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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1953

1,282 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 65

Coffs Scores Double Win in Pennant Bowls

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Bowling Club scored a double win in pennant matches with the Bellingen Club on Sunday. At…

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Annual Meeting of Sawtell Tennis Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Sawtell Tennis Club was held on Friday last, January 29. The president, Mr. B. Quick…

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Table Tennis Star Gets Return Order

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Former world table tennis champion, Miklos Szabados, in the Divorce Court…

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Olympic Games On Cricket Ground

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Commonwealth State top-level Olympic Games Conference to-day unanimously approved the holding cf the 1956 Olympic Games at the Melburne Cricket Ground…

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Golf Stroke Completition to [?]. D. T. Seccombe

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 8

The stroke competition conducted by Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Saturday afternoon was won by G.D.T. Seccombe,…

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"Flying Fish" Not For Title Races

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

World 1500 metres freestyle record holder, Hironoshin Furuhashi ("the flying fish"), who arrived…

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Cricket Bill Keft Takes Seven for 53 Norm Munro's Lone Stand for High School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

Jetty spinner. Bill Keft bagged seven High School wickets for 53 runs in the match commenced at the Jetty Oval on Saturday. He strode one of his best patches for the season and was chiefly responsible for dismissing…

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Small Fields At Wyong Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Small fields marred Wyong races to-day, with less than a third of the total acceptors starting. The main race, the Wyong…

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Junior Tennis Drive In Britain By a Reuter's Correspondent

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday.—British lawn tennis authorities are making great efforts with a junior coaching scheme which, they hope, will eventually end the world lawn tennis supremacy of Australia and the…

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Tennis at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

Top American Davis Cup captain, Vic Seixas; below. Don Candy (left) and Straight Clark…

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Golf Associates' Opening Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 7

The opening day of the 1953 season of the Grafton Golf Club Associates will be held on February 11…

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Cricket Ground Suitable, Says Director

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.--The Melbourne Cricket Ground would be suitable for the 1956 Olympic Games in…

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Big Entries For Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A total of 1320 bowlers from 136 country, centres, will compete in the N.S.W. Country…

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Boxing Day Brawl At Railway Station

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Thurs.--A 19-years-old rigger convicted of assaulting a railway porter at…

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"Francis Goes to the Races"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

The Talking Mule is back, and every laugh is a winner Don't miss this show, starring Donald O'Connor and Piper…

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Tennis Encouraging Prospects for Catholic Club

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

There was a very encouraging attendance at the annual meeting of the Catholic Tennis Club on Tuesday night. The…

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Golf Associates Another Win to Mrs. E. Lowery

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 12

Mrs. E. Lowery, who has been playing very consistent golf of late, was the winner of the competition conducted…

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Rugby League. Prospects Bright for 1953 Over 70 Attend Annual Meeting

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

At the annual meeting of Dorrigo Football Club held in the C.W.A. Rooms on Tuesday night last, ways and means were fully discussed with a view to raising finance to provide a coach for the coming…

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Golf Associates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

The opening day of the Grafton Golf Club associates season will be held next Wednesday with a nine…

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Clash Races Opposed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

THE South Grafton Jockey Club, at its annual meeting last night, agreed to support the Clarence…

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