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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1953

1,282 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 65

Football Treat in Sunday's Jack Edwards' Testimonial Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 11

Football o fa high order will be played on Sunday when players of past [?] will join present day footballers in the jack Edwards Testimo[?] match at Coffs Harbour Jetty. Teams will be led by Herry Bailey…

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TENNIS Coffs Harboar Club To Play in Mixed Competitions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 12

Coffs Harbour Club will enter teams in the District Association Saturday afternoon mixed competitions,fi in both A and A…

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Football. Prospects Bright for 1953 SEASON Diggers Defeated In Three Games

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 2

In the opening matches of the season, a crowd of 400 saw Dorrigo score impressive victories over the Coffs Harbour Diggers teams in three grades on the Dorrigo recreation ground last Sunday…

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Champion Rowers For Regatta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 6

Charlie Edwards and Lex Essex aye likely competitors in the best and best outrigger championship of the North Coast, to be decided…

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Women's Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 5

Following is the draw for the South Grafton Women's Bowling Club fours championship to be played in two founds, the first to…

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Maclean Bowls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN.--The pairs competition, of the Maclean lady bowlers was won by Mrs. F. G. Kearns and Mrs. B. C. Bridger…

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Cricket Team

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 5

Maclean Colts to play Lawrence, at Lawrence to-day: T. Keating, A. Irons, A. Smith. J. Keating, B. Ryan, N. Plummer…

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World Swimming Record Smashed By Miss Davies

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Fri.--Olympian Judy Joy Davies to-night broke the women's one mile world, freestyle…

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Football Intrudes On Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Sun.-- In the Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association's knockout competition…

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Night Tennis Competition

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 5

Grafton City Tennis Club's night teams competition was continued last week No play was possible on…

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Will Play Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun--Australian tennis star, Ken MeGregor, is expected to retire from tennis immediately…

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Social Bowls

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

Social bowls played on the Boulevard and Kemp street greens, Grafton on Saturday, resulted…

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Championship Bowls Matches

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 8

Four championship singles ties and one pairs championship were decided on the Coffs Harbour Bowling Club's green…

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Training for Tennis Team

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--All members of the Australian tennis team to tour overseas will be subject to rigorous…

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Bowls Sawtell Championships to Be Completed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 8

Bounds in Sawtell Bowling Club's championships must be completed by the end of the month and the committee asks…

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Golf Heavy Course Affects Scores

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 8

The poor scores returned by Coffs Harbour [?] at the week-end were attributed to the heavy state of the…

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Close Finishes In Table Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

The February table tennis handicap tournament for the C. G. Wingfield trophy was won in…

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Football Shield Donated by Mrs. Tyson

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 8

A shield to perpetuate the memory of her late husband (W. P. Tyson) will be presented to the Rugby League…

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District Sporting Activities Rugby League Thirty Teams in Southern Zone Competition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 8

Thirty teams, representing ten clubs, will contest the Group 2 Southern Zone competition, scheduled to commeace on Sunday, March 29. In addition to last yearns nine clubs, a dub from the Orara League was accepted…

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Cricket Woolgoolga and Nana Glen in Keen Struggle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

Woolgoolga and Na[?] Glen staged a keen tussle for the Disstrict Association premiership honours in the final match…

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