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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Mullumbimby Races To-morrow

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

With the recent rain speculation has been rife as to whether the Jockey Club would go on with its races tomorrow (Wednesday). On Monday…

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SPORTING The Turf Mullumbimby Races

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

The following nominations have been received for minor events to be run at the Mullumbimby Jockey Club's meeting to be held to-morrow:—…

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General Sporting. Boxing

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 5

In Sydney on Saturday night Les Darcy outpointed George Brown at the Stadium. Much surprise and anxiety was caused when it was announced…

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Mullumbimby Races Abandoned

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

Mullumbimby Jockey Club has had hard luck in its second race meeting owing to wet weather conditions. A good deal of rain had fallen, and a meeting of the committee…

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Cricket. Metropolitan Competition

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The first grade cricket club competition was won by Balmain, who defeated University. Mailey wound up the season with 102 wickets. Western Suburbs…

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Mullumbimby More Rain. Races Postponed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm passed over Mullumbimby at midday yesterday, and rain, fell throughout the day. As a consequence of this, on top of the…

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Friendly Boxing. Leads to Fatal Results

Northern Star · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—George Hopkins has died at Lone Pine, Wee Waa district, as the result of injuries alleged to have been received during a friendly boxing spar with…

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Passing It On. Racing Club's Taxation. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 3

It has been represented to the Premier by the President of the Bookmakers' Association of N.S.W., Mr. J. H. O'Dea, that bookmakers playing…

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Golf

Northern Star · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 3

Owing to the continued unsettled weather it has been decided to postpone indefinitely the opening of the golf season in Lismore. This was to have taken place to-day…

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Boxing. Darcy Unweil

Northern Star · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Darcy' is Sick; and will be unable io meet Clabby' next Saturday night…

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Soldiers at Football

Northern Star · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—After a fast rugby match at Swansea, West Wales defeated an Australian team by 23 points to 7: The ganle was witnessed by 15,000 spectators…

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Boxing. H[?]land Defeats Uren. a Splendid Contest. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

Fritz Holland defeated Tommy Uren in a twenty rounds contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night for the welter weight championship of…

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Racing in Victoria

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 6

In connection with the decision of the Victorian Cabinet to curtail racing, the Chief Secretary made availably a return of the operations of various…

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Football

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 2

The following will represent "All Blues" in their match against Casino at Casino on Easter Monday—Full back, A. Iveli; three-quarters, Stokes (Capt.), Nipperess, Atkinson,…

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Soldiers at Football

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. —The New Zealand-, ers beat Cambridge University Cadet Battalion by 32 to 3. Clifford, Fricklen, Baddeley, and Burns scored tries, and Jeffes and…

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Boxing

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Harry Stone easily outpointed Herb. McCoy at the Stadium last aiglit. MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Bill Carrie beat…

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Soldiers at Football

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—A football match was played at Swansea, when a team representing South Wales beat a New Zealand team by two tries to one try the home team…

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Beach Races at Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 2

The Border Race Club held a picnic meeting on Coolangatta Beach on Saturday. Full details, winners, etc., are held over for our Tweed Heads and…

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Boxing. Harry Stone Beat Herb McCOY. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 2

Harry Stone, the American boxer, met Herb McCoy, Australia's lightweight champion at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday. The weights were: Stone,…

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Boxing. Uren Beats Harry Stone. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 2

There was a big crowd at the Stadium to-night to witness the contest between Harry Stone of U.S.A., and Tommy Urcn, of Australia. Both men weighed…

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