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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Golf Twin Towns Club New Links to be Purchased Members' Decision

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

For some time it has been recognised that the condition of the Coolangatta and Tweed Heads golf links was not altogether satisfactory, and members…

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Cricket First Test to M.C.C. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 5

The M.C.C. defeated New Zealand Dy. eight wickets in the first test match. Scores:—New Zealand, 112 and 131; England, 181 and two for 66…

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Football Tom Gorman "The Finest Leader" Praise for Tourists London

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 5

At the Rugby League dinner to the Australians at Leeds Mr. F. Mattinson, toasting the tourists, said the team had not disclosed a weak spot…

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Tennis

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

By 10 sets to 12, a Murwillumbah ladies tennis team gained victory over a Burleigh Heads team on the Knox Park courts on…

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Bowls Casino Club Official Opening

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 5

At a meeting of the Casino Bowling Club held on Tuesday night at the club house, Mr. A. E. Wren (president) occupied the chair, and others…

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"Racing to London" "London

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 7

The Australian Press learns that Mr. Stimson is racing to London, presumably to have a chance of conferring with Mr. MacDonald, M. Tardieu…

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Tennis Easy Win Goulburn Ladies

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

Goulburn had an easy win in the final of the women's teams matches at the country tennis carnival to-day, defeating Newcastle I. by 6 sets 47…

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Football the Kangaroos Team to Meet Wales LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

The Australian team to meet Wales on Saturday next is: Full-back, McMillan; three-quarters, Shankland, Gorman, Fifield, Spencer; halves, Lawp…

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CRICKET N.S.W. TEAM Sheffield Shield SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent N.S.W. in the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, to begin in Sydney on Friday week:—…

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Bishop at Cricket. Performs Well With Bat and Ball

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 6

The Anglican Bishop of Armidale, Bishop Moyes, has won his way into the hearts of cricket enthusiasts. The Bishop, who is no mean performer with…

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Amateur Athletics Peltzer and Lermond Win in Their Heats Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

A crowd of 15,000 saw fine racing at Manly Oval to-night when the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association held its international meeting…

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SWIMMING. Australian's Suceess

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

Sydney, Friday. At the swimming Carnival at Auckland last night, Griffiths and Ryan (Australia) defeated Bridgson, the New Zealand…

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Challenge Cricket Match

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

"In the event of our players collapsing, will free ambulance attention and hospital treatment be guaranteed?" asked Mr. F. Wicks…

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Cricket. Citizens v ETTRICK

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

Hanna (16) and Kilmurray (2) resumed their innings for Ettrick on Saturday last. The former added two and was then caught at deep slip by…

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Cricket. Allsop a Great Find

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

M.A. Noble is one of the few critics to sense the worth of Allsopp. Here is what he says: "The batting of Allsopp against South Australia greatly…

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Twelve Races Moorefield Meeting SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

Twelve Taces will be decided at Moorefield on Saturday, constituting a record for a registered meeting in N.S.W. The Moorefield Handicap was…

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Tennis Interstate Matches Moon Suffers Defeat MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

By his outstanding success earlier this month in the South Yarra tennis championship, the Queenslander, Moon, appeared to have practically clinched…

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Tennis Set-back for Moon Queensland Beats Victoria

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--By his outstanding success earlier this month in the South Yarra tennis championships, the Queenslander, Moon,…

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Record for N.S.W. 12 Races at Moorefield

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Twelve races will be decided at Moorefield on Saturday constituting a record for a registered meeting in N.S.W. The…

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ATHLETICS Hunt's Bad Luck SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

W. [?]nt, who won his heat of the 88[?] [?]ards championship at the athletic carnival at Manly on Wednesday, and was billed to meet Dr. Peltzer in the…

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