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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1954

1,323 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 67

Golf Tournament

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

PALM BEACH (Florida), Thurs. -- Victorian golfer Peter Thomson emerged with only about £54 in prize…

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Maclean Golf Season Opening

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

The golfing season will open at Maclean on Saturday, April 3, with a Canadian foursome event…

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Tennis Club Opening Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

The official opening day of the South Grafton Tennis Club for the 1954 season will take place on Sunday next. A mixed…

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Bowls Beginners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

Sir.--Although he is not known to me, I wish to thank your correspondent, Mr. David Absolom, for his…

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Two Greens For Bowls Competition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 5

A Grafton Bowling Club competition will be conducted on both greens this afternoon for a trophy donated by Mr. J. Simms,…

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Railway Institute Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 6

The president, Mr. H. Gadd, told the annual meeting of the Railway Institute Tennis Club that the club…

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Cricket Leaders Still Safe

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 6

C.E.C.A. first grade leaders, Westlawn, appear to be safe in their current match agianst South and…

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Lower River Football Has Good Start

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 5

The amalgamation of the Harwood and Maclean clubs into the Lower Clarence Football Club should lift…

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Periquita Races Unkindly

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 7

Recently acquired former Sydney mare, Periquita, gave an ungenerous display of galloping to be beaten in…

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Tennis Exhibition Attracts Big Crowd

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 7

More than 500 people packed the stands at Grafton City tennis courts on Saturday and enjoyed a series of exhibition matches by visiting top line…

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New Golf Course Win To Provost

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 3

Barry Provost on Saturday was the winner of the first competition played on the Grafton Golf Club's new 18 holes course at South Grafton. Provost won on a…

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Sawtell Bowls Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 8

The "Powers that be" decided to keep the green closed for another week to allow the Bent, (which is showing a 100 percent…

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Cricket Draw

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 7

Draw for the final series of C.R.C.A. matches starting next Saturday is: FIRST GRADE: North v…

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Bowls Teams for Doust Cup

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 8

The selectors have chosen the following teams to meet Sawiell, on the Coffs Harbour green, on Sunday next, in a Doust…

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Tennis Competition Teams Selected

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 8

Coffs Harbour Tennis Club teams for the Association competitions have been selected and posted in the clubhouse…

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New Table Tennis Champion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 7

Mick Gillett is the Clarence Table Tennis Club's new champion. He not, only won the A grade singles, but shared in two doubles wins--the A grade men's doubles with Ray Targett, and the…

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Diggers Play Annual Cricket Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 7

The day of the, annual cricket match between Coffs Harbour and Upper Orara sub-brabches of the the R.S.L. must…

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Rugby League Players Up to Standard in Final Trial Match

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 8

In the final trial match before the commencement of the Southern Zone Competition. Diggers defeated Dorriago 17-16…

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Cricket Century in Final Innings C. McDowell's Attractive Knock

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 8

Orara all-roubder, McDowell, finished the 1953-54 season with a brilliant 105 Woolgoolga in the final competition match on Saturday. McDowell, who is regarded as an aggressive batsman, inclined to take risks, set about his…

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The Championships BOWLS

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 6

The championship season about to be entered upon by Grafton Bowling Club promises to be one of the most interesting in its history…

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