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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,558 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 78

Fernmount Heads Shield Competition CRICKET

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

BELLINGEN. -- The point score for the Harold Raymond Shield competition was as follows: Pernmount 20, Nambucca…

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Golf Jim Elliott Close to a Treble

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

Playing consistent golf Jim Elliott almost made the treble in the holiday competition programme. He won the…

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District, Cricket Comp. at Interesting Stage

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

The Coils Harbour and District Cricket Competition is now at a very interesting stage. With play advanced to the second round Coffs Harbour Tetty heads the point score table in the A Division with 51 points…

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N.S.W. Holds Strong Position Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Fast scoring by New South Wales batsmen placed their side in a strong position in the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at Sydney Cricket Ground to-day…

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Death Of Racing Personality

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- Well-known racing personality, Miss Susan B[?]l, died to-day at King George V Private…

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Larsen Embittered By Tennis Crowds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--American tennis star Art Larsen said to-day he regretted having come to Australia because crowds barracked him and put him off his game…

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Tournament Dogged By Bad Weather TENNIS

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

The Grafton City Tennis Club's tournament committee has decided to conduct the much postponed Sessions Trophy mixed doubles next…

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Women Keen To Play Cricket

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.-- Women cricketers in the Coff's Harbour-Woolgoolga area are anxious to play a match at…

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Teams Series Begins On Monday Table Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

Lighting restrictions looked likely to postpone the teams competition, but auxiliary lighting has been obtained…

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Bowls Pennants Resume

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 10

The Mid North Coast Bowling Association's pennant competitions resume on Sunday next. The Coffs Harbour blue…

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Sessions Trophy Tournament Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

A good entry is expected for the Sessions Trophy Mixed Doubles Tournament, which will be played at the City Courts…

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Continued Progress In District Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Further steady progress in district tennis was revealed at last night's annual meeting of the Grafton and District Tennis Association. IN his report, the president…

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B Grade Draw Table Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 7

Six teams have now entered in the B grade division of the Table Tennis Association. Two teams are from the…

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Move for Women's Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 10

Women cricketers in the Coffs Harbour-Woolgoolga area are anxious to play a match at Coffs Harbour with a view…

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Week-end Cricket Teams

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 10

Waterside Workers team to play Moonee at Moonee tomorrow:—S. Hickson, V. Fairburn, T. Mitchell, B. Lorrimer,…

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Grafton Races Benefit With Casino "Off"

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 7

Cancellation of the Casino races is expected to benefit the Clarence River Jockey Club fixture at Grafton…

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Railway Institute Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 5

The annual meeting of the South Grafton Railway Institute Tennis Club was held on Tuesday at the Institute Rooms,…

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TENNIS. Sessions Trophy Play To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 5

The Grafton City Tennis Club's Sessions Trophy mixed doubles tournament will be played at the City Courts this…

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Cricket Casson Should Help Westlawn

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 5

Youthful Aub. Casson, fastest bowler in the C.R.C.A. competition, will join Westlawn for his first game of the second round in the match against North at…

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Grafton Races Handicap At Mercy Of Castira

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 5

In the absence of Sir Standard, best seven furlongs galloper on the North Coast, Castira appears to have the C.R.J.C. February Handicap at her mercy to-day…

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