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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1933

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McGRATH Extended Australian Tennis Championships Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

Perfect weather prevailed to-day when the Australian tennis championships begun. MeGrath, who opposed M. Weston in the men's singles,…

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Cricket B Division Team Turf Wicket Opening

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 11

Richmond Tweed Cricket Council selectors announced the following team last night to represent the B Division associations in the match against a…

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Famous Cricket Match All-muggleton V. Dingley Dell Pickwick As Sporting W[?]iter

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 6

The burning of Cobtree Manor, near Maidstone, England, immortalised as "Dingley Dell" of the Pickwick Paper., recalls the most famous cricket match [?] fiction. Now that Australia is animated by interest in cricket, a…

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BOXING. Como Knocked Out

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-Af the Stadium to-night Al Foreman, 9.2 (Lonsdale belt holder), knocked out "Kid" Como, 9.6 (America), in the…

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Golf Baluna Competition

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 8

An eighteen hole stroke competition at Ballina on Saturday was won by C. Farrell with 67 nett, A. Philp being runner-up with 68 nett…

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International Football London

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 8

At Twickenham, before 60,000 people, including the Prince of Wales, Wales beat England 7 to 3 in the first international football match of the season…

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Brisbane Exponent. Leg Theory in Competition Cricket

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday:-H. Muhl, the South Brisbane fast medium bowler, again adopted leg theory tactics yesterday against Toombul, but he did…

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Father and Son Brilliant at Cricket Tamworth

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 5

A cricket match between North Tamworth and Bective yesterday was crowded with sensations and was marked by a brilliant performance by…

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Bowls Official Opening of Nimbin Green. N.r.d.b.a. President Performs Ceremony

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 2

Saturday afternoon proved a red letter day for Nimbin when the local Bowling Club's new full-sized green was officially opened in fine weather…

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Sensational Cricket Extraordinary Collapse by Batsmen Bowlers Dominate Play in Tweed Competition

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 4

Just when it appeared that the batsman were gaining the upper hand in Tweed District cricket competition, the bowlers struck deadly form on Saturday and several strong batting team were routed…

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Australian Cricket oh the "Gold Standard'' "Big Money Corrupted the Game" Scathing Criticism by English Writers Marylebone Considers Protest To-day

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.-The Marylebone Cricket Club committee meets at 4.30 p.m. to-morrow to consider the Australian Board of Control's protest against leg theory. The "Observer" says England never was prouder of any…

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Boxing Spiritless Display

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

There was a fair crowd at the Tivoli on Friday night to watch a match between Chas. Eldridge and Len White. A somewhat spiritless display…

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Bowls Saturday's Games

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

Two rinks were occupied on Saturday. The green is about to be top-dressed, but it is anticipated that work will be carried out so that play…

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Boxing White v. CONNELLY

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 9

Len White arrived in Lismore last Saturday fresh from Ms six-round win over Charlie Eldridge at Kyogle He will finish his training in…

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Aero Club Plan Municipal Golf Links

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 6

To discuss the proposal to establish golf links on the municipal aerodrome the finance committee of Lismore Municipal Council will meet…

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Tennis Country Carnival Off Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 3

The White City Courts at Rushcutters Bay were so seriously affected by rain during the week-end that the country tennis carnival matches set down…

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Cricket. Mid Richmond's Double Defeat

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 3

The Dickinson Cup match, Mid Richmond v. Lismore, was played at Coraki on Saturday and resulted in a nine wickets victory for the visitors. There…

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BOXING. George Cook Beaten

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:-At the Albert Hall, over 12 rounds, the German heavyweight Walter Neusel outpointed George Cook, Australia.. Cook was, accompanied…

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Rugby Tour Profit London

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

Final accounts for the 1932 Rugby League tour of Australasia show a profit over £6000, despite the exchange…

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To-morrow's Boxing Connelly v. WHITE

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Len White (Sydney), said to be a clever and aggressive fighter, meets Greg. Connelly (Bungalow) at the Federalette, Lismore, to-morrow night…

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