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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,558 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 78

Tennis Washed Out

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Rain washed out play in the men's singles quarterfinals of the Australian tennis championships…

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Table Tennis Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 10

Only by hard playing and grim tenacity did Frank Dodd retain top position of the men's ladder from the improved…

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Bowls Assn. Meeting at Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 8

A meeting of the Mid North Coast Bowling Association was held at Dorrigo on January 15. Delegates from surrounding…

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Golf at the Week-end

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 10

Although the golfing season has officially closed the executive of the local golf club has decided to stage a series of…

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Fashion Jottings From Coffs Races

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

The race meeting last Saturday was held in perfect weather, but the ladies for the most part, dressed plainly…

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Grafton Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 5

Nominations for the C.R.J.C. race meeting at Grafton next Saturday close with the secretary, Miss K. O'Mara, on…

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Cricket. Suters Joins First Xi

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 5

F. Suters will replace R. Doohan in the C.R.C.A. first team to play Orara, at Grafton on Monday…

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Sailing State Sailing Title Races Postponed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 5

The flooding in the Clarence River and the general weather conditions have forced postponement of the New South Wales sailing championships which were to have been held at Grafton on…

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Tennis Tournament

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 2

The Grafton City tennis Cub will conduct a draw-for-partners mixci doubles tournament at the City Courts to-day, at 1.45…

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British Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Sun.--Football Association Cup. fourth round: Arsenal v Northampton Town 3-2, Blackpool v Stockport County 2-1. Bristol City v…

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Indian Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

BANGALORE. (India), Sunday (AAP).--George Tribe, former Australian Test bowler, took 550, when the…

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Cricket Eight Point Lead in Coff's Competition

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--By scoring a first innings win over Woolgoolga on Saturday. Coff's Harbour J[?]sty has gone…

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Cricket Unjust Criticism Of C.R.C.A. Action

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

Clarence River Cricket Association officials were criticised unjustly by some players at the week-end because competition play on Saturday was abandoned…

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Keen Play in Title Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

Several very interesting matches in both the A and B Grade divisions of Coffs Harbour Bowling Club's annual…

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T. Smith Wins Coff's Match BOWLS

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.-- In an A grade singles championship match at Coff's Harbour to-day, T. Smith…

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Miss N. Pullen Wins Competition GOLF

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

At the Grafton Golf Course on Sunday afternoon, the associates played a stroke competition which was won by Miss…

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Winning Form By J. Elliott GOLF

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.-- Playing at the top of his form, Jim Elliott took the honours in two of the Coff's Harbour Golf…

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McGregor-Savitt In Tennis Final

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Two surprises occurred in the semi-finals of the Australian Jubilee tennis championships at White City to-day--Dick Savitt (U.S.A.) beat Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor…

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Clarence Trounces Orara Association Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

Clarence River Cricket Association trounced the Orara Association eleven to score a convincing first innings win in the inter-district competition match on Fisher Park, Grafton, yesterday…

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Cricket Lower Clarence Defeat Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

By defeating Coffs Harbour District Association at Coffs Harbour yesterday the Lower Clarence Association team…

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