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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1949
Page
4
Bus departs Sawtell Post Office at 9 am and Knight's Store at 4 45 pm. From Coffs Harbour the service leaves at 9 36 am and 5 15 pm. Phone 17.
Boambee School defeated Coffs Primary 53 games to 20 to advance to faces Upper Orara for the High School Cup. Final between Boambee and Upper Orara will be in term three after zone finals across Coffs Harbour and Orara Valley.
A large crowd at Jetty Oval watched a 27 all draw in the Ernie Burt Memorial Rugby League match. Organised by Group 7, the event raised over £170 with many supporters travelling from Gratton Woolgoolga Urunga Bellingen Coramba.
Close pairs match saw Swadling and Hardy tied 12 12 at end 15 before Gorton and Simmon led 17 14 to win. Hatch edged 30 25 after a five and a 4, Rippon closing with seven in last ends. Social results list multiple 20s to 30s. Kempsey Bowling Club annual meeting saw Ernie Sabien step down after 13 years, W Flanigan elected president and John Connah joining the committee.
The Coffs Jansen Cup team to play Bellingen at Bellingen next Saturday lists Gardiner as captain with Babbage, F Gardiner, Chambers, Toms, Hannaford and Stennett among reserves including Hannaford. The Coffs Dyer Cup side faces Bellingen at Bonville Reserve led by Grant with Robinson Tyson Wright Gardiner and Gardiner. Reserve A Gran.
Thrilling hockey at Coffs Showground saw Coffs 1 draw with Coffs 3 while Coffs 2 beat Sawtell. Coffs girls defeated Sawtell girls as NSW rep team looms Sept 3. Colts 1 leads men’s standings with 14 points, Colts 2 11, Colts 3 12, Sawtell 4. Next Saturday’s draws placed Colts 1 versus Sawtell and Coffs 2 against Coffs 3 at 2 and 3 pm respectively.
Coffs Harbour defeated Dorrigo in the Dyer Cup by 12 sets to 6 with 102 games to 6. Notable results include Mrs Johnson and Mrs Wright beating Mrs Macarthy and Miss Brazier 7-5 6-2, and Miss O Shea and Mrs Morley winning 6-4 6-4 against Mrs Ward and Mrs Foster, while other pairs posted multiple close scores.
A large crowd watched Souths and Norths play to a 27 all draw in a hard fought match. Key moments saw Bevan and Ferguson scoring for Souths while Norths answered with Lawrence and McLecran among scorers. Referee Mr M Taylor controlled a tight, error prone game with strong forward packs and notable tackling throughout.
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