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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Swimming Classes. Instruction Starts To-day. (To the Editor.)

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 2

Sir, --Just a word to remind the parents of the children who have joined the swimming classes, that Mr. and Mrs. Foley, the swimming teachers, will be…

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Cricket. Richmond Association v. Alstonville Association

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

Teams representative of the Richmond and Alstonville Associations met on the Recreation Ground yesterday, Richmond Association winning by four runs on the first innings…

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S.a.j.c. Races. Annexit Wins New Year's G.[?]t

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.—The South Australian Jockey Club races at Adelaide resulted as follows:—Walter Handicap.—First division:…

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Interstate Cricket. Queensland v. New South Wales. No Play Owing to Rain

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—There was no play to-day in Queensland versus Now South Wales cricket match owing [?]o heavy rain…

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V.r.c. Races. Standish Handicap Won by Whiz Bang. Bagot Handicap by Stare

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday—V.R.C. held a meeting at Flemington to-day before a large crowd. Results:—New Year Hurdles, 2 mil[?].— Foreigner,…

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Tattersall's Races. Run in Heavy Rain. Julia Grey Takes Club Cup. Duntrim the New Year Gift

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Tattersall's Club summer meeting concluded to-day in very wet weather. The course and enclosures were soaked. There were about 18,000…

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Bowls

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

A large number of players took advantage of the holiday on Monday and visited the local green to test its qualities after the recent…

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Cricket

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

A team of Kyogle cricketers visited Casino On Monday and suffered defeat at the hands of a local combination by an innings and three…

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Bowls the Adelaide Carnival Adelaide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

In the bowling carnival at Adelaide the South Australians won the interstate competiion with four wins, one loss and 110 up…

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The Turf. Coraki Races

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

Attention is directed to the fact that the first race on both days of the Coraki Jockey Club's races to be held on the 6th and 7th inst. will commence at 1 p.m…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival Postponed

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The country tennis carnival, which was to commence to-day, was postponed until to-morrow. Such of the cable news in this issue as [?]…

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Cricket Barracking at Melbourne

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The cricket match, Victoria v. New South Wales, produced more than the usual amount of inane and at times insulting barracking in the outer ground,…

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Test Cricket England's Programme

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

Members of the Australian Board of Control have assembled in Melbourne to attend a meeting to be held during the present week. The manager of the…

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Rugby Union France Draws with Scotland. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

A rugby union football match between Scotland and France on Saturday resulted in a draw, each side having scored three points…

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Drowning Fatality Boxing Day Tragedy. Death of Popular Townsman

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

Residents were shocked on Boxing Day when the news spread that a wellknown and popular young man in the person of Thomas Ryan, 26, second…

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Cricket. Richmond District v. Alstonville District

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

The cricket match which eventuated on the Recreation Ground on Monday last between teams representing the Richmond Association and the Alstonville Association bordered…

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Swimming School Starts in Murwillumbah. Over 50 Enthusiastic Pupils. Successful First Day

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The first swimming school conducted by the Education Department in Murwillumbah commenced yesterday, when over 50 boys and girls had their first…

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How to Play Tennis. (Exclusive to "Tweed Daily. "--Copyright.)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

In this article we will leave the question of technique of shots footwork, and position, and turn for a while to the question of what the psychological…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales-queensland Match. Abandoned Owing to Rain

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The interstate cricket match New South Wales versus Queensland has been definitely abandoned owing to continued heavy rain, which has practically…

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Ballina Races. Summer Handicap to Gooeearbo. C. B. Street Handicap to Real Gem

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

The Ballina Turf Club held its postponed second day's faces yesterday in the presence of a fairly large crowd. The scratching pen was freely used in several of the…

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