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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,558 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 78

How to Build a Table Table Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 6

Table tennis tables are 9ft. in length and 5ft. in width. It has to be supported in such a way that its upper surface shall be 2ft. 6in. above the…

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Filly Impresses In Mile Win Grafton Races

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 5

Aces Alone, a filly standing only 14.3 hands, outstayed Desert March and Castira to win the mile Licensed Victuallers' Handicap at Grafton on Saturday…

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Blame Food for Poor Cricket in England

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

Commodore C. M. Ford, recently commander of the Queen Elizabeth, and now in Australia on a world tour,…

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Rugby League Selectors

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--The New South Wales Rugby League tonight discarded former Australian selector Jerry Brien as a…

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Coffs Harbour Pennant Bowls Win

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Bowling Club members notched another double win in the Mid North Coast Bowling Association's…

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Tennis Excellent Season Forecast

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 5

With day competitions only 4 weeks ahead, it is time to see your club secretary and ensure your name is in for…

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Boulevard And South Monopolise Pennants BOWLS

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

Boulevard and South Grafton have monopolised the C.R.D.B.A. pennant series this season, which have been completed in the blue and red…

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Football Sawtell Opens Season

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

Sawtell Football Club has started the season early and at the week-end played a team representing Cow & Gate…

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Week-end Cricket Teams

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

Coffs Harbour B grade to play Corindi at Woolgoolga on Sunday: O. Chapman, P. Hamilton, M. Grimmond, C. Vost, A…

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Cricket Public Works Defeats Forestry

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

The annual picnic match between the Public Works and the Forestry Commission Workshops, played on the…

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Cricket Sawitell Wins B Grade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

Sawtell Cricked Club has enjoyed a most successful season and was successful in winning the B grade…

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Golf Club's Opening Daygood Time Had by All

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

The keenness and enthusiasm of members and associates of Coifs Harbour Golf Club triumphed over adverse weather conditions at the week-end when the 1951 golfing season was officially opened. Visitors attended…

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Cricket Jetty and Sawtell Minor Premiers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

The Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association's 1950-51 premierships were won by Jetty and Sawtell clubs in the…

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District Sporting Activities Table Tennis Ladder Competition Continued

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

A prolonged duel between Barry Northam and Clarrie Stennett attracted interest in ladder competition play last…

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Services Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 5

A new tennis club has been formed at the Grafton District Services Club in Mary street. It is expected, to submit two teams for the district…

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Waste Land Sought For Tennis Courts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 4

South Grafton Council, on Monday night, agreed to a proposal for allocating a strip of waste land between North and Cambridge streets on which it is proposed to establish two tennis courts…

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BOWLS. G. McLachlan Does Well At Australian Titles

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 5

Among leading bowlers defeated by Mr. G. McLachlan, of Grafton, at the Australian howling championships at Adelaide was Mr. C. H…

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Upper Orara Club Preparations Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 4

UPPER ORARA.-A few enthusiastic members of the local club have been busy during the last two Sunday afternoons getting the grounds…

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Partnership by Brothers Cricket

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN.-The only fixture played in the Lower Clarence Cricket Association competition was at Maclean, where some of the brightest…

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Northern v. Southern CRICKET

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 7

The following players have been chosen to represent the Northern team against the Southern combination at Fisher…

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