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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1934

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BOWLS Games at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

Play on the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's green on Thursday and Friday resulted:-- Williams, Gibson, Kerven, Wood 31…

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Boxing Connolly Again Byron Bay

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

At the Literary Institute to-night Greg Connolly (10-7) defeated Bob Humphrey (10-10)-with a knock-out in the tenth round…

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Tennis Carnival Murwillumbah Beats Broken Hill

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.--In the country tennis tournament to-day, Murwillumbah defeated Broken Hill rather easily. Scores:--…

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Shorts on Tennis Courts (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

Sir,—In reply to "Outraged" of to-day's "Star." Your correspondent has made himself (or herself) rather ridiculous both in his nom-de-plurue…

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District Cricket Teams for the Week-end

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Sawmillers v Railway on Sunday, on the railway wicket:--C. Dawes (captain), M. Fitzgerald, E. Pick stone, M. Ford, J.Galyin, L…

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Cricket Kyogle Association Uren Tops Batting Kyogle

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

The first half of the Kyogle District Association's 1933-34 competitions has been remarkable for the inconsistency displayed with both ball and bat by…

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B.A.T.C. RACES Acceptances for To-day

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

BRISBANE, Friday:--Following are the acceptances for the B.A.T.C meeting at Alb on Park to-morrow: Fifth Divis on Handicap, about 7…

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Bowls Lismore Club

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 7

Fine weather enabled bowlers to enjoy play on Saturday after weeks of enforced absence from the greens on account of wet weather. Lismore No…

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110 YARDS Ryan's Swimming Record

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday:- Swimming magnificently, Noel Ryan yesterday afternoon won the 110 yards free-style championship of New South Wales at…

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Bitter Press Outburst "Not Trying" Attack on British Rugby Players

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday:- Smarting under the overwhelming defeats of Wales and England by the Kangaroos, certain newspapers are…

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Shorts on Tennis Courts (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

Sir,—From time immemorial humanity has been afflicted with those timid and prejudiced souls who are "outraged" at almost every departure from the…

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Cochet Brookes Leading Tennis Players of All Time

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 3

NEW YORK, Saturday:- William T. Tilden, the former world's tennis champion, has ranged Henri Cochet (France) in first position, and Norman E. Brookes…

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Ballina Races One Land Again Track Still Heavy

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 6

While the attendance at Ballina Turf Club's race meeting on, Saturday was fair, it was below the expectations of…

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Uninteresting Start Resumption of Cricket Competitions PEARSON'S 80 FOR N. LISMORE

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 6

Teams below full strength, club captains running about looking for a ground to play on, groundsmen wielding scythes to enable matting to be placed in position, enforced late starts in almost every game, and break downs of motor…

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All Outright Save One Victories in Tweed Cricket Competitions Three Matches Forfeited

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

Following a three weeks' interlude, play was resumed in Tweed Cricket Association's competitions on Saturday in fine weather. At Knox Park, South Arm inflicted the first defeat sustained by Banks. Tweed Heads defeated Stoker[?]s…

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Boxing Night Social

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 8

Another social event at Busby's Flat was the social organised by the Hall committee in aid of Hall funds on Boxing night, in the Public Hall, Busby's…

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Bowls. Close Games

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 1

Conditions, following upon the heavy rains, found the green playnig on the heavy side on Saturday last. Three rinks were engaged in…

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Kalili to Compete Queensland Swimming Championships

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday:-M. Kalili, the Hawaiian swimming champion, will compete in the Queensland championships commencing in Brisbane on…

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Football Club Suspended BERLIN

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

The Karlsrusse football club has been prohibited from playing during 1934 because the team failed to give the Nazi salute when taking the field…

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Ballina Decision Races Next

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 6

A meeting of the Ballina Turf Club committee ast night decided definitely to carry on with its race meeting on…

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