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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1976

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Review of Racing

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 28 January 1976 · page 22

PETER TURNER brings Easter Morning back to scale after winning the initial event at Coffs Harbour races on Monday, the Maiden Handicap (1200m). FLAMING FURY had the run of the race under jockey Rex Kelly to…

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Sawtell Golf Club feature How It All Began

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 4 February 1976 · page 11

In October 1936 land was originally leased from the Lands Department by Messrs. F. and D. Anderson with, permission from the department that the land could be used for golf links…

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Mixed Tennis

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 3 March 1976 · page 14

St. Augustine’s Tennis Club will be host for the official opening of the 1976 Coffs…

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Opinion Sporting Section Junior tennis competition begins in Coffs

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 3 March 1976 · page 14

The Coffs Harbour Junior Tennis competition will start on Saturday. Games will start at 8 am and finish at 11 o’clock. The competition has…

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Mixed Tennis Plans

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 10 March 1976 · page 11

The Coffs Harbour Tennis Association’s [?]ixed Saturday competition begins on April…

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Boambee’s easy cricket victory

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 10 March 1976 · page 9

Boambee scored a convincing win over St. Augustine’s in Saturday’s round of the Coffs Harbour junior cricket competition. Sound batting by Greg Binet (13 retired)…

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Close Tussles in First Round of Junior Tennis

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 10 March 1976 · page 10

Rain washed out matches at Westside courts last week in the first round of the Coffs Harbour Junior Tennis competition. However, matches went ahead as drawn at other courts,…

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Track a Quagmire, But Races Are on

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 17 March 1976 · page 13

Stewards could be forced to shorten the Improvers’ Handicap (1600m) at the Coffs Harbour Race Club’s postponed St. Patrick’s Day Cup meeting today. A six metre pool of water about 17cm deep covered the race track in front…

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Close Games in Round of Junior Tennis Opinion Sporting Section

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 24 March 1976 · page 15

Several close matches were played in the Coffs Harbour junior tennis competition on Saturday. Harrison drew with Gallagher 24-all in one…

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Sawtell Bowls

Sawtell Guardian · Friday 26 March 1976 · page 4

The trophy presentation night held at the Sawtell Bowling Club On Saturday was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all those who attended…

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Golf Club News

Sawtell Guardian · Friday 26 March 1976 · page 1

At last we see the sunshine again for a Saturday competition, and 125 players contested the much postponed monthly medal…

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Sawtell Golf Club Associates News

Sawtell Guardian · Friday 26 March 1976 · page 4

Think we had better change the name of golf to water polo, would be more appropriate at the present time, don’t you agree?…

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Sawtell Bowls News Our Girls Bring Cup Home

Sawtell Guardian · Friday 26 March 1976 · page 4

Playing for District Association Challenge Cup is always a source of interest to women bowlers. On this occasion our…

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School Golf at Urunga

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 31 March 1976 · page 13

The 1976 Inter-high school pennant golf matches, sponsored annually by the Mid…

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St. Augustine’s tennis teams

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 31 March 1976 · page 15

Teams representing the St. Augustine’s Tennis Club in the Coffs Harbour and District Tennis Association competition have been announced…

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Wacher wins golf

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 7 April 1976 · page 17

Bill Wacher scored an excellent 60 net to win the monthly mug contested by Sawtell…

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Opinion Sporting Section Narranga Halfway Leaders in Cricket

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 7 April 1976 · page 17

Narranga Brown had little trouble accounting for Boambee in Saturday’s round of the Coffs Harbour junior cricket association competition and leads the competition at the halfway mark. Boambee totalled 63 in its innings, only to be overhauled by Narranga,…

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Friendship day at bowls club

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 14 April 1976 · page 14

Margaret Ireland, J. Roberts Phil Noble and Eileen Commerford were the trophy winners…

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Draw for junior tennis

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 14 April 1976 · page 18

The net round of the [?] Harbour Junior [?] competition will be played on Saturday…

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Golf Class at Sawtell

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 21 April 1976 · page 15

The Sport and Recreation Service of NSW, in conjunction with local professional…

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