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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1952

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Japan Causes Major Table Tennis Upset

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 7

European players suffered severe defeats when Japanese players entered (W the world titles for the first time in the 1952 titles, and won three events. M. Szabades had said in…

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Football Prospects Not Bright At Upper Orara

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 7

UPPER ORARA.—Prospects of fielding a team in the forthcoming season by the Upper Orara Football…

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Swimming Is Popular Down South

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 4

No wonder the learn-to-swiin campaign at the South Grafton baths has proved so popular with the children. Their instructors are charming Misses Jean Baird (seen on the left holding Greg Long in a very professional manner) and Betty Emerson, with Lesley Long. Both prominent members of the Rural Bank Swimming Club…

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Coffs Golf President Is Re-Elected

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 7

GOFFS HARBOUR, Wed—M,r. G. D. T. Seccombe has been re-elected president of the Coffs Harbour…

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C. W. Schaeffer Again Golf President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 3

The nomination of Mr. Carl Schaeffer for the presidency of Grafton Golf Club was unopposed in the election last night. At this, the annual meeting, Miss A. T. Bawden was unanimously voted a life member…

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Golf Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

Golfing writer "Par," reports that the 1952 season will open on the local links this Saturday and Sunday. Don't…

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Boxing Titles In Victoria

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

LITHGOW, Thurs.—The State amateur country boxing championship will be staged in Lithgow in June,…

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Table Tennis Champion

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

In the recent tournament conducted by Coffs Harbour Table Tennis Club the women's singles was won…

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Bowls. Trophy Play To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

Grafton Bowling Club will conduct the first round of the Arthur Robinson and Ern Schafer fours trophy…

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Football. Weiley Shield Games Revival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

Once regarded as the major football trophy on the North Coast, the Weiley Shield will be brought into play again throughout Group 2 this season. No competition for the…

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FOOTBALL Full Scale Training Programme

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

Following the interest shown by football followers throughout Group 2 in their respective competitions, the…

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Junior Football For Upper Clarence?

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 6

A proposal to introduce an under 18 competition into the Upper Clarence Rugby League was raised at die League's annual meeting on Wednesday night, and met with a mixed reception…

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Racing Jockey Club Confident of Future

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

The most successful year in the history of the club is reviewed in the presidential report to be presented by Mr…

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C.r.j.c. Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

The draw for bookmakers' stands at the C.R.J.C. races at Grafton to-morrow will be conducted at 11.00 a.m…

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Social Club for Women Tennis Players

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

Women members of Coffs Harbour Tennis Club have formed a social club, the object of which is to foster the social side…

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Clarence Team in Cricket Final

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

COFFS HARBOUR, Thurs.—The final of the North Coast Cricket Council's competition for the…

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Associates Golf Mrs. E. Smith Scores Sixteen in Stableford

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 10

Playing sound golf in the nine holes Stableford competition conducted by Coffs Harbour Golf Club associates on…

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Preferred Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

SANTA MONICA (California), Sun. (AAP).—Film actress Gene Tierney told the Divorce Court that her…

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Rugby League Fostered In Schools

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—Fostering of Rugby League in schools has materially contributed to the high…

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Test Football Too Frequent

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Australia's Test football was "going to hell," the chairman of the Australian Rugby League Board of Control (Mr. H. J. Flegg) told the annual conference of…

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