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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1952

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Associates Golf Mrs. L Lowery Returns to Form

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 6

The first of the summer nine holes competitions played by Coffs Harbour Golf Club associates on Wednesday resulted in…

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BOWLS Grafton Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 4

All play this week-end will be at the Boulevard. This afternoon a competition will be played for…

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Greyhound Racing Special Stake Appears Open

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 4

Although the Special Stake at the Grafton greyhound track to-night has attracted only five starters, most of the candidates appear to have good prospects of success…

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SAILING Trophy Races To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 4

The Clarence River Sailing club will race to-morrow afternoon for trophies donated by Mr. P. Lipman for…

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International Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 5

LONDON, Sun., (AAP).— The Rugby League International Board at Lyons yesterday decided to refer back…

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Grafton Tennis Win Against Lower Clarence

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 5

A men's match between Grafton and Lower Clarence sides at Mr. Orr's court, Palmer's Channel, on…

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GOLF Stroke Handicap To J. T. Seccombe

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 5

COFFS HARBOUR, Sun. An 18-hole stroke handicap at Coffs Harbour to-day was won by J. T. Seecombe…

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Greyhound Racing Opens New Year With Double

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 5

Greyhound trainer, F. McDonald started off the New Year at the Grafton track on Saturday night, by leading in a double, Triple Havoc and Havoc's Return, both owned by I. Provost,…

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Country Week Tennis Titles

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday—All seeded men players reached the quarter-finals of the country tennis championships at White City to-day. They played in some or the worst…

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Rowley potter's Generous Gesture to Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

Mr. Rowley Potter, President the Jetty Cricket Club for rany years and senior vice resident of the District…

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1951 Tennis Review. Grafton Players Show Up Well

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 4

The prominence of Grafton tennis teams and individual players in North Coast competitions is well-shown in a review of the 1951 tennis season…

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Tennis Blair Cup Match

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

MACLEAN.—In a Blair Cup match, Orr's defeated the holders. Palmer's Channel. 49 to 37. The next…

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Sports Budget Amateur Tennis Position

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

The average sporting fan is not greatly concerned whether Frank sedgman's wedding fund makes this great tennis player a professional, but he has become cynical about the interpretation of amateurism adopted by tennis…

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Country Week Tennis. Grafton Teacher Beats Champion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the biggest upset of the country tennis championships at White City, a 21-year-old Grafton school teacher, Miss Margaret Fisher, beat the defending Woman champion, Miss Ruth Kennedy, of…

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TENNIS Night Tournament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

The Grafton City Tennis Club's mixed doubles, draw for partners night tennis tournament on Tuesday…

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Louis Allowed In Golf Event

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

SAN DIEGO (California), Wednesday (A.A.P.)—Joe Louis has won the right to become the first negro to play in an event sponsored by the Professional Golfers' Associa-…

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GOLF. Stroke Match To Mrs. Seymour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

Grafton Associates stroke competition played yesterday afternoon was won by Mrs C. M. Sevmour with a…

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Country Tennis. Surprise Results In Men's Singles. en's

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The titleholder and last year's runner up, were both beaten in semi-finals of the Country Week men's singles championship at White City to-day…

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Youth Bitten When Swimming

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

MACLEAN.—Colin Hayward, 17, of Lawrence, was bitten on the leg by a reptile while bathing near his…

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Cricket

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

In the match Dorrigo v. Whisky Creek in the D.D.C.A. competition, which was played on Sunday last, Dorrigo batted…

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