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Sport, 1952

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BOWLS Saturday's Play Result Details

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 5

Saturday's matches at Taree Bowling Club resulted:— Association Pours: Rushby, Soullard, Edstein, Barber 23 d…

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Rugby League Group Institutes 3 Grade Competition

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 2

The annual meeting of Group 3 Rugby League at Port Macquarie, on Sunday, decided to organise three competitions for the coming season, i.e. under 17yrs., reserve and first grades…

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CRICKET Colts' Big Score

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 2

Before play began in Macleay Association matches on Saturday, players and umpires observed two minutes'…

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FOOTBALL 's Creek to der Paid

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 5

Manning Rugby League 1951 premiers, Taree-Brown's Creek, will consider the appointment of a paid…

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GOLF Had to Survive Count-banck After Equalling Par

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

Despite a magnificent second round which equalled the Taree Golf Club's par figures, Noel Hofmeier had to…

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Golf Subs. Go Up This Year by a Guinea Annual Meeting of Gloucester Golf Club Decides on Admission of Social Members

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

At the meeting of the annual meeting of the Gloucester Golf Club on Tuesday of last week the members stood in silence in respect for the [?] The meeting [?] to increase members' subscriptions from…

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CRICKET Peters and Mt. Geroge Qualify for Semi-finals

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 5

Peters 22 points, and Mount George, 21, survived a "phpto finisn" to join Taree and Cundle in the semi-finals of the 1951-52 Manning District cricket competition…

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Football

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

Present at the annual meeting of Group 3 were Messrs. J. Galvin (President), A. Bain (Vice-President), D. Fergusson (Treas.) Camden Haven…

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Bowls

The Northern Champion · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 12

Owing to the absence of some Taree Bowling Club representatives at the Country Week carnival in…

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BOWLS Pennant Teams

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

The following teams will represent the Kempsey Club in the Pennant matches against Port Macquarie to-morrow.--…

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Cricket

The Northern Champion · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 12
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

Semi-finals of the 1951-52 Manning River District Cricket Association's competition commence…

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GOLF Kempsey Club

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

Last Saturday's play competition saw clear cut wins in all three grades. George Pike, who once before was in a…

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TENNIS Night Competition

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

Several matches had to be postponed in the Macleay Association's night competition because of rain and the A grade…

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Cricket Player Shot Dead

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

An armed man ran amok at a cricket match in Adelaide last week and shot a player dead and wounded another. A large number of police,…

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Boxing "Bits" Big Programme Arranged for Next Week

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

The programme of fights to be arranged on Saturday 1st March, is made up of all the best local boys that it is…

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CRICKET Saturday's Play

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

Both Colts and Independents are in a good position to gain outright wins in the matches commenced on Saturday…

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Boxing "Bits"— Big Programme Arranged for Next Week

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

The programme of fights to be arranged on Saturday 1st March, is made up of all the best local boys that it is…

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Bowls

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 4

Owing to the rain at Port Macquarie on Saturday there were no pennant matches. Port Macquarie Red Pennant team forfeited to Kempsey, which…

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Bowls

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 5

Saturday next, March 1, will mark the commencement of the Club championships. In order that these competitions may be finalised in a minimum of…

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