games…

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Tennis

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Dorrigo played Tyringham at Dorrigo last Sunday. Both the Dorrigo teams were divided up to make two strong teams. Dorriao No. 1…

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Mid-Week Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 8

Scores in mid-week play on Coffs Harbour bowling green were: Hutton, Gilchrist, Smith d Hughes, Gorton, Simmon 24-22…

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Showground for Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Coffs Show Committee decided at Wednesday night's meeting to make the showground available to Coffs Football Club this…

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Getting Ready for Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 8

Coffs Harbour appears likely to have three footbal dubs in action in the coming season. First and reserve teams may…

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Bowls Dorrigo Too Good for Macksville Locals Retain Staff Doust Challenge Cup

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

On Sunday last four teams of bowlers from Macksville played Dorrigo teams on the Dorrigo green for the Staff Doust…

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Bowls. C. B. Bailey Memorial Fours

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 5

The Kemp street green will reopen for play this afternoon, when the C. B. Bailey Memorial trophy fours competition will be…

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Rugby League Coff's Harbour May Have Three Clubs

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR. -- preliminary organisation taking place in Rugby League circles in Coff's Harbour indicates that the…

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SAILING. Club Races To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 5

Senior boats of the Clarence River Sailing Club will contest the ninth heats of the Commonwealth and club point scores and…

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Cricket Bad Fielding In Vital Shield Game

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. -- Exceptionally bad fielding by Victoria allowed New South Wales to reach a total of 8297 in the first day's play in the vital Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day…

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