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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1934

3,166 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 159

Cricket to Play Queensland

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 8

Lismore association's team against Queensland next Friday and Saturday was selected last night as follows:—G. Mihell (capt.), L. Newberry, A…

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Racing Sensation W. H. Reynolds Affected. Nominations Refused

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

The action of the Q.T.C. committee in refusing the nominations of Fast Jim and High Exchange may lead to a big racing sensation. Information,…

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Australian Tennis Championships Yesterday's Play Second Round of Men's Singles

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday:--As a result of the second round of matches in the men's singles in the Australian championship, crawford…

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English Pair Out of Doubles Championship Tennis Walker Extends McGrath SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 8

The Englishmen, Lee and Wilde, were eliminated from the doubles championship by Dunlop and Angus at the Australian tennis championships which were continued in fine weather to-day. Lee was very tired after a strenuous…

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Progress of Bowls on the North Coast First Lismore Green in 1909 Good Advertising Medium for District

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 10

The ancient game of bowls, played by Admiral Drake at Plymouth Hoe when the Spanish Armada threatened England, was first played on the North Coast at Lismore, N.S.W., in 1907, where the first green was laid down by a few of the leading citizens on a site now occupied b the residence of Mr. J…

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BOWLS Games at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

Games on the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's green yesterday resulted:— Mesdames Sharpe, Morrison, Stewart,…

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"Happy Family" Rugby League Tourists SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 5

"I have not heard of any differences. As far as I know they have been a happy family," said the[?]secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Football…

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Bowls Northern Section Pairs Byron Bay

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 8

The northern section N.R.D.B.A. pairs campionship event will be contested on the Byron Bay green on Friday. Representatives of the…

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Goolmangar's View Cricket Dispute (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 8

Sir,—Under the heading, "Was It Fair?" the writer of an article in Wednesday's issue refers to North Lismore club, which has absolutely nothing to…

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Champions Hard Pressed Australian Tennis Titles Close Contests Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

The tennis played in the Australian championships to-day was of a high standard, all the matches being keenly…

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Met Death Racing to Death Bed Old Man Hurled From Fettler's Tricycle

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: — Walter Storrier (75) who was terribly injured near Ganmain on Sunday night when hurled into a deep…

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Two Q'landers Eliminated Championship Tennis Crawford and Hopman Win in Marathon Struggle

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday:— Two Queenslanders were eliminated from the tennis championships to-day. Miss Wilson (N.S.W.)…

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Boxing Gibbs Arrives

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

Tommy Gibbs, who meets the Englishman, Harry Vaughan, next Saturday at the Federalette, Lismore, arrived in Lismore yesterday and was…

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Lismore Club Bowls Championship Games

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

The Lismore club championship competitions have been advanced by the following games:—SINGLES…

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Cricket Venue Changed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

Owing to the heavy growth of' grass on Murwillumbah Showground, it has now been decided, to play the match between the Upper and lower divisions…

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Swimming Titles Kalili and Miss Cooper in Form

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday-- Two records were broken at the Australian swimming championships to-night at the Walley baths Joyce Cooper, the…

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£9000 Profit Rugby League Tour Rumours Denied LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

"Wally Webb was genuinely conscientious as the team manager and whatever he did there were bound to have been some…

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Cricket Mullumbimby v. Cooper's Shoot

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

When this match was resumed on Saturday last the position of the game was as follows: Ceoper's Shoot, 1st innings, 85…

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Cricket Dunoon Association Whian Whian Undefeated

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

Whian Whian consolidated their position in the Dunoon association by securing an outright win against Dunoon on Saturday. The matches…

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Intense Heat Defied Sterling Tennis Champion Games in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday :-- Great heat troubled most players at the Australian tenns champicnships at Rigshcutters Bay courts to-day but nevertheless some splendid…

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