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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 09, 1952
Page
6
The article notes that the 4 this year's Country Week trip is canceled and funds will move to the Blue Room Cup Carnival expense fund. An invitation to the Grafton Association to visit on May 18 at Brelsford Park is extended, with Coffs Harbour hoping to reverse a prior result against Grafton.
Tom Seccombe topped the Gun Club monthly shoot last Saturday winning the Alf Herdegen trophy, and sharing first in the double rise event. He led results in 5 bird and 20 yard miss-out categories as rain and wind challenged shooters. The club aims to host the championship at McCauley Headland traps next month with the president's rose bowl 20 birds event slated as principal.
Brelsford Park moves toward becoming the district’s main sports arena. Trustees led by Lionel Fowler plan a 10 foot oval bank with seating tiers and a parking area, enabling spectators to view events from their cars. Local clubs and schools must co operate in a self help program to complete development.
Bob Williams, former Coffs Harbour surfer and footballer, spent a week with his parents on High Street before his discharge. He has accepted a new position in Sydney.
The 1952 Jansen and Dyer cups inter association series opens May 17 with Coifs Harbour hosting Bowraville in the Jensen Cup. Bowraville travels for the Dyer Cup fixture as Bowraville faces the Bowraville side in the women's Dyer Cup. Team lineups include J Stennett and R Grant as captains for Jansen and Dyer with Gardiner and Sm. Symonds among gate names.
Rugby league teams clash as Diggers prepare for Macksville at Brelsford Park on Sunday. Firsts feature L O Connor A McLean G Teece J Jarrett O Cripps G Creber R Reid W Bailey S Cunningham H Teece R March F Murphy B Lonmer. Reserves include H Rigby B Anderson N Reid E Wills N Amos R Dahl K Seccombe Robson F McDowell D Rowsell G Rowsell N Elliott B Squires and T Kelly as reserve.
Cols Harbour Golf Club reports Mrs B L Miller wins the A grade 18 holes Stableford on a count back from Mrs E Smith after both scored 25 points under heavy conditions. Mrs Harris is runner up, with 24 points. B grade winner is Mrs Lindsay with 21 points while Jam Doak is runner up on 17.
Murphy is reinstated as the Diggers’ rake for the first grade side replacing Geo Brewis. He teams with Hey Reid to improve ball control as the club seeks speed and fewer penalties after a rough home clash with Urunga. Diggers face Macksville at Brelsford Park, while other notes cover club lineups and Country Week trial debates.
James Farker Henshew Rov Graham Pilling Bernard John Francis Williams and Ivor Mclean of the Kauri and Kepua were charged jointly with stealing four bunches of bananas worth £5 and with damaging a utility truck belonging to Edward Spencer Firewood. All pleaded guilty and were fined £5 on the theft count and £5 plus £1 5s damages on the damage count.
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