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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Boxing Connolly Defeats Humphries

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

Greg. Connolly (10-6), of Bangalow, won the middleweight boxing championship of the North Coast by defeating the holder, Bob Humphries…

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Tennis Lismore Club

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 2

Miss S. Mihell defeated Miss. M. Gordon, 6-1, 6-0, in the final of the ladies' singles championship of the Lismore club. Mr. T. Brown won the…

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BOXING Connolly Beats Humphries Middleweight Title

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

A packed house attended the fight at Byron Bay on Friday night, and saw Greg. Connolly (Bungalow), gain a points decision over Bob Humphries…

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Football Kangaroos in England

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

Tom Gorman, the Australian Rugby League captain, was the hero of the team's Boxing Day match against Hull Kingston Rovers, one of the four…

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Rugby League Final Test at Leeds Australia's Team

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:--The Astralian team for the final Lels[?]test on Saturday is: Full back: McMillan…

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Sporting News. Coraki Races Postponed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain, Coraki Jockey Club's races, which were set down for yesterday, were postponed. It is hoped to race to-day (New Year's…

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Amateur Athletics Home and Abroad Expenses

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

I cannot for the life of me (writes H. M. Abrahams) see why the rules governing, payment of expenses when an athlete goes abroad should differ…

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Cricket

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

Cricket, big and little, holds sway all over the metropolis just now. followers of the game, of course, are keeping a watchful eye on the doings…

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General News Swimming Club

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Lismore Swimming Club resumes its weekly carnivals at the baths on Tuesday night next, when the point score competition will be continued…

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Bid for Rugby Ashes Both Confident Gorman and Parkin

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--"We live and learn," said T. Gorman in a message to the Athletic "News." "I think we now know something of England's…

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Tennis Strokes Helen Wills's Views Forehand and Backhand

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 7

Writing in the "Saturday Evening Post," Miss Helen Wills gives her views on tennis strokes as follow:—The swing of the racket and…

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Rugby League Test Kangaroos Fit Ground Will be Greasy English Team Changed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. Harry Sunderland (co-manager of the Kangaroos), who has returned from Swinton, expresses the opinion that even if dry…

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Influence of Cinema on Coloured Races Denounced by Cleric

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 6

At the annual rally of the Adelaide Missionary Association recently, the Rev. J. Wallace Bird stressed the necessity for religion as a basis for…

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Cricket Casino Wins Match at Grafton ARMSTRONG 149 GRAFTON

Northern Star · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 6

A feature of the representative cricket match between teams representing the Clarence River and Casino Cricket Associations, played at…

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Bowls

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4

A perfect day, a perfect green, and congenial company. What more could a bowler desire? Such were the conditions under…

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Cricket

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4
Also in The Kyogle Examiner

Inclement weather on New Year;s Day caused the match between Coraki and Box Ridge to be abandoned. Ryder;s failures in big cricket this…

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BOXING Win for George Cook

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3

CLINTON (Ohio), Wednesday:--[?]ge Cook (13.5), t-lre Australian [?]er, secured a close points decision [?] 10 rounds from Frankie Wane…

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Rugby Union France Beats Scotland PARIS

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 9

Before a crowd of 30,000 France beat Scotland by 7 to 3 in the first rugby international match of the season…

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Boxing Win for Sarro'n Auckland

Northern Star · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

At Napier,last night the American boxer, Pete Sarron, beat Johnny Leckie, the N.Z. champion…

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