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Sport, 1954

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Safer Swimming (By an Official of the N.S.W. Department of Public Health)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 11

Swimming is ~ a most important health aid, providing a general tonic for young and old at little cost. The fact that this refresh…

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Open-air Boxing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

EMMAVILLE: Plans are well under way for the next a boxing tournament (semi-final), which will be…

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Tennis Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

Although attendance at the Association courts over the pre-Christmas period were small this week saw a…

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Variety in Golf

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 11

BLOEMFONTEIN: One of the attractions of golf is its variety. Mr. Jack Coetze was about to play his second shot…

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Tennis Country Week Nominations

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 11

Armidale Lawn Tennis Club members are reminded that they have only until lunch time tomorrow to advise Fred…

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Armidale Play Centre Opens at Rugby League Park

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

The National Fitness Play Centre opened today at Rugby Leaque Park in weather conditions not highly encouraging. Last year the enrolment totalled 312, and the…

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Guy Smith is Inverell Bowls Stngles Champion

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 4

Yesterday we witnessed the singles match that is always our most interesting game of the year, because It…

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Golf Few Players at Week-end

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 11

Fields in Armidale Golf Club competition over the week-end were so small that no official results were issued…

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Fight to Save Golf Club Greens

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 6

The City Council's ban on fixed sprinklers prior to Christmas caused' Armidale Coif Club officials grave…

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Sedgman Loses in Pro. Tennis Tournament to Gonzales

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: Outsmashed and out served by Richard ('Pancho') Gonzales of the United States; Frank Sedgman, of Australia, lost in New York yesterday the first match of the 1954…

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Estimated Crown of 3,0000 at Motor Cycle Races at Inverell

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 6

Rain over the week-end, which caused a postponement of the North West Championships Motor Cycle TT racing from Saturday to Sunday, did…

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February Coursing

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

The Secretary of the Glen Innes Charity Coursing Club (Mr. Harry Kent) said…

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Night Bowls Popular

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 3

There was such a large muster on the Inverell [?] green last night that 13 [?] had to be…

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Inverell Bowls Champion

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 11

Guv [?] won the inverell Bowling Club's Championship by defeating Ernie. McBean 31-28. Smith will now become…

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"Non- Bias" Bowls Budge

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

Another year is over, and another Club [?] Championship has been won and a new man added to the names of great bowlers on our championship honour board…

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Tennis Teams for Armidale

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 3

On Sunday next Gen Innes District Tennis Association will take three teams to Armidale…

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Cricket the 'Blind' Way

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

GRAFTON Fifteen courageous blind men are visiting Grafton They are member of Sydney Blind Institute Cricket…

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A Star On-off Tennis Court

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

Handsome young Frenchman, Jean Grinda, poses for a profile shot by Marie Crowe between matches at the South Australian tennis championships. Grinda only 17, is 6ft. 5in. tall, weighs 15 stone and is one of the glamour players on the current tennis scene. He is in Australian to improve his game…

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Tennis Inverell to Play at Guyra

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

An Inverell tennis team will play Gurva in the Group competition at Gurva on Sunday. The team is George White,…

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Golf Club Greens Threatened by Ban on Sprinklers

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

ARMIDALE: The Armidale City 'Council's ban on fixed sprinklers prior to Christmas caused Armidale…

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