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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1936

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CRICKET. Wardell Match

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 3

A match was played at Warden between Cabbage Tree and Wardell. wardell scored 137 runs and Cabbage Tree 141. R. Merrifield batted brightly,…

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Russian Rugby Blue Will Play for England if Selected

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--"It is difficult for me to believe I am. anything but an Englishman. As one, I simply did my best for Twickenham and will…

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Battle for Life Bed of Racing River

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday:--Rushing water from the upper reaches of the rising Thames almost cost a diver his life at Windsor (Berks)…

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Golf in United States Touring Professionals in Matches

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Monday.--Johnnie Hines won the Riverside golf tournament with a score of 276. Cohen tied in 12th. position with 296 and W. J…

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Golf Tournament Bolger Well Behind Winner Los Angeles

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 8

Jimmy Hines won the Riverside golf tournament with an aggregate score of 276. The Australian, Cohen, tied for twelfth with 296, Bolger returned…

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BOWLS Triangular Competition

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

The first match of the triangular bowls competition will be played next Saturday when Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads-Coolangatta Clubs will…

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Speedy Swimming Two Records Broken In Championships

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Two swimmers, H. Biddulph and R. Newbiggin, both broke Australian junior records last night in the 110 yards New South…

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CRICKET Teams For The Week-End

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 6

Dulguigan's team for Saturday's competition fixture:- D. Hyland, J. Boyd, F. Forster, Ron Daylight, R. Daylight, V. Nordlund, R. Portland,…

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Fierce Racing in Speedway Test England Beaten Australian Riders in Great Form

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the second official motor-cycle speedway test match of the current season last night, Australia beat England…

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BOWLS Triangular Competition

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

The following rinks have been selected to represent Murwillumbah Bowling Club against Tweed Heads on Saturday next in the triangular…

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Bowls. Nimbin Club

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

The following are the results of games played on the Nimbin green: Duncan, Kerr, Withford 30 v. Blair, Meyers, West, 19; J. Stanfield, R…

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Rugby Union Team For England LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

It is considered certain that Australia will be invited, to send a Rugby Union team to Britain in 1939 or 1940…

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Court Order Secured Boxing Promoter Claim Against Dutch Boxer

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday:—On the application of Charles Lucas, boxing promoter, leave to issue a writ of caveat against Bep Van…

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Country Week Tennis North Coast Players Competing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

For the first time, Byron Bay will be represented this year at the Country Week tennis carnival, which will commence on Monday next. A men's…

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Polo and Golf in the Soviet Russia Has Bourgeois Sports

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 6

The notion once entertained by Bolsheviks that dancing, silk dresses, felt hats and neckties are bourgeois manifestations is rapidly disappearing…

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CRICKET. L. River Association Saturday's Games, BALLINA

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

As a result of the outright defeat of West. End by Warde[?] on the first day, only two matches will be played on Saturday, when the first round in…

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Interdistrict Cricket Tweed v. Lismore a and B Grade Matches at Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

Two interdistrict cricket matches between Tweed Association A and B grade team have been arranged against teams representing…

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BOWLS. Alstonville Draw ALSTONVILLE

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

At a committee meeting of the Alstonville Bowling Club last night the draw for play in the club's champion pairs and singles champion…

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Unusual Cricket Feat

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

Wally Todd, playing for Berry second-graders, in the Shoalhaven competition, against Nowra Methodists, registered an unusual per…

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Rugby Union Team Invitation to England Likely

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday:—It is considered certain that Australia will be invited to send a Rugby Union team to Britain in 1939 or 1940…

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