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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,558 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 78

Table Tennis Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 4

"Little did I know that your town possessed such a large and evidently popular Table Tennis Club," stated visiting…

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Coffs Harbour Football

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

The remarks of Mr. Doug Pollard, retiring president of Coffs Harbour Football Club at the annual meeting did not…

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Country Week Fours Championship BOWLS

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--There were no upsets during the first three rounds of the Country Week fours championships to-day…

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Grafton Associates To Open Season GOLF

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 5

Grafton associates will open the 1951 season officially tomorrow on the Grafton links with a nine hole stroke…

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Golf Season Will Officially Open Next Week-end

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

Coffs Harbour golf season will officially open next weekend when the Coffs Harbour Golf Club will hold its 1951 opening day. Invitations to members of clubs in the Mid North Coast Golf Association have been issued…

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Prize Money Hardly Covers Racing Costs Sports Budget

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 5

Claims made by racing owners at recent annual race club meetings that prize money hardly covers the expenses of even successful owners are borne out by the experience of South Grafton owner,…

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Tennis On

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

THE decision of the Graf City Council to permit play on the city tennis courts all day on a restricted…

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B Grade Final On Saturday BOWLS

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 5

K. Smythe and C. Stevens will play the final of the Grafton Bowling Club B grade championship at the Kemp…

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Teams Forfeit Because Of Heat BOWLS

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Many teams forfeited because of the intense heat during play in the Country Week fours…

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Regatta Prize Money Exceeds £70

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

More than £70 was received by the fund opened to provide prize money for the combined Water Brigade-Rowing Club…

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Heavy Rain Affects Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Heavy rain this afternoon washed out the majority of play in the Country Week pairs and singles…

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Golf Review. Record Season Predicted

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 4

In his official opening of the golf year on Grafton golf course last week-end, club president, Mr. C. W. Schaeffer, predicted that this season would be the most active in the club's 50 years' history…

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Mrs. H. Hurley Wins Trophy GOLF

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 7

Mrs. H. Hurley, with a card of 44-14-30, won Mrs. F. R. Blood's trophy at yesterday's official opening day of the Grafton Associates…

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CRICKET K. Sutton Captures 6 Wickets For 9

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 7

BELLINGEN.-- In the match, Urunga v. Brierfield, Urunga, continuing front the previous Saturday's score of 898, were all out for 101…

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Football

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Dorrigo will field two teams at Bellingen on Sunday next for trial games: No. 1 team: Collinge, Good-enough, Gibson, Butler, Caisley…

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Mid-week Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Matches played mid-week on the Coifs Harbour bowling green resulted:—Fanning and Gilchrist d A. Thompson and Gorton…

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Golf Club Associates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Mrs. L. T. Smith was the winner of a nine holes Stableford competition conducted by associates of Coffs Harbour Golf Club…

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Pennant Bowls on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

The Mid North Coast Bowling Association's pennant competition will be resumed on Sunday next. Coffs Harbour…

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Swimming Popular At Sawtell School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Swimming is becoming increasingly popular at Sawtell Public School. Last Friday no less than 132 children, under the care of…

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Cramp While Swimming In River

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

ULMARRA.--While swimming in the river near the Ulmarra butter factory wharf on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. John…

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