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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1926

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BOXING. Collins Knocks Out Butcher for Welter Weight Championship of Australia

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday. Harry Collins knocked out Eddie Butcher, in the fourth round, for the welter weight boxing championship of Australia. Collins…

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Vardon on Golf the Spirit of the Game Claiming Penalties No. 49

Northern Star · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 10

Somebody recently put to me an interesting point about the rules. It concerns that special regulation for match-play tournaments which says that "competitors shall…

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CRICKET N.S.W. v. New Zealand Splendid Partnership Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 2

A match between New South Wales and New Zealand was commenced at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. Ratcliffc, the New South Wales captain, won the toss and the…

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Boxing Unsatisfactory Decision Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

At the Sydney Stadium last night Billy Grime (8.12¾) and Ignacio Fernandez (8.8¼), of Manilla, fought a draw over 20 rounds. The verdict met with a mixed…

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Wireless Tests Success of New Rugby Station (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 5

The first day's traffic of the new Rugby wireless station was most satisfactory. Australian travellers, who are mostly supplied at sea with German news from Nauen…

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Football Inviting Maori Team (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

The Rugby Union at a committee meeting considered the question of inviting the Maori team which is touring France in 1926. It was felt that the suggested date,…

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Cricket: Players for England. Personnel. of Team

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

Following is a personal sketch of the twelve players selected to represent Australia on the English tour:-H. L. Collins, who will captain the…

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Beam Wireless. Station at Rugby Gives Satisfactory Results. Signals Received in New Zealand

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. The Rugby beam wireless station's first day of traffic was most satisfactory to Australian travellers, who previously were…

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Sporting News. the Turf. Moorefield Races. Irish Prince Scores

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

Moorefield races were held on Saturday. Results:-Maiden Handicap, Im.—First division: Giorgio (Gunning) I, Lady Static…

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Boxing. Draw Declared. Grime and Fernandez. Stewart and Cameron Win. Green Outs Reynolds

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. Ignacio Fernendez fought a draw with the feather lightweight champion of Australia, Billy Grime, at the Sydney…

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TENNIS. Anderson Wins County of Cumberland Championships. Ladies' Singles to Miss Ackhurst

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. The finals of the County of Cumberland lawn tennis championships were played to-day at the Western Suburbs Club's…

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Football Dominions' Rugby Club (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The Rugby Union has sanctioned the formation of the Dominions' Athletic Union Rugby Club, of which L. G. Brown, ex-Queenslander, is president…

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The 1924 Regatta

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

Sir,—My attention has been directed to a report in your paper of a meeting of the Coraki Rowing Club, in which it was stated that much dissatisfaction was…

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Boxing George Cook's Engagements (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

George Cook, the Australian boxer, has returned from America to resume training immediately. He will box Scott, at Edinburgh on January 27, and, afterwards…

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Tennis National Rankings (Australian Press Association.) MONTREAL

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The United States Lawn Tennis Association announces the official national rankings. The first ten for the singles are Tilden, Johnston, Richards, Williams, Manuel…

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Big Cricket. Victoria in Bad Position in Sheffield Shield. Match Against South Australia

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday. A feature of the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Victoria, which was continued to-day, was the splendid…

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Swimming Baths

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 6

New swimming baths have been opened at Harwood, on the Clarence River, a town much smaller than Lismore. The baths are situated close to the Harwood ferry and…

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Cricket

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

The following will represent Fawcetts Plain against Wyangarie on Saturday next on the formers ground--R. Yarry. J. Moore, H. Martin, W…

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Football Soccer Conference Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

At a conference of the Soccer Association to-day it was urgod that future international tours be conducted more economically. It was stated the income derived from last tour…

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Swimming Schools

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

More than 6000 scholars at the public schools of the State are being taught swimming lessons under the guidance of teachers employed by the Education…

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