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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,558 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 78

TENNIS. Crowd Expected To Watch Stars

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 5

Seating accommodation for 500 spectators at the professional tennis matches at the Grafton City Courts to-night…

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Games Boxing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 2

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter).-- Australians won all three boxing championships which were decided at the…

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Association Singles BOWLS

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 5

A match- in the C.R.D.B.A. singles between J. C. Amos and. A. Smith, has been set down to be played on Kemp street…

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The Drop Shot Table Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 5

The drop shot is a defensive shot, which if used correctly can win many matches. To play this shot it is…

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Pails, Gonzales Dominate Play Professional Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

Dinny Fails and Fancho Gonzales dominated last night's matches by the touring professional tennis players on the Grafton City Club Courts: EACH won their singles…

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Women's Cricket Secretary

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 5

Miss Lillian Noble, who was elected this year as honorary secretary of the Australian Women's Cricket Council, will…

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Pails Produced Best Effort Visiting Tennis Stars

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 3

The tennis troupe which appeared at the City Tennis Courts, Grafton, on Wednesday night, produced some of the finest tennis ever witnessed in Grafton…

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Sailing Club Resumes Racing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 4

Clarence River Sailing Club resumes its 1950-51 season to-morrow after the Christmas-New-Year recess…

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Moorefield Races Tough For Punters

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.--Punters will bet in the dark on several races at Moorefield to-morrow. Most of the candidates…

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Cricket. Competition Re Opens To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 4

The second round of the Clarence River Cricket Association competition commences to-day…

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Athletic Coach

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 4

Geoffrey Dyson, 35-year-old chief coach to the Amateur Athletic Association of England and one of the foremost…

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Tennis Men's Final Win By Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--For the first time Wollongong has won the men's championship of the Country Week tennis. Wollongong No. 1 team to-day defeated…

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CRICKET Jetty Team In Good Position

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Coff's" Harbour Jetty is in a good position in the competition match against High School,…

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Rugby League Secretary

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--A meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League to-night elected the Balmain Club secretary, Mr…

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Professional Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY. Mon.--More than 1200 people watched the first night indoor exhibition by the visiting professional tennis…

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CRICKET. Bellinger Games

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 5

BELLINGEN.--In the sixth game of the first round Fernmount defeated Ballard's Boys by an innings and 86 runs, the…

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Indian Cricket Draw

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Tues. (AAP).--Although Australian player, George Tribe, took 7101, the Governor of Bihar's XI, 193…

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Ashes Retained Iverson Bowls Aust To Victory

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Burly spin howler Jack Iverson bowled Australia to a sensational victory by an innings and 13 runs, in the Jubilee Test match against England, at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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CRICKET. Big Partnership On Lower River

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 5

One of the biggest partnerships seen on the Lower Clarence for years was a feature of Palmers' Island second innings…

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Bowls Carnivals

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

Over the Anniversary holiday week end, two rinks from Grafton Club will visit Stanthorpe, and one Bellingen, to take part…

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