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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
4
Catholic faces Korora Basin Boambee and Jetty in A Grade with 2 1 outcomes, plus Coffs Harbour and Upper Orara contesting fixtures. B Grade shows Upper Orara Catholic matchups while Boambee withdraws. A Reserve features Catholic Korora Upper Orara West Ward Jetty in varied scores.
Upper Clarence defeats Coffs Harbour Diggers 39 to 20 at Grafton after building a 29 to 2 halftime lead. Sullivan scores three tries for Upper Clarence with Dougherty contributing a brace and Driese adding three as Grafton backs execute sharp passing amid heavy greasy ball conditions. Diggers’ Cronberger, Cosgrove and Worland shine in a valiant effort, and Gawne injures but returns with the squad. South Grafton beat Diggers II 6 with Shone scoring.
Coffs 1 plays Jetty at Coffs with Fowler captain and list of players. Coffs 2 hosts Boambee at Boambee with Hannaford captain and squad. A Reserve Grade Coffs meets Korora at Korora led by Hamilton. Jetty hosts Jetty R Breckenridge captain and listed players.
Start of the club championships was washed out on Sunday. The draw and timetable for day one are ready, events shift to next Sunday. Club Ball Friday night excites members as Mrs Adamson leads volunteers in arranging a possible bumper show if weather cooperates.
The Coffs Hockey Association toured Armidale over Anzac weekend with A team posting two wins and two losses. Notable players included Flaherty Maddock and Pat Rankin for the A team while D’s stars and the ladies showed growth. Plans include trips to Grafton Urunga Lismore and Byron Bay with practice at 2 pm tomorrow.
The first round of the Weilly Shield kicks off next Sunday with Upper Clarence vs Lower Clarence Dorrigo vs Bellingen and Coffs Harbour meeting Orara at Jetty Oval. Coffs Harbour faces changes due to injuries while former Coffs players oppose their old club in a curtain raiser featuring Coffs and Orara Reserves. There is talk of four things to come.
Social Secretary Brian Malouf requests a complete list of members for the club meeting at the clubhouse on Friday to report no progress of the war. Attendance is urged to ensure full participation.
Social bowls action with Gorton and Hateh versus Manuel and McGregor finishing 29 25. Gilchrist and Gleeson defeated McDonald and Buckler 34 to 14. Women players Mesdames Hensbey Gentle Lowery 29 yards, Dowling Wallace Brewis 20, Wood Martyn Harrison Simmon 26, Murphy Atherton McKay Franklin 1.
The Ro Ro Rose and Rose lines list player positions and names across backs halves forwards and captains with C D and D markers. Captains R Worland and G Duncan lead their teams in a coded lineup description for the forthcoming game.
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