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Sport, 1954

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Plans for New Tennis Season's Competition

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

Tentative date for the commencement of Gosford District Tennis Association 1954 competition is April 4. This was decided at the…

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High School Swimming

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6

Gosford High School's swimming carnival will be held this afternoon and all day Monday…

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Plan for big swimming carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6

Pupils of St. Edward's Christian Brothers' College and St. Joseph's Convent will combine as one school…

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Rugby League meeting on

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6

Annual meeting of the Central Coast Rugby League Association will be held at the BWD Club on…

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Trophy play by women bowls' teams

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

Women bowlers will compete for the "Hetherington Memorial Trophy" at the Gosford greens next…

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£255 in Prizes for Trotting Races begin Mar. 6

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

A. trotting, meeting with minimum prize-money of £255 will be held at Gosford…

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District Bowls Successes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

In the final 16 rinks of the country week bowls championships were four teams from the Brisbane…

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Women's Tennis Success

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

The Gosford women's tennis team plays Orange in a semi-final of the country championships at…

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Boxing Plan to Aid Pool

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

Former boxer, Vic Valsey, is anxious to promote elimination bouts to determine district boxing champions…

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One-day Cricket Contest

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 4

Draw for Gosford Cricket Association one-day competition series was announoed today…

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Second grade cricket draw

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 7

Bound 11 of Gosford District Cricket Association second grade competition will commence next…

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Mason and Genge Win Golf Match

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 7

L. Mason and B. Genge. 4 up, won Gosford Golf Club's 18-hole four ball best ball competition on…

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Huge Seas Stop Races at Terrigal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 7

Huge seas prevented Terrigal Sailing Club racing on Saturday and Sunday. The club's rescue launch…

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The Entrance, Gosford to Clash in Cricket Final Draws result of weather

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 7

Star teams, The Entrance and Gosford, will clash in the final of Gosford District Cricket Association 1953/54…

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Women's Bowls Title Play

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

Further matches in the Gosford Women's Bowling Club "Champion of Club" competition were played last Thursday. Mrs Feck and Mrs Pen…

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Racing bird in trouble

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 5

Strong winds on Friday night blew a racing pigeon with a damaged wing into Schroter's cafe at Terrigal…

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Two Saratoga tennis teams

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 9

Tally-Ho Tennis Club, Saratoga, will enter two teams in district competition matches this year…

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Terrigal men in bowls week final

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 6

Congratulations to Perce Cleaver and his rink—Ted Smith, Wal Bailey and Les. Cleaver—for splendid effort in reaching the country week bowls final…

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60 Players' Tennis Grades Rise

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 6

The Gosford District Tennis Association lowered the gradings of only five district players at its grading committee meeting this week, and increased the gradings of 60 players…

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How Gosford Players Fared in Big Tennis

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 6

Gosford's first grade women's tennis team was beaten by Orange in a semi-final of the Country championships at the White City on Tuesday afternoon…

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