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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Cricket. a Neat Rap

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

Hurry Sunderland, one of Brisbane's best known sports writers, especially on cricket and football, and whose signed articles are a feature of the Australian…

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Tennis "Ammunition" Sixty Dozen Balls Used by Country Players

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday:--Sixty dozen tennis balls were used yesterday by competitors in the country teams' matches at the N.S.W. L.T.A. Ground…

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Hindu-moslem Enmity Again Obtrudes Into Indian Cricket

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 6

CALCUTTA, Wednesday:--The ancient battle between Hindu and Moslem has intruded itself into Indian cricket. Allegations are made that the captain of one faith will not give the players of the other a chance…

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Cricket Stapleton's Fine Knock Comments On Saturday's Play

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 1

Conditions for cricket were fairly good during the afternoon. Nearly all the wickets were moderately dry and the outfield nice. A breeze…

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Daintry Unplaced in Mile Walk Athletic Championship At Hobart

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

Tom Daintry, of Kyogle, representing New South Wales, was unplaced in the one-mile walk championship at the Australian Athletic…

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BOWLS Twin Town Club

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

Rinks played yesterday on the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's green resulted:-- W. Moulton, C. Williams, A. T…

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Golf Lismore Club New Competition

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

Lismore Golf Club will conduct a Stableford competition over 18 holes to-day. It will be the first of its type conducted by the Club but it has…

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Moon Beats Quist Interstate Tennis

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--Features of to-day's inter-State tennis match between Queensland and South Australia was the splendid form shown by…

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At Coraki Racing Revival? CASINO

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

Mr. D. S. Rayner, secretary of the Northern Rivers Racing Association, has received a requisition signed by about 40 residents of the Coraki district who…

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Again Delayed Tennis Carnival SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

There was a further dislocation of the programme set down to-day for play in the country week tennis carnival when rain set in. Dozens of…

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CRICKET "Gunderson" Cup Competition URBENVILLE

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 2

The following is the draw for the third and final round of the "Gunderson" cup competition. Home team mentioned first. January 26: Woodenbong v. Beaury…

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Scheme to Raise £60,000 From Football Dists

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 3

The English Football League Management Committee, at a special meeting recently in London, considered the scheme of Mr. Watson Hartley,…

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Hail as Big as Tennis Balls Havoc Wreaked on Brunswick Big Storm Yesterday Afternoon

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

Hail of almost unbelievable girth, the largest within living memory caused havoc early yesterday afternoon in the Billinudgel and The Pocket districts. Banana bunches were sliced and leaves strewed in the plantations in profusion,…

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Bowls. at Byron Bay Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 9

By a further win yesterday, Clarke and McKenzie placed themselves in an almost unbeatable position for the Byron Bay Club's championship pairs…

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GOLF McDougall Wins Trophy BALLINA

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 9

An 18 hole stroke competition was played on the Ballina links yesterday and resulted in a win for E. McDougall with a nett score of 67 and a…

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Racing Identity Death In Melbourne MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 6

The death occurred at 2.40 a.m. to-day in a private hospital of John Thomas Green (58), deputy chairman of the V.R.C. He had had a long…

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Cricket Wyangarie Leads Kyogle Competition Kyogle

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 5

Defeating United by 98 runs on the first innings in the round of matches completed yesterday afternoon, Wyangarie retained the position as leaders…

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Batting Failures North Lismore Collapse Surprises in Local Cricket

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 9

The sensational batting failures of two first grade teams who used the turf wicket at the recreation ground, and the brilliant innings played by two C division men, T. Redford and B. Clark, were features of…

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Cricket. Arkinstall 74 Brunswick Assn. Matches Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 9

Brunswick competition matches yesterday were played under showery conditions. The best batting performance of the day was that of…

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Lead Shared by Banks and Tweed Heads Tweed Cricket Competition Jones Takes Six for 14

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 6

The lead in Tweed District Cricket Association's A grade competition now is shared by Banks and Tweed Heads. In the…

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