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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1952

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Schafer Retains City Tennis Title

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 5

Grafton District Tennis Association singles title holder. Allan Schafer, retained his City Tennis Club…

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Four Races To Moree Party

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 5

A party of Moree district horsemen won the lour main races at the South Grafton picnic races on…

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Table Tennis. April Handicap to B. Wormald

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 5

Champion junior tennis player. Parry Wormald proved his versatility at sport when he defeated…

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Championship Bowls Ties

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 10

Several interesting matches were played at the weekend in the Coffs Harbour Bowling Club's annual championship…

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Dundurrabin Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 4

Dundurrabin.—A tennis tournament at the Dundurrabin courts attracted only a fair crowd. Some very…

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Card Party at Golf Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

A successful card party was held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club yesterday afternoon which resuited in Red Cross benefiting…

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Golf Putts Pars and Personalities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 5

Another fine weekend and some lovely golf under ideal conditions. The B. L. Miller trophy field is narrowing down…

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Tennis Poor Attendance at General Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 9

Only 14 members attended the general meeting of the Coffs Harbour Tennis Club last week. From this it is assumed the…

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Rugby League Lawson Scores All Group 2 Points Northern Group Wins Divisional Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 5

Coffs Harbour fullback, Allan Lawson, landed a penalty goal 40 seconds alter the kick-off and went on to score Group 2's only points (three goals) in the Country Week elimination trial with Group I at the Jetty…

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Letters to the Editor Yamba Swimming Pool

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

Sir,—A letter from Mr. F. J. Hall, Hon. Secretary, Yamba Surf Lifesaving Club, attacking the Yamba National Fitness Committee regarding the Quarry Swimming Pool at Yamba, was printed in your issue of 24th…

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Tennis Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Play m the Australian hardcourt championships at St. Kilda, was abandoned to-day because of rain…

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Play for Legacy Golf Cup

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 7

The work of Legacy is wen Known to everyone and last year the Grafton Legacy Group conducted an…

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Criticism Of Players' Cricket Book

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 6

LONDON.--Apart from a seeming[?] needless reference to the alleged (rudeness" by English Test…

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Golf Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 8

Saturday's nine hole eclectic stableford was won by R. Debenhara, 22 points; runners-up, J. Backhouse and N. McColm,…

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Tennis Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 8

Our open day tournament was completed last Sunday under fair weather conditions. Congratulations go to Mrs…

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Sawtell Tennis Matches

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 8

The matches played at Sawtell on Saturday were full of excitement and suspense till the last minute…

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Bowls. Dorrigo Wins Champion Fours

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 8

On Sunday, Dorrigo's representative four won the Championship Fours for the third time in four years…

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Rugby League Competition Play Next

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 8

After the poor displays given in the Country Week trials fans will welcome the return to competition football at the Jetty Oval…

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Inter-district Cup Tennis

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 8

Nominations for the men's Jansen and Dyer Cups and women's Dyer Cup inter-district tennis series must be lodged with Jim…

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Football Teams For

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

The following teams have been selected to represent Dorrigo in their against Coffs Harbour at the…

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