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110 years of Coonamble Rugby League: The sizzling seventies

21/06/2025 by The Coonamble Times
  • Photo: 1974 1st Grade Group 14 Premiers. Coonamble defeated Dunedoo 19-14.Back Row: Don Handebo, Bruce Jackson, Noel Ramien, Mick Barlow, Gubby Thorne, Geoff Thorne, Garry Dickinson, Lloyd Millstead.Middle Row: Colin Lane, Stephen Head, Frank Fish (Capt./Coach) Mick McHugh, Ray Cleary. Front Row: Steven Hall, Bob Burton, Clinton Head.

At the end of 1971 there were several departures of players with George Algolzeri going back to Sydney, Peter and Paul Kennedy to Forbes and Frank Fish went to Newcastle Wests in 1972.

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