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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Anzacs at Football

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 3

BOULOGNE, Monday.-- The Athletic Club beat the Auzac Club at soccer by two points to one…

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Racing in New Zealand. Rumoured Curtailment. Wellington, N Z.

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 2

The Military Service Board, at Wellington, in refusing the application of a racehorse owner and trainer for exemption from compulsory service until…

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Swimming. "The Crawl" Described

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 3

At the carnival this afternoon, under the auspices of the Lismore Life Saving and Swimming Club several exponents of the crawl stroke will be seen in the speed races…

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Swimming. Ladies' Championship

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.--At the swimming carnival to-day the 800 yards ladies' championship was won by Fanny Durack, with B. [?]lead second and M. Love third…

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Boxing. Bell v. TRACEY

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Colin Bell last night defeated Tracey. The fight was stopped in the tenth round…

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Cricket. Metropolitan Competition

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--In the tenth round of the first grade cricket competition yesterday the results were :-- Middle Harbor, first innings, 139, versus…

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Boxing Darcy Meets Trouble. Prevented From Fighting in New York A Scathing Denunciation New York

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 2

The United Press Association announces that Governor Whitman has directed the States Athletic Commission to prohibit Darcy from entering the ring on…

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Latest Sporting. the Turf. Bismore Pony Races

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 3

The Lismore Pony Races, which were to have taken place to-morrow, have been indefinitely postponed. Officials of the Club visited the Racecourse yesterday and from…

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Boxing. Sullivan v. REEVE

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Jim Sullivan, exmiddleweight champion, boxed 20 rounds with Lance Corporal Harry Reeve, light-heavyweight, champion, at Holborn Stadium…

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No Gain to Stop Boxing

Northern Star · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- Snowy Baker says he is honestly of opinion that if boxing be stopped not one recruit will be gained there- by…

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Boxing. Edwards v. McCOY

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--After one of the fastest and most brilliant displays of boxing ever seen at the Stadium Blew Edwards last night knocked out Herb. McCoy in the…

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Boxing. Llew Edwards V. HERB. McCOY. McCOY Knocked Out. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 2

Llew Edwards knocked out Herb McCoy for twenty seconds before the end of the twentieth round of their contest at the Stadium last night after one of…

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Amusements. Boxing Contests

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 2

Boxing contests, promoted by the War Chest Queen Committee, are advertised to take place in the Octo Pavilion to -night…

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School Swimming Certificates

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon a very large squad of boys and girls from the Casino Superior Public School presented themselves at the Big…

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Boxing. Championship Contests

Northern Star · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--At the Stadium on Saturday night two contests were held for the championship of New South Wales. In the lightweight division Green outpointed…

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Swimming

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 4

At the Ballina Carnival yesterday a team from the Lismore Life Saving Club, comprising Messrs. T. Bawden, A. S. Henry, L. Allen and F. Parker, competed from scratch…

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Lismore Pony Races

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 5

For some time past the Lismore Pony Club has struck bad weather, with the result that their fixtures have either been abandoned or postponed. The Club has now got within…

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Purifying Swimming Pools

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 3

Copper sulphate in small amounts is more suitable for purifying public swimming pools than is calcium hypochlorite or bleaching powder. The…

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Boxing. Bell Knocked Out

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Alb. Lloyd knocked out Colin .Bell in the second round last night…

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Cricket. Metropolitan Matches

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The matches yesterday in the thirteenth round of the first grade cricket competition resulted:-- Gordon defeated North Sydney by 84 runs…

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