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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Better Trophies for Golf

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

"I would like to see a determined move to have much better trophies offered for competition within our club and at…

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Tennis Presentation of Trophies

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 7

At the City Courts, on Wednesday night, during the Grafton Cup tournament, trophies won during the 19.9 tennis season…

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Coffs District Tennis Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

Rain on Friday night last washed out the Association committee meeting, there being insufficient members for a…

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Tennis Dorrigo Club Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

At its annual meeting held on the 13th February, the above club concluded a very successful year. The financial statement presented by…

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Cobamba Football Club Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

A credit balance of £35 was disclosed by the treasurer at the annual meeting of Coramba Football Club. Members…

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CRICKET. Vital Game At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.--Rain washed out play last weekend in all matches in the Coff's Harbour District Cricket…

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Items of Interest Rain Mars Golf Fixtures

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

Rain over last week-end interfered with the visit of professional Max Denton, who was unable to give lessons to club members. Mr…

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Tennis Star Ordered To Return To Wife

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Mr. Acting Justice Toose in the Divorce Court to-day ordered Australian Davis Cup representative, Adrian…

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Sporting Round-up Jetty Tennis Club Activities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

Members of Jetty Tennis Club have confident hopes for another successful season this year. Despite the wet night,…

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ROWING. Maclean Regatta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN.-- The Regatta Committee of Maclean Rowing Club held a meeting on Thursday night and considered the position…

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Tennis Farewell

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 2

A happy afternoon was spent at the Cathedral Tennis Courts on Thursday, when tennis friend of Mrs. S. Schaefer gathered to bid…

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Bowls to Play Clarence Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

Grafton Bowling Club teams selected to play in the Red Pennant competitions will play the Clarence Club on the Boulevard green to-day…

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Bowls Teams for State-semi-finals

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.--Four singles players eight pairs and seven fours will to-morrow contest the semi-finals of the Country…

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TENNIS Draw-For-Partiter Tournament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

The Cathedral Tennis Club will open Its 1950 season to-day with a draw-for partner tournament. The courts are in excellent order…

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Grafton Races Desert March Again Selected

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

Conditioned by its easy win last week on a heavy track, Desert March should be fit enough to score again in the February Handicap at the South Grafton Jockey Club's fixture to-day…

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Greyhound Racing Stronger Fields at Grafton To-night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

Increase in the number of dogs engaged is a pleasing feature of the Grafton greyhound races to-night. CLUB officials believe that the number will be at least…

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CRICKET. Little Change Expected In CRCA Position

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

No change is expected in the position of the first grade sides and little change in second…

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Commonwealth Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 5

COLOMBO, Sunday, (AAP-Reuter). -- The Commonwealth cricketers, in the first day of a three-day unofficial test against…

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Grafton Golf Club Greens Improved

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

Expert opinion had been obtained from Mr. A. East on the re-shaping and designing of the green, and as a result an extensive programme of reconstruction work on six greens had been put in hand, said the…

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Cricket. Lower River Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN. -- In the match, Tyndale v. Palmer's Island, the bowling of H. Watson, for Tyndale. who took four wickets for…

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