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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1935

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Ballina Races Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

The Lower River jockey Club has shown enterprise by staging a concluding meeting to the Christmas racing carnival at Ballina…

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Mid-week Bowls Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Club

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

Social games on Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's green at Tweed Heads on Thursday resulted:-- Winter, Fagan, Hiley, Matters 31 [?]…

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Champions at Tennis Brugnon Beaten Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

Australian tennis championships continued at Kooyong and Albert Ground to-day. Results:—…

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New Note in Tennis Costumes Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 7

A new fashion in tennis shorts was set by Miss Dorothy Greenwood (N.S.W.) when she appeared at Albert Park ground to-day…

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Swallows on Cricket Oval Grafton

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

When the match between the Queensland Sheffield Shield team and the Upper Clarence was resumed after…

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Midget Racing Under Electric Light 12-inch Diameter Wheels

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 10

Midget car racing under electric light (a sport new to Australia, but popular overseas) was introduced at Olympic Park,…

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Professional Offers Tennis Stars Perry Will Sign Says Promoter

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday:--Bill O'Brien, promoter, has announced that Miss Helen Jacobs has accepted an offer to turn professional…

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Australian Tennis Titles Kooyong Tournament Promising Displays By Juniors

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: The Australian lawn tennis championships were continued at Kooyong courts to-day. Mrs. Molesworth…

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Australians Bat Well Women's Cricket Test SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

The English women's cricket team began the second test match against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon. The…

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Will Perry Turn? Professional Tennis Tempting Offers New York

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

"Bill" O'Brien, big sporting promoter, cabled an offer to Helen Jacobs, American woman champion tennis player, to turn professional…

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Cricket Three Changes Casino Cricketers Re-graded CASINO

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

Only three changes were made in the personnel of teams taking part in the Casino Town competition as a result of the re-grading of players…

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BOWLS Rain Stops Play

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

There was a good roll up of members on the Lismore green on Saturday. Ordinary social rink games were being played until a storm broke,…

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Woodenbong Races Woodenbong

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

A successful race meeting was Held at Woodcnbong. Visitors were present from Brisbane, Killarney, Warwick, Kyogle, Tabulam and Bonalbo…

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Tennis Washed Out Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 6

Owing to the rain, there was no play in the Australian tennis championship yesterday. The revised programme for…

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Rugby League on Sydney C.G. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 6

When the New South Wales Rugby League meets to-morrow night, consideration will be given to negotiations which it is understood are in…

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Moorefield Races Postponed SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 6

Sydney did not have a race meeting yesterday. When heavy rain fell at 10 o'clock yesterday morning it was…

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Golf Murwillumbah Club Competitions on Dunbible Links

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

Although play on Saturday was interrupted by rain, Murwillumbah Golf Club members over the week end participated further in the continuous…

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Rain Prevents Races Moorefield Meeting Postponed

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday:--The Sydney racegoers were denied their sport this afternoon. When heavy rain fell at 10 o'clock this…

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Paradise for Bowlers Brisbane Cricket Wickets

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

BRISBANE, Saturday:--The storms of Friday were responsible for cricket wickets which gladdened the hearts of bowlers and threw batsmen into a state…

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Rain Stops Play Lismore Comp. Cricket

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 6

The New Year opened dismally for Lismore cricketers on Saturday. After only about, one hour's play torrential rain fell during a…

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