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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Tennis Davis Cup Draw Announced PARIS

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 4

The draw for the Davis cup is as follows: Australia meets Switzerland in the first round, and the winner meets the winner of the Monaco v…

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Cricket Last Tour Wisden Writer's View England's Superiority London

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 16

Syd. Southerton, describing in Wisden's Almanac the English tour of Australia, says: "On mature reflection I think England would have won the…

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Cricket

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

A match was commenced on Saturday last against Bangalow. Mullumbimby going in first knocked up 92 (Stenner 25, Tarlinton 18, Pearcel6)…

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BOXING Phil Scott Sharkey Match

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.— The English boxer, Phil Scott, is to meet Sharkey on February 27, at Miami. The bout will have important preliminaries, in…

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Boxing Rioux Fined The Camera Bout CHICAGO

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

The Illonois Boxing Commission suspended Rioux, with a fine of 1000 dollars, for failure to give an honest exhibition of skill in the Camera bout…

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R.r. Coursing Club Annual Meeting Election of Officials for 1930

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Richmond River Coursing Club took place at the Capitol Rooms, Lismore, last evening, when over 50 officials…

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The Racing Fritz Arouses Mr. Scullin's Ire Comment on Australia

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— "Peltzer isn't he a runner or something?" asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-day when the remarks made by…

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Races Postponed

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—As a result of the damage caused by the fir tree which fell on and damaged the grandstand at Newcastle racecourse…

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Cricket. Hard Hitting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

"With only three men selected from Victoria, it would appear that the dice had been loaded against Ryder," yaps Dwyer, Victorian Eleven manager. Off…

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Cricket. Eden Creek v CITIZENS

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

Reid won the toss and sent the Creek in to bat. The latter with the exception of W. Newton did not cause the Citizens much trouble. They were…

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Tennis State Championships Moon's Hard Fight SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

The State tennis championships were continued to-day. E. Moon (Queensland) had a hard fight in the singles match, being taken to the fifth set…

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Inter District Cricket Brunswick v Lower River

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

The following team will represent the Brunswick Cricket Association against the Lower, River Association in the interdistrict match to be played at…

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Open Column Views of Readers Football Fusion (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

Sir,—Some years ago the Lower River teams broke away from the Richmond League, because of alleged unfair treatment at the hands of the…

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Bowls. Casino Club Meeting

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

Mr. A. E. Wren (president) presided at the meeting of the Casino Bowling Club on Tuesday evening. An invitation was received from…

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Armidale Races

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

Paddy Bernard won the City Handicap at Armidale races, beating Brown Apple and Ascalon. The winner started at sixes. Binaka was third in the…

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Bowls Carnival. Rink Championship Concluded

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The rink championship at the country bowls carnival concluded to-day and resulted in a win for W. Fago (Wallsend), who…

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Boxing Carnera Wins Owens Knocked Out

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 4

NEWARK (New Jersey), Thursday. Camera (19-12) knocked out Cowboy Owens (15-10) in the second round of a scheduled ten rounds fight. The…

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Bowls Country Week Rink Championship Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

The rink championship at the Country Week bowls carnival was concluded to-day and resulted in a win for W. Fogg (Wallsend), who defeated A…

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BOXING Owens Out in Second Round Carnera Again

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

NEWARK (New Jersey), Thursday. --Carnera (19.12) knocked out Cowboy Owens (15.10) in the second round of a scheduled 10-round fight. The…

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Comment on Bowls Drive Versus Draw the Difference

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

When a leader, confronted with, an opponent on the Kitty, yields to a not unnatural desire to take him off; and, missing his…

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