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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1952

1,264 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 64

Golf Putts Pars and Personalities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 7

The season is now in full swing and golf is at its best. At the weekend members enjoyed two very interesting…

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Public Holiday For Races

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

Grafton City Council last night approved of an application by the C.R.J.C. for a public holiday at Grafton…

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Table Tennis Popular at Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 8

Table tennis is proving very popular at Sawtell and a gay crowd of young folk assemble at the new Catholic Hall each…

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Rugby League Only Two Local Players Gain Group Selection

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 8

Fullback Allan Lawson and half Dave Appleton were the only Coffs Harbour League players selected in the Group 2 side announced at the conclusion of the Country Week trials played at the Jetty Oval on Sunday…

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Regatta Efforts Praised

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 6

The president of the Grafton Water Brigade (Mr. W. F. Amos), at a meeting of the brigade on…

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Yamba Swimming Pool Campaign

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 2

YAMBA—At a meeting of the Yamba branch of the National Fitness Association, it was decided to inaugurate a campaign to raise funds to implement the Quarry Swimming Pool…

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Golf Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 8

Nine Dorrigo members journeyed to Armidale at Easter and a good time was had by all. The boys also got amongst the…

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Anzac Races Transferred

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Anzac Day race meeting on Friday has been transferred from Kembla Grange to…

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Why No Tennis Stars

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

A correspondent, who signs herself "Slow Coach," complains that the Davis Cup tennis stars, who recently appeared at…

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Letters To The Editor Quarry Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 2

Sir,—It was not the intention of the Yamba Surf Life Saving Club to come into print regarding the…

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No Races on Show Day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

Mr. A. J. Brissetf, president of the Coffs Harbour Jockey Club, announced the club has decided to abandon its May meeting as…

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Golf Associates First Round Ryan Trophy to Mrs.elliot

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 8

Associate captain, Mrs. Elliott, regained some of her lost form at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Wednesday when she…

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Football.— Dorrigo Defeats Orara in Exciting Finish Final Score 19-18

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 8

Playing the more forceful football, Dorrigo defeated the Orara League team by 19 points to 18 in an entertaining Country Week fixture at Coffs Harbour last Sunday, after leading 11-8 at half-time…

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TENNIS. City Championships

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 5

With rost of the district's leading players taking part, tennis fans can look forward to seeing some high standard play in the…

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Final Rugby League Trials To-day

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 5

UPPER Clarence Rugby League sides, now almost at their peak of training, will have their…

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South Grafton Picnic Races

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 5

Between 30 and 40 horses, including some from centres hundreds of miles from the Clarence. will take part in…

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Tennis Title To Schafer-Davidson

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 6

At the Grafton City Courts yesterday, the new combination of Allan Schafer and Rex Davidson, convincingly defeated the titlcholders, H. Carson and R. Paul, in the final of the Graftcn City Club's doubles…

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Sydney Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 6

Rugby League: Norths d. Canterbury-Bankstown 21-0, Souths d. Newtown 9-5. Rugby Union: Manly d…

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Good Golf By Woman

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 5

RICHMOND (Ca[?]for[?]) Sun.—The gremest round of golf ever played by a [?] was [?]eved here…

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Cricket Club Celebrates

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 5

Members of Ledge Cricket Club and visitors at the club's annual dinner. Mr. E. Haggar, president of the club is seated in the front row, four from the right, and Mr. W. Whyte secretary, second from the left…

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