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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Golf Associates Programme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 4

To-day, Grafton golf associates will play a stroke competition over 18 holes. The draw for the event will…

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Swimming Carnival Of 160 Events

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

Over 160 events will be decided at Grafton High School's annual swimming carnival at South Grafton…

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Middlecoff Wins Golf Play Off

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 4

HOUSTON (Texas), Tues.--Cary Middlecoff returned a 3 under par 69 yesterday, to win a five-way play-off…

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Record Prize Money For Dog Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The National Coursing Association announced to-day it had allocated record prizemoney for three greyhound meetings…

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World Golf Rules Britain-u.s.a. in Accord

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 4

NEW YORK.--It is possible for golf to be played throughout the world under a uniform code of rules,…

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Golf Associates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 7

Mrs. F. M. V. Earle won the A. grade 18 hole stroke competition played by Grafton golf associates yesterday. Her score…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 5

A wide margin separated Houses at yesterday's Grafton High School Swimming Carnival, which was won easily by Cameron House with 4362 points. In a buoyant day's…

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Cricket Changes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 3

Two changes have been made in the Clarence River Cricket Association teams to play at Coffs Harbour on…

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Football Finance Proposal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 3

Delegates to Upper Clarence Rugby League last night took part in a preliminary debate on 2…

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Glenreagh Football Club Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 4

GLENREAGH.--At the annual meeting of the Glenreagh Football Club, the following members were…

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Official Opening of Golf Season

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 7

Grafton golfers will officially open the 1953 season on Saturday with the traditional mixed foursomes handicap. with so many members…

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£600 In Prize Money For Diggers' Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 7

Value of prize money allotted for the Grafton Diggers' Race Club two-day Easter Cup meeting is…

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Golf Associates

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4

Associate's golf commenced on Wednesday last, but no good cards were returned. Associates now use the men's…

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High School Swimming Cups

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4

Following an analysis of times of division winners, at the Grafton High School swimming carnival, on…

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Secret Laps For Scratch Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 7

Aimed at stimulating more enthusiasm and keenness into scratch race events, the Grafton District Cycle Club…

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District Sporting Activites Rugby League Jack Edwards Testimonial Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 12

The 1953 football season should get away to a good start with the lack Edwards testimonial match at the Jetty…

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Diggers Will Hay Cricket on

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

The annual cricket match between Upper Orara and Coffs Harbour sub-branches of the will be played at Upper…

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Football on Same Basis As Last Season

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

Football in Group 2 during the forthcoming season will be on the same basis as last year with inter-club competitions in die northern and southern zones and three inter-zone…

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GoLF Stage Set for Big Week-end Programme

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 12

Preparations am completed for the official opening of the 1953 season which takes place at Coffs Harbour Golf Club at…

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Welcome to Football Coach Large Crowd Attends Function

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

A hearty welcome was extended to Dorrigo's playing coach for 1958, Mr. Ned Andrews, at a welcome function…

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