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Sport, 1951

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Par Of Gloucester Golf Course — Reduced to 69

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

The par of the Gloucester Golf Course has been reduced to 69. It win originally 72. Reporting on this to the annual…

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Gloucester Youth at S.c.g. Cricket Coaching

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

Noticed in the "Sydney Sun" where young Gloucester cricketer, L. Isaacs, (15), attended the country boys' coaching classes being…

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Origin of Cricket Recalled at Taree by Christmas Card

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

The origin of the game of cricket was recalled by a Christmas card received by Mr. and Mrs. A. ("Bert") Parvin, of Commerce Street, Taree, from relatives in Hampshire, England…

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Frederickton Regatta

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Frederickton Regatta, held on the Jamieson Sawmill frontage on Monday, attracted a large crowd, and the programme provided, proved a very…

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Bowls

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

The main event at Kempsey Bowling Club greens on Saturday was a Benson Pins challenge match, in which the holders, G. Cochrane and R…

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Early Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

The New South Wales Rugby League has fixed the Country v. City trial matches to be played on May 5. This will necessitate early…

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Country Swimming Championships -- Kempsey Gains Two Titles

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 4

Kempsey won two titles in the Country Swimming Championships held at the Narrandera baths during the Anniversary week-end. Mr. Neville Duke, manager of the Kempsey Memorial Baths, was the manager of the…

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Football Change Urged in Country Week System

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 8

Group One this season should recommend to N.S.W. Country League that the system of Country Week eliminations be changed. THE current system of group…

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Frederickton Regatta

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

The 98th. annual regatta and speedboat carnival held at Frederickton on Monday was very successful…

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Tennis Night Tennis Comp. Draw

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

The Goodwill night tennis competition will resume next week after interference by inclement weather. The following is the draw:—…

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Cricket

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

The following are the two teams selected to play in the inter-district match at Dorrigo. The bus will leave the Post Office corner…

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BOWLS Lightning Strikes Bowl

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

A remarkable incident marked the bowls games on the Muswellbrook green last Saturday. When the storm broke over the…

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BOWLS Bright Week-end's Play in View

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

With the advent of ideal summer weather, Manning River bowlers are looking forward to a pleasant week-end's play after being without…

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Golf Course Mowing Commenced at Daylight

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

The job of mowing the fairways on the Taree golf links commenced at daylight this morning. It is now certain that the course…

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Sporting Round-up Golf -- Kempsey Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Mud runner Joe Goodman plodded best in last Saturday's field and duly won the monthly "mug" trophy of the Kempsey Golf Club…

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B. Jeffery Impressive Robyn James Wins Second Title SWIMMING

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

At the recent N.S.W. Country Swimming Championships concluded at Narrandera, Brian Jeffery and Robyn James both…

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Sydney Racing Review Main Sail and Au Secour Selected for Rosehill

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, FRIDAY, Main Sail and Au Secour should prove the best bets at Rosehill races tomorrow. Main Sail will run in the Two-Year-Old Maiden Stakes (for fillies)…

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Golf

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 8

Great difficulty has been encountered over, the past few weeks in having the Taree Golf Club's fairways mown. Continuous rain has…

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A Promising Tennis Player

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

Isobel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Colling, of Elands, spent the Christmas holidays with her tennis racquet. On 3lst December she left…

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Black Magic At African Football

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 5

DURBAN, A.A.F.-Reuter. -- The most important member of the 12-man African football teams in Durban never kicks the ball. He is a witch-doctor or "inyanga" upon whose "mtakati" (magic)…

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