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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Races To-day at Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 5

Lismore and District Racing and Trotting Club will conduct a meeting at Carlton Park to-day…

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Picnic Swimming Carnival At Palmer's Channel 'Children's Remarkable Progress'

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

A well-organised picnic swimming carnival at the Palmer's Channel baths was the culmination of the…

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Bowls Club Activites

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

Despite unfavourable weather conditions and a very heavy green. many championship ties were decided during the past…

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Sawtelll Bowls Club Activities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

Despite unsettled weather conditions plus the black beetle invasion we have Been able to have a "roll up" as usual…

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Coffs Cricket

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 7

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon. --In the first round of matches in Division B of the reserve grade cricket…

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Night Tennis Matches

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 7

The following matches are set down for this week. Court controllers appointed are requested to collect balls before 5 p.m. on…

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Interrupted Play In Country Bowls

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon. -- Heavy rain this afternoon interrupted Play in the third round of the fours championship…

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Rain Prevents Tennis Play

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.--Heavy rain which fell during the week-end washed out the opening day of the Country…

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Incidents Rare In Country Tennis

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 6

Unpleasant incidents in tennis, such as emotional outbursts from players and misbehaviour on the part of spectators, are rare in country centres…

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TENNIS Disappointed When Tournament Washed Out

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

All intending players were disappointed when the tournament set down for last Wednesday was washed out but all…

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NEW Draw for Cricket Competition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

At The conclusion of the second round of the Harbour district competition, on Saturday, Woolgoolga, in last place in the…

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Cricket Teams The following teams will represent Upper Orara next Saturday:—

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

A grade, v Coffs Harbour at Orara. B. Ide, D. Walter, L. Walter, E Boulted, I. Watkin, K. Matten, J. Secomb, C. McDowell,…

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Bowls Play Interrupted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.-- Rain to-day stopped play in to-day's rounds of the fours championship at the…

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BOWLS State President's Visit

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 6

On Friday, March 5, Grafton Bowling Club will have the honour of a visit by the President of the N.S.W. Bowling Association (Mr. Norman Noss)…

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Races Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues. --The Hawkesbury race meeting to have been held to-morrow was postponed to-day…

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May Abandon Country Week Tennis

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues. --The Country Week tennis carnival may be abandoned, Mr. V. Kelly, N.S.W. Secretary…

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Country Week Bowls Results

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed. -- More than 500 bowlers from clubs all over the State played in the Country…

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Major Upset At Tennis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.--Only one major upset occurred in the Country Week tennis teams' championships at…

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North Coast Cricket Championships

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 7

FINALS of the North Coast Cricket Council championship series will be played on February 28…

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Country Bowls

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Forty-six teams entered the post sectional round of the Country Week bowls fours…

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