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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1950

1,670 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 84

Swimming Carnival Abandoned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

Coffs Swimming Club has been compelled to abandon the swimming carnival it proposed to hold on 15th inst, owing to…

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GOLF Associates' Games

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 5

The 1950 series of competitive golf for Grafton Associates will commence to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, when a nine-hole…

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Rugby League. Jetty Club Formed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.--A meeting of footballers, held at Coff's Harbour Jetty on Friday night, decided unanimously to form, a Jetty Football Club…

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Coffs Tennis. Club Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8

The wroking bee scheduled for Sunday last went with a swing that proved the new upward swing in tennis interest…

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Tennis: Association Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8

Coifs Harbour, Sawtell Catholic and clubs were represented at the annual meeting on Saturday…

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Tennis Blair Cup Match

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.--In the Blair Cup series King's Creek defeated Maclean Probables by 58 games to 26 at Maclean Methodist courts…

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Tennis Association Free of Debt

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

After a tough battle on the financial over a period of some years, officials were happy to be able to announce…

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Football Diggers' Club Re-formed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 6

At a meeting attended by about thirty persons on Saturday night Diggers decided to re-form their club for the…

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Sporting Spotlight Football Competitions "Farcical"

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8

"Supporter" writes:— I wish to support the remarks of Mr. Dacey that competition football as we knew it last year…

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New Officers for Football Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8

A complete new set of executive officers was elected at the annual meeting of Coffs Harbour Football Club on…

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Cricket Joe Malouf's Fine Effort with Bat

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 6

Batting soundly but with greater restrain than usual foe Malouf lost his wicket in the competition match with Jetty…

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Cricket Slow Bowler W. Keft In Good Form

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Jetty slow bowler W. Keft followed up recent good performances with another outstanding effort in Saturday's match against Coff's Harbour. He took 5 wickets for 43 from 8 overs…

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Tennis. Rain Interrupts Tournament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

The Graham Cup tennis tournament being conducted by the Grafton and District Tennis Association has been interrupted by…

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Bowls Dorrigo Pennant Teams Defeated by Bellingen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 7

Dorrigo Blue and Red Pennant teams travelled to Bellingen on Sunday last to play the first game of the second round,…

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CRICKET. Good Batting By Cluff

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

BELLINGEN. -- Giving an excellent display and hitting 12 sixes, S. Cluff retired after he had scored 101 for…

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Athletic Triumphs For Australians

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Tues. (A.A.P.-Reuter). -- It was another day of triumph for Australian top- liners in today's athletics at Eden Park with new and brilliant performances by John Treloar and Marjorie Jackson…

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Games Boxing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 6

First Australian to enter the ring was A. Fisher, who met a tough puncher in South African featherweight, J. Pretorius…

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New Zealand Wins Games Bowls Title

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 6

AUCKLAND, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--New Zealander, Pir[?]ret, four wins, won the British Empire Games singles lawn…

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Special Effort By Coff's Tennis Association

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR.--The president of the Coff's Harbour District Tennis Association (Mr. Henry Temple) said that the association was making every effort to place the sport on the high level it once…

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CRICKET. Only Two Matches To Be Played

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 6

BELLINGEN.--With only two two more cricket matches to be played, the competition is now creating a lot of interest. The…

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