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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1934

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BOXING Connolly and Gibbs Draw BALLINA

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

Greg. Connolly, of Bangalow, and Tommy Gibbs, of Sydney, fought a 12-round draw before a big crowd at Ballina Stadium last night, the…

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Sydney Cricket Matches Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

Giving a delightful display of free hitting, Leabeater (Cumberland) knock, ed up 234 against Paddington in the first grade cricket competition, another…

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Racing in 1934 Improvement Likely SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

There should be a big improvement in racing in 1934, declared the chairman of the Australian Jockey Club (Mr. Colin Stephen)…

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Coraki J.c. Races To-day

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 6

The second of the carnival meetings will be held to-day, when the Coraki Jockey Club races on the Ballina track. Another large entry…

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Early Lead Australia's Good Start Third Tennis Test Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

Australia gained an early lead in the first tennis test against Great Britain at Kooyong today, when Hopman beat Wilde…

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Unenterprising Cricket in Both Shield Games Bromley and Ponsford Shine Thompson Just Misses Century SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 6

Slow batting marked the play in the opening stages of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Queensland, at the…

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Rugby League Code Captivates Frenchmen Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

Mr. H. Sunderland, in an interview to-day, said:—"In nearly 30 years' association with sport, I have never seen such…

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Killed by Cricket Ball

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 1

Henry Baker (25), a printer, of McIntosh Street, Mascot, Sydney was struck on the right temple by a ball while batting in a cricket match at…

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Centenary Air Races World Interest

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday:--Information received by Air Commodore R. Williams, who represents the Centenary Air Race…

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Carnival Ends Evans Head Tennis Kyogle Pair Win Doubles

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

Hogan's faultless overhead smashes and accurate volleying made victory for the Kyogle pair—Hogan and Leadbeatter…

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Prison Sports Week Full Programme Bare Hands As Tennis Racquets

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

Freed from the dull routine of prison the inmates of Pent-ridge Gaol, Victoria, held their annual sports meeting last week…

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Perry Beaten Again Third Tennis Test McGRATH Wins Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

Australia is steadfastly maintaining her superiority over the visiting English tennis team, and…

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M'grath Again Beats Perry Third Tennis Test Australia in Winning Position

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday:--Australia looks like winning the third Tennis Test, as the result of today's play, in which she won all…

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BOXING Heavyweight Title Bout

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

NEW YORK, Monday:- Madison Square Garden announced to-night final approval of a heavyweight title bout at Miami on February 22…

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BOWLS Association Team at Tenterfield TENTERFIELD

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 6

A team representing the New South Wales Bowling Association, including T. W. Heath (president) and accompanied by bowlers from Murwillumbah,…

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Country Tennis Carnival Opens SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 6

The 1934 country tennis carnival opened at the Rushcutter's Bay courts to-day and will continue for a fortnight. The teams matches for both men…

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Cricket Tour Team Discussed LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

In the "Daily Telegraph" to-day "Plum" Warner expresses the opinion that Woodfull, Bradman, McCabe, Oldfield, Barnett, O'Reilly,…

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Fortunes Fluctuate Rep. Cricket Lismore Ahead

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

(Lismore Assn.) Defeating Kyogle by 33 runs on the first innings on the Lismore recreation ground turf wicket on Mon-day, Lismore Association…

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Australia Wins Ashes Tennis Test Englishmen Outplayed Again

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:- Australia won the third tennis Test and the Ashes to-day in the first match, when Turnbull defeated…

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Queensland Cricket Team For Lismore JANUARY 26 E. Gilbert to Play

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 6

An offer by the Queensland Cricket Association to send a combined country State eleven to play a representative Lismore…

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