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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Cricket. the Third Test Hatch

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 3

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Swimming. Carnival Results

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The swimming carnival was continued to-night. The 440 yards championship resulted:—Langer (Hawaii) 1, Beaurepaire 2, Cotton (N.S.W.) 3…

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Kensington Races

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—The Kensington pony meeting to-day resulted:- Maiden Handicap 5 1/2 furlongs.—First division: Matoppo, 8-0, 1; Stetson, 7-10, 2;…

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Carlton Park Races

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 5

Omissions from the weights for Carlton Park races on Saturday next:—Flying Handicap, first division: Japoon 8-8. Club Handicap, first division; Japoon 8-l. Club…

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Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The following will represent Victoria in the match against New South Wales:—Armstrong (captain), MeDonald, Ironmonger, Keating, Liddicutt,…

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Local Cricket. Doon Doon v. Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

The following will represent Murwillumbah against Doon Doon on Saturday next. Trevitt, White, Forrest, Hynes, H. Skinner, Steel, Gettoes, Holmes,…

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Tennis. American and Australian Players Welcomed. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

The American and Australian tennis players were welcomed by the Lord Mayor to-day. Norman Brookes spoke on behalf of…

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Latest Sporting. the Turf. Ballina Tattersall's Races

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 5

The postponed meeting of the Ballina Tattersall's Race Club was held on the Ballina racecourse yesterday. The weather was line and the course, though a bit heavy, was…

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Cricket. Englishmen to Play at Geelong. Adelaide

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

If the Englishmen can get away by Thursday's train they will leave the train at Ballarat and play a match at Geelong…

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Killing Cricket. a New Race of Player. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 3

The "Westminster Gazette," commenting on Tuesday's play at Adelaide, says that the play was slow. As this will inevitably kill cricket as a…

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Swimming. 220 Yards Championship

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The heats in the 220 yards championship of N.S.W. were swum in the Domain baths this afternoon. The first heat resulted:—Longworth 1; R…

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Cricket

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 1

Eungella, playing against Murwillumbah on Saturday, had lost seven wickets for 7 runs when rain stopped further play. Forrest 5 wickets for three runs was the…

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Lismore Racing Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

Tattersall's Cup meeting to be held on 28th and 29th inst. promises to be a record one for the club. Quite a number of donations has been received to swell the funds…

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Boxing. Dempsey-carpentier Bout. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Wednesday.—The "New York Times" definitely announces the Dempsey-Carpentier championship bout called off because of the failure of the principals to…

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The Cricket Defeat

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.— "Sack cloth, but not ashes," is the newspapers broke the defeat this morning in the third test match. The public finds a…

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Cricket. To-morrow's Teams

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

South Lismore v. Dunoon, at Dunoon: Williams, Wotherspoon, Goodwin, Swan, Bryant, Lovely, McWilliams, Bowen, Holt, Booth, Brownley (2). Car leaves Webb's…

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Cricket. Australia Wins the Ashes. [?]

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 8

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Cricket. Alstonville and District Cricket Association

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 5

The following are selected to make the trip to play the return match against Brunswick River Cricket Association on 26th January next:—R. A. Devlin, W. Corcoran, A…

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Boxing. Dempsey Carpentier Contest. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Thursday.—Intense interest, has been created hi sporting circles by a message from London reporting the withdrawal of Cochrane and Brady from the…

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Turf. Racing in Lismore

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 7

Next week Lismore is going to witness, weather permitting, the biggest racing carnival in the history of Lismore, in fact on the Richmond River, for never before has…

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