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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1954

1,323 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 67

Changes in Cricket Team

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 4

Three changes have been made in the C.R.C.A second eleven to play at Coffs Harbour to-morrow in a North Coast Cricket…

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Warrington Lead Rugby League

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.--Warrington lead the English Rugby League with a one point advantage over…

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Amateur Tennis In America

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sun.--The controversial rule that prohibits an America amateur tennis player from working…

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Bowls Club Activities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

With the holidays over, club members once again settled down to serious bowls at the week-end and some interesting…

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World Boxing Ratings Issued

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 7

WASHINGTON. Mon.--Rocky Castellani has been advanced to the logical contender role among the…

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Cricket Teams

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

Orara to play Korora In the Galvin Cup challenge at Jetty Oval Sunday: Landrigan W. and S. Secomb P. McCann…

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Golf Associates Will Conduct Summer Competition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

Coffs Harbour Gcif club associates will open the summer competition tc-tomorrow (Wednesday) when a nine hcles stroke…

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South African Tennis Team for Armidale

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.--The South African tennis team, which arrived in Sydney to-day, will make its first…

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Tennis Early Start for 1954 Season

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

Coffs Harbour Tennis Club got away to an early start with its 1954 season when a meeting was called last Thursday…

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Shady Progress in Forming New Golf Course

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

The new 18 holes course for Coffs Harbour Golf Club is well under way and splendid progress has been made during…

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Competition Cricket Resumed At WEEK-END

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

Following a break of four weeks over the holidays the District Cricket Association Competition was resumed on…

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Cricket Local Batsmen Collapse Double to Clarence Association

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

Coffs Harbour Association batsmen collapsed against a hostile Grafton attack in the North Coast cricket Council match placed at Breleford Park on Sunday. Fast bowler K Elle[?]n captured five for 24 and apainder H. Cameron four lor 18 to…

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BOWLS The Year Ahead

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 7

THE game of howls takes the stage for 1954 with the i limelight concentrated strongly upon it…

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Woolgoolga Women's Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 7

Ladies singles matches played on the Woolgoolga green on Tuesday resulted: Mrs. H. Elkerton d. Mrs…

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Cricket In India

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

MADRAS, Wed. -- At stumps, India had scored 218 runs for the loss of four wickets on the opening day…

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May Not Start In Title Races

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.--Singapore swimming champion, Neo Chwee Kok may not be [?]it for the N.S.W…

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Stole From Bank; Lost At Races Police Allege

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- A bank clerk, who police allege stole £235017 at Norrabri and lost most of it at the races, was at Central Court to-day,…

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Sixty Pupils Attend Vacation Swimming School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 11

The vacation swimming school being conducted by the Physical Education branch of the Department of Education at…

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Rugby League Early Season Interest Evident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

Although the Rugby League season is three months off officials and players are already discussing prospects for the…

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BOWLS : McKENZIE and Hobbs Hold Gold Feathers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

Last weekend, the weather being nearly perfect, saw a good number of bowlers ready to do battle with each other. Visiting bowlers being, Cecil Gray of the Nowra Club, Jim McFarland of the Walcha…

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