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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1933

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Diving Thrills Swimming Resumed Point Score Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Lismore Swimming Club's weekly point score competition was resumed in the Memorial Baths last night. A crowd…

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Lismore Rugby League Meets on February 27

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Lismore Rugby League will hold its annual general meeting on February 27 and all affiliated clubs are requested to hold their…

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Moorefield Races Doubtful Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Heavy rain over the week-end has made it problematical whether Moorefield racecourse will be fit for use next Saturday. Parts of the course are…

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Tennis Country Week Carnival Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

Further rain to-day made it necessary to postpone the continuation of the Counry Week tennis carnival until to-morrow…

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BOWLS N.R.D.B.A. Singles Championship

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

To-morrow, Anniversary Day, the singles championship of. the Northern Section of the Northern Rivers District Bowling Association will be conducted…

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District Cricket. Teams for the Week-end

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

The following will represent the Brunswick Association against Tweed, at Murwillumbah, to-morrow: L. Stubbs, J. Kilroy, E. Fisher, D. Pearce, M…

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M.C.C. Offers to Cancel Rest of Tour Board Rebuffed Cricket Crisis Body-line Bowling "Fullest Confidence in Jardine"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.-The committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club has dispatched the following cable to the, Australian Board of Cricket Control in reply to the board s cabled protest regarding body-line bowling:-…

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Cricket

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

Almlumbimby received their first defeat of the season on Saturday last, [?]unswick Head winning by 60 rans on the first innings…

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Tweed Heads Swimming Pool

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

A welcome addition to the swimming pool in the Back Channel in the vicinity of the Tweed Heads bowling green is a spring board, properly fixed…

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Test Cricket

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

Has Test cricket gained the whole world and lost its own soul? Every adjunct of modern progress has become its handmaid. Wireless…

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Bowls at Bangalow Annual Meeting

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 1

[?]ne annuak general meeting of the Bangalow Bowing Club, the President (Mr. Beckinsale) occupied the chair, others present were Drs…

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Country Week Tennis Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

National Park (Newcastle) women's team won the final of the teams matches in the Country Week tennis carnival which was played this…

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Sydney Sweeps Pool Swimming at Adelaide Adelaide

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

Miss D. Goldie, of Sydney, defeated Miss Pearson (Melbourne) by two feet at the City Baths to-day and retained the 100 yards title. Miss E. Lea…

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Unique Carnival Mullumbimby Swimming Club. the Opening Night

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

The pence of the Brunswick River was somewhat disturbed on Tuesday evening last, when much splashing and shouting under…

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Game of Cricket. '' More Lasting Than Bank Balances.''

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:- ''Cricket is made of more lasting stuff then bank balances,'' writes Henley in the ''Mail'' emphasising that the M. C. C.'s…

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Boon to High School Tennis Courts Ready for Use in Fortnight

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

The contract for surfacing the tenuis courts at Murwillumbah High School is now under consideration, and it is expected that the…

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The Bouncing Ball in Cricket Is It Spoiling the Game or Are the Batsmen Getting Soft ?

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

Writing in "Life," K. H. Campbell the noted cricket writer, says:— Have we developed into a nation of squealers Judging by the…

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Bowls Lismore Club

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 10

Ordinary social rink games were played on Lismore green yesterday. Resuits:— Beattie, Shannon, Dr. Corlis, 24;…

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Ballina Golf Links

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

In an effort to make the Ballina golf links as perfect as possible for the coming season Ballina Club members decided at a meeting on Tuesday night…

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Bowls Social Game at Casino

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

A very enjoyable game was played yesterday at Casino when three Kyogle rinks visited the southern town and were given a cordial welcome…

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