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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1926

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The Turf. Rosehill Races. Final Acceptances

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. Following are the final acceptances for the Rosehill Races on Saturday:- Jumpers' Flat Race (starts 1.30…

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The Turf Rosehill Races Accetances for

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 5

JUMPERS' FLAT RACE (9 furlongs; starts 1.30).—Biblos 11.2, Cherry Ripe 10.7, Jurisprudence 10.4, Easter Week 10.0, High Plume 9.8, Sir Joynton 9.8, Bay Laddie 9.8,…

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Cricket "Rely on Macartney" Bardsley's Opinion (Reuter) LONDON

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

W. W. Bardsley, in his second article in "All Sports, Weekly," expresses the opinion that Australia will have to rely on Macartney, the principal left-hander. He believes…

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Sheffield Shield N.S.W. v. South Australia Bardsley Injured Macartney's Faultuess Cricket Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 5

South Australia easily avoided the follow on in the match against New South Wales the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day Grimmett and Arthur Richardson…

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Presentation to Swimming Instructors

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

Some 30 parents gathered at the Duck Pond, South Lismore, yesterday morning and saw the children undergoing instruction at the vacational swimming school under Miss…

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Bowls LISMORE V. CASINO

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

The following Lismore bowlers will visit Casino to-day and engage two local rinks in the B Pennant competition: -- W. Roberts, Rev. D. Galloway,…

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Swimming State Championship for Casino

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

The Casino Swimming Club made application to the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association a few weeks ago to have one of the State…

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The Swimming School (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

Sir,—In the report on the Swimming School in your issue of January 15, there [?]s a complaint by the instructor, Major Cooke Russel, that the dressing enclosures at the…

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Turf Gleanings Racing Fixtures

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 10

January 16.—V.A.T.C. January 16.—Rosehill. January 16.—Maitland. January 16.—Brisbane A.T.C…

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Swimming Facilities Baths Favoured Rivers Dangerous for Children

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 7

Some residents of Lismore appear to be under the impression that because the river has been used for smmming during the whole history of the town that it could…

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The Turf. South Side Races

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 5

The Murwillumbah Racing Club will hold their first meeting to-day, on the popular little course, on the South side,…

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Cricket. Sheffield Shield. Victorian Team

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

Sydney, Friday.--The following Victorian team has been selected to play against New South Wales in the match commencing in Sydney on…

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Boxing Cureley Defeats Lake (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 6

John Cureley, the English featherweight champion, beat "Bugler" Lake in the fourth round. Lake was distressed after a right to the jaw, and the referee…

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Cricket Extending Time for Tests (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. P. F. Warner, speaking at the annual meeting of the Middlesex Club, expressed the opinion that owing largely to increased batting skill later of members of the…

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Cricket in England Different Conditions "No Half Measures"

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 10

A player on his initial trip to England will find conditions for cricket there vastly different to those to which he has been accustomed in Australia (Writes C.G…

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Vardon on Golf the Stance Some Points Worth Remembering No. 51

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 10

Golf is one of the very few games in which you have the opportunity of reflecting upon the best possible positions to take up for the task in hand. In football, cricket,…

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Cricket Sheffield Shield. N.S.W. V. South Australia

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

Big scores in the first innings of both teams characterised the play in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia in…

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Golf

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 3

Jack Filscall, aged 10, won the championship of the Brighton municipal gulf course by defeating V. Mallett, 3 up and 3 to play…

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Boxing. Demsky Again

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. Paul Demsky, the Russo-Australian, had another victory last night, when he outpointed Joe Hall, the recently imported American…

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Bowls. Casino v. LISMORE

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 3

Casino and Lismore met in the Pennant competitions.on Saturday. In the blue pennant the match was played at Lismore, and in the red pennantat…

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