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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1954

1,323 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 67

Table Tennis Team For Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 7

Grafton District Table Tennis Association will send a representative team to the Country Week…

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Rugby League Finance View

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 7

A strong opinion in favour of clubs controlling the financial returns of football matches was expressed at…

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Cricket Draw

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 7

The C.R.C.A. fixtures will resume next Saturday with the following draw: First grade: North [?]…

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Eyes Right On Sport "Corinthian's" Horse Racing Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 7

Warm comment on the state of horse-racing in the Northern Rivers Racing Association area can…

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--BOWLS-- The Beginner

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 6

One of the problems facing most bowling clubs to-day is how best to introduce the hosts of beginners to the intricacies of the game and to see that…

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Cricket Draw Revised

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 7

The draw for C.R.C.A. second grade fixtures was revised yesterday. The new draw is:--…

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Regatta Notes Butcher Boats Popular

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 4

Crew rowing promises to be as keen as ever for the regattas this year. Already crews have been formed…

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Tennis Instead Of Motherhood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 5

SANTA BARBARA, (California), Wed.-- Actress Corinne Calvert testified in Court yesterday that her…

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Good Prospects For Maclean Golf

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 6

MACLEAN.-- The Postponed annual meeting of the Maclean Golf Club was well attended. Preparations were made for the…

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Women's Bowls Competitions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 10

Number one green was packed with players on Tuesday afternoon in delightful bowling weather. The major…

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Swimming High School Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 10

The High School swimming carnival on Wednesday was the first held for four years and, in all respects, was an outstanding success. It was conducted at the newly…

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Tennis Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Present indications are that Opening Day will be a record as far entries are concerned. Due to the efforts f club…

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Records Broken At Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Six records were broken and one was equalled at the combined High Schools'…

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Maclean Night Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 6

MACLEAN.-- The night tennis competition on the Methodist Courts at Maclean, will be resumed on Monday next…

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Cricket Comp. Just Completed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Dorrigo District Cricket Association has just completed one of the most successful competitions held in recent years…

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Golf Associates Most Successful Opening Day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 10

The Opening day of Coffs Harbour Golf Club assocates on Wednesday was a pronounced success and was attended by…

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Jetty Tennis Club Re-elects Officers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 9

Last year's office bearers of the Jetty Tennis Club were re-elected for the ensuing sesason at the club's annual meeting held last…

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Rugby League £1000 Prize Money Given Southern Zone Reached Objective

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 8

"Your ex-president, the late W. P. (Bill) Tyson, often said the ultimate goal of the management committee was to distribute £1000 prize money at the close of the season…

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Cricket Final Competiton Matches To-marrow

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

The fined matches for the 1953-54 season will commence to-morrow afternoon. In the A grade series High School are…

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BOWLS Saturday: Pairs Championship Norm Hobbs and Bill Eddleston Advance Another Step

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Playing good bowls, Hobbs-Eddleston proved too good for Hart and Harvison in the pairs Game winning by 24-13. This…

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