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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Track Season Opens Next Saturday ATHLETICS

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 7

[?]Grafton Athletic Club [?]eneral [?] it was decided to begin the [?] season on Saturday. April 1, on the Grafton Showground…

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Boxing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

Sir,-- In reply to the anonymous writer of 24th inst. on boxin[?] championships, I would like to point out that this title was first…

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To Compete In Swimming Championships

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

Bob Lancaster, of the Grafton Public School, left yesterday to compete in the N.S.W. swimming championships. He is a member of the North Coast…

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Week-end Bowls at Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 6

Week-end activities on Coffs bowling green were confined to Saturday's play because heavy rain made it necessary…

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Coffs Golf Club Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

The Stroke Handicap on Saturday afternoon provided a thrilling finish, when four players finished with a 67 net…

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Around the Tennis Courts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 8

The only match to reach a decision in the night complast Tuesday was between Le Yarra v Sawtell II, in which 6…

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Bed Pennant Bowls Final on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 8

The Central North Coast Bowling Association decided at the week-end meeting that the deferred Red Pennant match…

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Cricket Allan Fernance Shield

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 6

A very fine shield has been presented to the North Coast Cricket Council by Mr. [?] Fernance, of Woolli. In…

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Cricket Woolgoolga Wins Competition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

Hopes of an exciting finish in the final match of Coffs Harbour Cricket Association's A Grade competition were not…

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Football Group Trials on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

The Group 2 Country Week trials will be held at Coffs Harbour next Sunday, when representatives from all…

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Sunday Football Permitted On McKittrick Park

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

South Grafton Council last night granted an application by the Upper Clarence Rugby Football League for the use of…

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Bowraville Wins Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

BELLINGEN. -- The weather was unsettled rain falling throughout the main game when Bowraville met lingen. Despite the adverse conditions…

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Win To R. McDonald GOLF

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN. -- A Stableford competition at the Lower Clarence Golf Club was won by R. McDonald with 31 points. G. Greenhalgh was runner-up with [?]…

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No Confidence in Duke's Cricket Committee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Tues. (AAP) -- The Duke of Norfolk, England's premier earl and president of Sussex County Cricket Club,…

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Rowers Prepare For Regatta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 7

Each morning and afternoon, local rowing enthusiasts are to be seen on the river at Grafton training for the combined…

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Cricket Coff's Association Annual Dinner

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Trophies won during the 1949-50 season by clubs in the Coff's Harbour District Cricket Association were presented at a dinner in the Masonic Hall…

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Few Entries For Speedboat Regatta

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Entries for the State speedboat championship (King George IV, Whisky Cup) at the Grafton Regatta on Easter Monday closed…

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Football

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Dorrigo visited Sawtell for a return match on Sunday last and narrowly defeated that centre 2 points to nil. Although very little rain fell…

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Red Pennant Bowls Teams

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

The Bed Pennant competition of the Central North Coast District Bowling Association will be decided at Macksville next…

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Flinders House Wins School Swimming

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.--Flinders House scored a narrow victory in the inter-House swimming competition for the Benson…

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