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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1977

56 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 3

Spectacular car racing

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 5 January 1977 · page 10

CAR racing is extremely popular on the Bananacoast with large groups travelling the…

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Photo Finishes of Monday’s Races

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 5 January 1977 · page 13

MR. TOM kept Coffs Harbour trainer Dudley Wilson in the big money by winning the Improvers Handicap (800m). Ridden by Rex Kelly, Mr. Tom won by half a length and started the 5-4 on favourite. KAMBULA LAD had the punters smiling by winning the Progressive Handicap (1000m). The…

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Appeal for cricket tour of Tasmania

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 5 January 1977 · page 1

An appeal has been launched to raise money towards sending Coffs Harbour cricketer Paul Tolhurst on a tour of Tasmania with the Northern NSW Colts team…

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Tight Results Mark Social Golf Outing Sport in Brief

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 12 January 1977 · page 17

Winners emerged from a tightly bunched field in Coffs Harbour Ex-Services Social Golf Club’s first competition of the New Year on Sunday morning. The event was an…

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Tennis teams not paying their fees Opinion Sporting Section

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 2 February 1977 · page 14

Several teams in the Coffs Harbour Night Tennis Association competition have failed to pay their affiliation fees and could lose points because of it…

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Tennis proves popular

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 February 1977 · page 21

Membership of the Woolgoolga Tennis Club had increased through die past and it would be encouraging to see this doubled for the 1977 season, the club's secretary, Mrs. J. E. Rediger, said yesterday. Mrs. Rediger said the…

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Tennis Meeting

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 February 1977 · page 22

St. Augustine’s Tennis Club’s annual general meeting will be held on Monday,…

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Tennis play-off

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 February 1977 · page 21

A play-off for two teams vying for fourth spot will played tomorrow night in the Coffs Harbour women’s midweek tennis competition. The two teams are St. Augustine’s IV and Westside…

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Women’s Bowls Win for Marie’s team

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 23 February 1977 · page 24

Hazel Lucas, Peg Fryer and Marie Stephenson defeated Eileen Burgess, Nell Fletcher and Pat Press 48-6 in an opening game of the season at West Coffs Women’s Bowling Club last week. Jean Morris, Marge…

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Tennis semis postponed

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 March 1977 · page 25

The semi-finals in the Coffs Harbour women’s midweek second division tennis…

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Rain stops all women’s bowls events

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 March 1977 · page 26

Rain forced the Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club to call off all events last week…

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Jean scores bowls upset

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 March 1977 · page 25

Jean Taylor caused an upset by defeating titleholder Beryl Snowden 31-23 in the West…

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Talk by golf professional

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 March 1977 · page 26

Some of the finer points of the game of golf will be expounded at tonight’s meeting of…

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Gala Bowls Day at Woolgoolga

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 March 1977 · page 24

The Coffs Harbour team of Nancy Smith, Win Van Gemeren, Jean Stewart and Georgie Cathro won the Woolgoolga Women’s Bowling Club gala day last week…

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Prize Donors for Veterans’ Golf

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 March 1977 · page 27

The Bananacoast veterans’ golf championships will be held at the Coffs Harbour golf course on Sunday. More than 80 golfers from Tweed Heads to Taree…

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Trunley takes out stroke golf medal

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 March 1977 · page 24

John Trunley scored 62 net to win the Sawtell Golf Club’s individual stroke for the Arthur Anderson trophy and monthly medal…

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Swimming Classes Near End

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 30 March 1977 · page 22

Free learn-to-swim classes will end at the Coffs Harbour Olympic Pool on Saturday…

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Cricket film available

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 30 March 1977 · page 5

A film of the latest World Cup cricket series is available to sporting clubs and other…

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Junior Cricket Has Winter Break

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 30 March 1977 · page 21

More than 190 boys competed in the Saturday round of the Coffs Harbour Junior Cricket competition, the final round before the winter recess. Wanderers retained the lead in the under 14 years…

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Opinion Sporting Section Social golf scores good

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 30 March 1977 · page 21

Handicapper Wal Kingsley will have a busy time with his hatchet on the number…

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