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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1919

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Cricket

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 5

The following (players will represent, Duncon v. Booyong at Dunoon on Saturday, play commencing at 11 a.m.:—Bice, Riordan, Sharpe, McMillen, Hood, Leu, Williams,…

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BOXING. Matches for Carpentier. PARIS

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

Georges Carpentier has been matched against Dick Smith at Strasburg, for a purse of £4000, on 4th July. Carpentier has also been matched…

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Latest Sporting. the Turf. Coraki Races

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 5

The annual race meeting of the Coraki Jockey Club was commenced yesterday. The weather was very sultry and no doubt kept many away, although the attendance was…

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Q.T C. MEETING. Acceptances for To-day's Racing

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

Following are acceptances for the principal races at the Queensland Turf Club's meeting to-day:…

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Tattersall's Races

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Tattersall's Club rau off the second day's programme of its Gap meeting to-day in fine, warm weather. There was a good attendance…

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Q.t.c. Races

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—There was a huge attendance to-day at the meeting of the Queensland Turf Club. The Midsummer Cup resulted:—Taquiara 1, Taranto 2, Lord…

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V.r.c. Races

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the V.R.C. meeting at Flemington results were:—NEW YEAR HURDLE RAGE. 2 miles. Thaletas, 11-3 (Baird)............... 1…

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Coraki Races. First Day's Results

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 3

Following are the results of the first day's racing at Coraki on Tuesday:- Midsummer Handicap: Siege Queen 1, Sartetia 2, Sunny Boy 3. Narho also…

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Latest Sporting. the Turf. Coraki Races

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Coraki Jockey Club was concluded yesterday. The attendance was larger than the previous day, and constituted a record for the club. The…

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Sporting the Turf. Coraki Races. Second Day's Result

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

Following are the results of the second day's racing at Coraki on Wednesday: New Year Gift Siege Queen 1, Olga…

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Latest Sporting. the Turf. Races at South Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

In another column of this issue is advertised a programme for a race meeting to be held on the South Murwillumbah racecourse under the auspices of the South…

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Cricket. Lismore v. BALLINA. (Contributed by "The Factotum.")

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

With the idea of infusing interest in the national game of cricket on the lower end of the river, Mr. Ned Navi[?] organised a Lismore team to visit Ballina on New…

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FOOTBALL. New Zealanders Meet a French Team. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

In a football match between New Zealand and a French team, each scored a try…

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Boxing

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

At the Sydney Hippodrome on Saturday night Pat Monahan, 8-12 12 outpointed Tom Doolay, 9-1 12, in ten rounds. Dinny Kenny, 3.3, outpointed…

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Boxing. Restriction Removed

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Cabinet to-day discussed the boxing question, and finally decided to revert to the position before the restriction under the War precautions Act…

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BOXING. Restrictions on Contests. Consternation in Boxing Circles. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. Fuller's (Chief Secretary) announcement that the restrictions on boxing, which had been imposed by the War Precautions Act, were to continue,…

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Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The match be tween. Victoria and South Australia was resumed to-day. The attendance was 7500. The gate receipts totalled £244. Victoria in…

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Caught Again. Gaol Escapees Arrested. Found Swimming in Fish River

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

Amplifying the wire we published on Thursday, the "Evening News" say:- The two escapees from Bathurst Gaol—Frank Leigh and Edward Augustus Steiner…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

When stumps were drawn yesterday South Australia had been disposed of for 359, which was fifteen runs behind Victoria's score…

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Diggers in Amiens. Football on Historic Ground. Somewhere in France

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

I have just come from Amiens and from far beyond it, where the Australians are pushing ahead (writes J.H. in the "Pall Mall Gazette"). The narrow…

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