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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Ballina Races

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

UP to the time of going to press winners at the Coraki races at Ballina yesterday werer: -- Overlap and Amber Gun a dead beat, Yva, Birnam…

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Racing Smash. Three Horses Come Down

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.—In the Maiden Plate at the Gladstone Turf Club's meeting to-day Lady Lou, Phil Palmer and Erin's. Maid came down.[?] T. Ryalls, rider of Lady…

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Warwick Armstrong. Retiring From Cricket

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. -- Warwick Armstrong, Australia's great cricketer and general, has decided to retire from big cricket and give younger men a chance…

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Racing Accident Three Horses Fall. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

In the Maiden Plate at the Gladstone Turf Club's meeting to-day, Lady Lou, Phil Palmer and Erins Maid came down. T. Rvall, rider of Lady Lou, sustained a…

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Lismore Carnival Races. Turf Club's Treble

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The following nominations have been received for the Lismore Turf Club's treble being run on January 25th, 26th, and 28th inst:—…

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Warwick Farm Races. What the Tipsters Fancy

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—For the Warwick Farm races on Saturday "Polemarch" tips:—Maiden, first division.—Persinole, Welfare, Well Armed…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket. South Australia Opens. Rain Interferes with Play

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Sheffiield Shield cricket match between New South Wales arid South Australia commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. As eight of the…

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Interstate Cricket

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the Sheffield Shield match, the South Australians concluded their first innings for 264, of which L. Pellew scored Sl, Rundell…

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Boxing Moy Defeats Smith Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

At the Stadium last night, Charlie Moy, 9.4, defeated Fred Smith. 9.4. The towel was skied…

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Boxing. Spargo Defeats Garcia. a Keen Contest

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—One of the keenest matches fought at the Stadium for some time was that between Bert Spargo, feather-weight champion of Australia, and Louis…

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Golf. Holed in Own Ground. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—For the 11th time Sandy Herd holed in his own ground at Coombehill, Surrey. Herd has put up this performance four times on other courses…

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Tennis. Carnival in Sydney. No Play on

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—There was no play to-day in connection with the tennis carnival as all the courts at Double Bay were completely saturated as a result of the heavy…

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Albion Park Races. Shy Possum Wins the Plate. Lillino the Purse

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.—The Albion Park races yesterday resulted:—Fourth Division Handicap, 5½ furlongs.—Boomi King, 8-8, 1; Lisbonnine, 8-13, 2;…

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Only an Hour's Play. New South Wales v. South Australia. Cricket in Wet Weather

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The New South Wales Cricket Association is faced with a loss of several hundred pounds as the result of the wet weather during the present…

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Athletics in Victoria. Running Record Broken. 300 Yards in 31 1-10 Secs

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—At athletic meeting on Saturday the Victorian running record for 300 yards was broken by D. Gale (Victoria), who beat J. Costorlask (South…

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Successful Swimming School

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

The enrolment at the vacation swimming school in Murwillumbah now totals 197, of whom 107 are girls. The latter have proved keen pupils and seemingly…

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Rosehill Races

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY Monday.—For the Rosehill races the following have been scratched:—All engagements.—Sail On. Juvenile Stakes.—Comptroller…

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Proposed Tennis Tournaments

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

Towards the end of the month the committee of the Lismore Tennis Club will have before it a proposal dealing with district tennis tournaments. The idea is that about…

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Boxing. Referee Stops Fight. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 3

To- night's fight at the Hippodrome between Mike Flynn and Andre Dupre was stopped in the thirteenth round by the referee who declared it no contest…

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Woodburn Racing Club. a Splendid Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 1

Officials.-President, Mr. N. McLeod; judge, Mr. H. Priddle; starter, Mr. J. Franey; handicapper, Mr. J. Black; stipendiary steward, Mr. J. Fogarty;…

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