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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Pennant Bowls Kesome on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 10

The Central North Coast Bowling Association's pennant series will be resumed on Sanday. The Coffs Harbour Club…

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Progress On New Golf Course

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 6

Construction of the new 18-hole golf course at South Grafton would start as soon as the necessary financial arrangements had been completed, Mr. W. Schaeffer,…

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Annual Meeting Of Racing Association

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Northern Rivers Racing Association will be held at Casino next Thursday when the racing…

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Golf Competitions Resume Again on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 10

Like all other sports, golf has suffered from he heavy rain of the past two weeks and members and associates, are…

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Two Maiden Races At Easter

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

The racing programme for the Grafton Diggers' race Club Easter carnival provides for two maiden…

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Handicap Races Grafton Greyhound Draw

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 6

Three handicap races are included in an eighf-event programme for the Grafton greyhound races…

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Rugby League New Players in Coffs Harbour Club Line-up

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 10

Coffs Harbour and Jetty Club faces up to the coming season with outstanding prospects. Several new players will be…

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Cricket Wet Wickets Promised for Weekend Fixtures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 10

Although the weather appears to have cleared, the record rainfall that soaked playing fields over the past…

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District Sporting Activities Table Tennis Ex-SeervicemenProviding Strong Opposition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 10

The Ex-servicemen's Club teams afforded some keen opposition in last week's match with the Table Tennis Club…

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No Decision Yet on Dog Racing Statement at Jockey Gob Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 9

At the annual meeting of Coffs Harbour Jockey Club, the president Mr. A. Brissett said the club had not received any information regarding its application for a dog racing licence…

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Sailing Races Resumes To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 5

Sailing wiil resume at Grafton to-day after a break due to the recent wet weather…

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Championship Bowls Ties Continue

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

Individual matches in the annual championship seizes of the Coffs Harbour Bowling Club were played at the…

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Wear Australian Football Togs

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--The American Rugby League team, which opens a tour of Australia at Canberra on…

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Tennis American Tournament This Week

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 7

The postponed open American tournament for women players will be played on Colls Harbour Club courts next Thursday…

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Catholic Tennis Courts Ready For Tournaments

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 7

Last Saturday the final touches were added to the Catholic courts and the playing Surface is in excellent order for the opening of…

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Bowls B Grade Singles Final Played at Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 7

The final of the Sawtell Bowling Club's B grade singles championship was played at Sawtell at the…

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Table Tennis Club Championships Commence Next Week

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 7

The annual club championship are scheduled to commence Wednesday, March 11, and intending players are reminded…

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Cricket Competions Leaders in Winning Position

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 7

Association A grade competition leaders, Woolgoolga and Nana Glen, finished the first day's play in the second…

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Eyres Right On Sport Interest In Racing At Coffs Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 5

Officials of the Coffs Harbour Jockey Club have expressed confidence that public interest in the…

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District Sporting Activities Cricket-knock-out Competition G. Ginger's Remarkable Feat

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 7

Coffs Harnour B grade captainn George Ginger, put up the most remarkable performance of the season in the knockout competition match against Moonee, played at Brelsford Park on Sunday. In a not out knock, he scored…

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