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Coffs Harbour Advocate

Location

Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Date

May 16, 1950

Page

4

Allen Mullins Trophy yields tight golf at Nambucca Heads

Lambert wins the second monthly mug with 56 net, beating Merv Archibald who posted 60 net. Among 20 starters 13 finished at or above par. notes of weather and course changes hint at new fourth tee use. Four-ball and stableford events listed with pairs and scores as Nambucca Heads hosts Open Day.

Lambert Allen Mullins Merv. Archibald C. Cutmore J. Hill G. ‘Dowling G. Lovett

Coffs Week Bowls Showcase Social Garden Sport

Delightful weekend bowling social with a fast green and several mixed pairs results. Notable scores include Clarke and team 19 15 and Hicks with 24 13, as well as Mesdames Sackley Wood 20 9 and Mesdames Sainsbury Franklin 18 11 in women events.

Clarke Saul Duke Finlay Ellis Bell Cocker Brown Hicks Gilchrist Hatch Marcus Gorton Greenwood Lewis Forsyth Fanning Seymour Baillie Rippon R. Buckler Johnson Smith Lockyer Sawyer Sainsbury Pearce Nelson Robinson de Bowles Nolan W. Buckler A. Fowler Murphy Pulling d Cocker Jeffreys Swadiling A. Thompson Finlay Robinson Hutton Dowling Eyles Mesdames Kempe Wood Mesdames Hatch Short Mesdames Sackley Mesdames Sainsbury Franklin Mesdames McCaskill Wingfield Mesdames Robinson Mackay Mesdames Gentle Hensby

Tennis Teams Action At Sawtell And Jetty

Tennis teams prepare for matches with Sawtell on Saturday led by captain J Babbage and players A Short J Pips N Byrne H Dun Bennett and Mrs Goodacre. Jetty 2 v Sawtell 1 is deferred while Jetty faces Coffs West Sunday with J Babbage A Short H Dun N Byrnes and L Eckert serving.

Ayy Sawtell J. Babbage A. Short N. Byrne H. Dun Bennett Mrs. Goodacre Jetty Coffs West N. Byrnes L. Eckert

Treat Coughs and Colds with Woods Great Peppermint Cure

An 19th century advertisement touts Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for coughs colds and throat irritation. The short copy emphasizes its minty flavor and quick relief claims likely targeting households and travelers seeking domestic remedies.

Diggers Fail to Break Hoodoo in Bowraville Test

Bowraville beat the Colts Diggers 12 to 8 after leading 7 to 0 at halftime. Diggers reserves won 10 to 9. Key players included Reid, J Stockie, Creber, Bailey, Teece, and Patterson with two goals. Bowraville scorers were McKay, Hilary, and Ducan. Third grade drew 0-0 as Dowell starred.

Diggers Bowraville V. Burke M. Stockie Creber Bailey Reid G. McLean Patterson Teece Pychald J. Stockie Heid L McKay A Hilary A. Ducan Evans N Amos Colts Reeves L Ferguson L. Ferguson Bowrarvile McPherson Lo McPherson Dowell Cotts Mocksville

Tennis update on Jantzen and Dyer Cup selection

Reports on tennis selection for the Jantzen and Dyer Cup note insufficient names and urge early eligibility. Age groups 2 under 18 and 4 under 25 emphasized with youth favored. Catholic bye teams join A grade, schedule outlined from May 20 to June 24, with suspensions on May 20 for inter-districts and recent camp results summarized.

Bellingen Association Colis Colfs Catholic Sawtell Jetty Ron Maxwell Mrs Anderson Kath Gardiner Fred Gardiner N. Cross Sonny Catholic Eye Colts West Colts J. Thompson Owen Chapman Sawtell Coffs Wests S. Childs

Dyer Cup Teams Named For Bowraville And Coffs Harbour

The Dyer Cups selections list players for Bowraville in the Nambucca Association Jansen Cup led by A Gardiner and A Chambers with Abbey Woods and Gardiners among the lineup. For the Dyer Cup at Coffs Harbour Courts the party is captained by M Watt including McKay Keyes Gardiner Hannaford Eckert. Ladies Dyer Cup at Coffs Harbour on May 31 features Mesdames Wright Cregg Thompson Turnbull Gallagher Anderson and reserve C Lill.

Bowraville A. Gardiner A. Chambers A. Abbey 5. Woods Fred Gardiner Frank Gardiner C. Lill Coffs Harbour Courts M. Watt S. McKay J. Keyes Cs. Gardiner G. Hannaford L. Eckert Coffs Harbour Mesdames F. Wright R. Cregg R. Thompson V. Turnbull Gallagher F. Anderson

Table Tennis Notes Drawn With Banter At Club Night

Last Thursday's table tennis session featured Pat Harris who topped twice before losing to Bruce nicknamed The Big Bully. Welsh challenged seed Alan McLachlan while several players, including Ryan and Trevor, returned from absences. Girls organized Progressive activities as new members joined, promising a record turnout next week.

Pat Harris Bruce Welsh Alan McLachlan Geoff Ryan Anderton Ryan Trevor Tames Basher Betty

Local Netball Notes Mention Late Results and Camps

A report details late date A Reserve match won by Kerora 37 33 over Sawtell. Ladies Midweek camp Jetty 1 44 33 and Jetty 2 results noted with Sawtell edging Colts 38 36. Mrs Wright Wright pair sweep four sets. other match ends were evenly contested.

Kerora Sawtell Jetty Colts

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