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Coffs Harbour Advocate

Location

Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 16, 1949

Page

4

Open Day At Coffs Harbour Golf Club Draws 103 Players

A field of 103 golfers from Macksville Bowraville Nambucca Heads Urunga Dor rigo Coffs Grafton Maclean plus visitors from Goulburn Queensland competed at Coffs Harbour Golf Club Open Day Carnival. Notable scores included Colin Culmore’s 32 and Don Anderson’s 34 with numerous club members dominant in results across 9 18 and 27 hole events.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Macksville Bowraville Nambucca Heads Urunga Dorrigo Coffs Grafton Maclean Goulburn Queensland Colin Culmore Don Anderson Coffs Harbour Gol Cutmore Joe Malouf R. Peck Ray Eather W. O'Reilly M. Archibald G. Banfield Dr. McColm W. Rowe W. Jerson J. Wheaton

Train service resumed on Macksville to Coffs Harbour line

The school train service from Macksville to Coffs Harbour will resume from tomorrow after a suspension during the coal strike. Rail operations return to normal as the strike ends and schedules are restored.

Macksville Coffs Harbour

Coffs Golf Club Championships qualify Sunday with draws

The Coffs Golf Club begins its annual championships on Sunday with the first qualifying round for 18 and 36 hole handicaps. Play starts at 9 30 am with pairs at 3 minute intervals. post entries accepted.

W. Meldlefont Coffs Golf Club G. Dowling L. Fowler C. Cutmore J. Southwell D Anderson G. Seccombe R. Peck W. Mellefont T. Lindsay C. Irvine J. Grimmond H. Bailey J. Malouf BR. Anderton W. Sampson W. Morley 5. Brandon J. Martin W. Kirton Moss Bailey G. Wing S. Lambert W. Hammond

Jansen and Dyer Cup Teams Named for Coffs District Tennis

Coffs Dis trict Tennis Association has chosen strong Coffs Harbour teams for the Jansen Cup at Coffs and the Dyer Cup at Bowraville. Jansen Cup players include Gardiner Babbage Chambers Toms Hannaford Hannaford with F Gardiner as reserve. Dyer Cup entries feature Tyson Wright Gardiner Grant Grant Grant with Bob Grant.

Coffs District Coffs Bowraville Coffs Harbour Association A. Gardiner J. Babbage A. Chambers J. Toms B. Hannaford A. Hannaford F. Gardiner C. Tyson H. Wright Gardiner Bob Grant A. Grant

Coffs Hockey Club Extends unbeaten run amid draws and wins

Coffs No 1 remains unbeaten after a 1 1 draw with Coffs 2 while Sawtell beat Coffs 3 3 1 at Sawtell. Coffs girls beat Jetty 2 0 with A Lorti mer scoring both goals. Coffs 1 held to a 1 1 by Coffs 2 as E Armstrong and K Nolan scored. Next Saturday Coffs travel to Lismore for the Maddock Cup. bus leaves 12 30 pm from the post office corner.

Coffs Sawtell Coffs Girls Jetty Girls Coffs Club Lortimer Coffs 1 Coffs 2 E. Armstrong K. Nolan A Cooper S. Woods A. Fuller Lismore Northern Star Pat Rankin Colts

Catholic Tennis Club Notes

The Catholic Tennis Club announces weekend matches and a picnic day with finals for the B Grade Ladies Doubles at 11 and the A Grade at 1. Court schedules list pairings for Saturday and Sunday with several matches and winners advancing to finale rounds. The club asks players to record times and be punctual, and a cameraman will photograph the finalists.

No. 1 Court P. Harris A. Short Gallagher Mrs. Murphy B. Franklin L. Cluff Campbell

Keith Hacking Wins Best Off-the-Rifle Score at Coffs Range

Sunday’s rifle meet at Coffs Rifle Range saw Keith Hacking top with 76 points of 80 across two 500 yard stages. He dropped one in stage one and scored 37 in stage two. L Terrens and J aa followed, with other shooters posting scores like Creer 69 and Hayes 64. Next Sunday features the second stage of the August Spoon competition at 500 yards starting 8 30 am. Colts Harbour Club members S Nelson and V Barnier will compete in the South Queensland Kings Prize in Brisbane this week, with club mates wishing them well.

Keith Hacking Coffs K. Creer Hayes C. Priestly E. Mills-Thom Colts Harbour Club South Queensland Kings Brisbane S. Nelson V. Barnier

Angler Rankin Nets 41l b Catch in Coffs Contest

Angler R Rankin achieved a remarkable 41lb fish on a 31b breaking strain line in the Coffs Amateur Angling Club weekend event. He fought the catch for an hour and a half to top the season’s Best Feat of the Year trophy standings. Rankin previously held the top position in the same division last season.

R. Rankin Coffs Careni Pride of Plate

Coffs Club Open Day records set by Colin Cutmore

Colin Cutmore shot a nine hole record of 32 at Coffs Club Open Day, with birdies on 1 3 and 5 and pars on 2 4 6 7 8. his 18 hole gross was 71 39 32. Don Anderson also excelled with 39 34 39 as part of a strong carnival showing.

Colin Cutmore Golin D. W. Hawke McColm Mid Coast Association Colin Coffs Don Anderson Don

Coffs Harbour Bowling Notes and Bailey Cup Challenge

Owing to rain few games were played at Coffs green with women's matches on Thursday. Remaining championship games were postponed to the weekend. Eight A Grade Singles and three or four B Grade Singles remain to decide the club championships with Bill Harrison as a likely title contender. Mrs Gentle led a women’s consistency game with 73 while Fogarty Harvie scored 67. Macksville challenges for the Bailey Cup after defeating Bellingen and overcoming a Dorpi go four. elimination rounds determine who defends the cup against Coffs four within a month of receipt.

Coffs Green Bill Harrison Mrs. Gentle Mesdames Fogarty Harvie Mesdames Mackey Short Fanning Simmon Mesdames Smith Ane Wood Hensby Coffs Harbour Macksville Bellingen Dorrigo Coffs

Football double defeat at Bellingen in wet conditions

The Cup team lost the Hillier Cup 7 to 4 and the Reserves were beaten 8 to 2 in heavy rain. Ground was wet and greasy making passes hard. Despite slips and slow starts, both sides played cleanly and with good spirit in testing conditions.

Cofis Bellingen

Mills to ramp up in district after strike ends

With the stake concluded, lumber mills in the district are expected to return to full operation, alleviating unemployment caused by the recent industrial stoppage.

Also Mentioned on This Page

D. Anderson Bowra R. Eather W. Patterson W. 5 Cox McColm (Dorrigo Mid North Coast Golf Association Miss Press Jansen Catholic Tennis Club A. Caba C. Cox E. Fogarty Murphy Franklin L. Robinson J. Robinson Miss Gorman Fogarty Dwyer E. O’connor Ay Flaherty B. Grant D Sun Keith L. Terrens J.aa Ce Defea Carrs Lyle J. Campbell W. W. Lucas 1St Sawtell Bus Sawtell P.O Knight’s W. Hunt Sutton Coramba Road Motor and Diesel Engineers Sawtell Cabinet & Joinery Works Oregon Advocate Office Stennett & Merry Electrical Contractors Grafton Street Buchanan P.O. Box Goloshes Wunderlich’s Shoe Store High Street McLeod & Sanders Moonee Street Nipper H.M.V HMV Homebuch Sydney Linke Ms Voice FLCGE
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