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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1953

1,282 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 65

Golf Associates

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 5

Grafton golf associates will play a stroke competition on Wednesday afternoon…

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Country Tennis Seedings

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Keith Pepper, of Wollongong has been seeded No. 1 in the country men's singles…

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Tennis Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 5

Grafton Tennis Association secretary, Mr. Allan Schafer, said last night that negotiations were…

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For Professional Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Mr. Ron Eaton, a Sydney sportsman, said to-day that Tolley's Wines would give £1000 for…

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Golf Reg Ryan Breaks the Ice

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 1

Reg Ryan won the first competition for 1858 at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Saturday. He finished with a nett 55 in…

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U.S. Horse Racing Had Good Year

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 5

NEW York, Monday. Horse racing in the United States in 1952 had the greatest year in its 300…

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District Sporting Activities Cricket Coffs Harbour on First Innings

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 8

Coffs Harbour scored a first innings victory over High School in the opening match of the second round of the A grade District Association competition, which concluded on Saturday…

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Inter-district Cricket Sawtell Bowler Takes 6 for 6 Against Clarence

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 8

Sawtell spinner, Bern[?] McCann, sac[?]ed the outstanding bowling figures of six wi[?]s for six ru[?]s off four ove[?] in…

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Women's Bowls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 5

Scores in yesterday's Grafton Women's Bowling Club competition. V. Burn, M. Smyth, M…

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Better Response At Swimming Classes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

SUPERVISOR in charge of the Grafton play centre (Mr. D. Cross) reported yesterday better attendancs at the swimming instruction classes he was conducting at…

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Championship Golf At Coffs Harbour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 7

COFFS HARBOUR, Wed. --Mr. B. L. Miller. secretary of the Coffs Harbour Golf Club, has been advised by…

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Randwick Races on Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. -- The Australian Jockey Club will hold a meeting at Randwick on Anzac Day, April 25…

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Flood Boat Races Start Again

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 7

Flood boat rowing, conducted by the Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade will start again on Saturday over…

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Step To Prevent Cricket Accidents

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

The Clarence River District Cricket Association last night decided to take a definite step to prevent the…

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Sedgman Says: "This Sure Beats Amateur Tennis"

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wed.--Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor, the Australian professional tennis stars, were about £A4500 richer as a result of two days tennis in…

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Trophy Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

On Saturday, the Grafton Bowline Club, will conduct a competition for the George Hill trophy…

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Golf Associates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 10

Coffs Harbour Golf Club associates resumed their Summer competion on Wednesday when ten players engaged in a nine…

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Training Essential In Surf Swimming

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 10

Nambucca's win last Sunday shows just what training will do, and it is up to all Colts Harbour club members to follow that…

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British Tennis Coaching School

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

Young tennis enthusiasts from all parts of Britain are taking advantage of the Lawn Tennis Association's winter school opened at Bognor Regis on the south coast. Photo shows Dan Maskell, Lawn Tennis Association coach, giving his class instruction in the art of service…

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Cricket.— Kempsey Defeats Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 8

Kempsey Cricket Association journeyed to Dorrigo on Sunday last and met Dorrigo Association in competition games…

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