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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Blamed Cricket Scores SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 3

Pleading guilty at the Central Court to-day, to having used indecent language, William Leonard Smith (33) put forward the excuse…

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On Saturday Cricket Resumes After Holidays

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 8

AFTER the holiday interruption the Lismore Cricket Association's competitions will be resumed on Saturday, when a two-days…

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Sole Topic Test Cricket Views Differ

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 6

When Lismore supporters of the Australian test team broke their silence of several weeks yesterday and once more became loquacious,…

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Appointment of Manager Coursing Club First Meeting Will be on January 23

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 4

The Murwillumbah Hospital Coursing Club, which has decided to hold its first meeting on Saturday, January 23, has appointed Mr…

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£25 for Woman Hit by Cricket Ball

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 8

Carried into court on a stretcher, Mrs. S. Vince, of Bristol Road, Edgbaston, was awarded £25 damages and costs, at Birmingham County Court,…

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A "Wide" Ball Trumper's Great Hit On Brisbane Cricket Ground

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 6

Mr. James Darragh ("Sliprail") writes from Southport (Q.):-- While listening to the wireless on the last day of the second Test, I…

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Swimming Dispute Queensland Surf and Amateur Associations

Tweed Daily · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- Messrs. Martin and Taylor, representatives of the Queensland State Centre of the Surf Life Saving Association,…

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Golf Ballina Game Ballina

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 8

Competitions will be resumed at the Ballina links on Saturday when the draw for an 18 hole stroke competition will be made at 2 p.m…

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Cricket in Silk Hats

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 6

THE SECOND TEST MATCH, ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA, AT LORDS IN 1892. (Photo supplied by Mrs. J. Sims, Keen-street Lismore)…

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Golf Champion Engaged to Girl Player

Tweed Daily · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 6

Mr James Ferrier, the Australian golf champion, whose…

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Racing Revival Prospects for 1937 CASINO

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 9

The meeting conducted by the Northern Rivers' Racing Association at Ballina recently, when the club declined to go ahead with the fixture,…

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More Races Harold Park SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 8

The New South Wales Trotting Club to-day announced that additional races will be run at Harold Park greyhound meetings from Saturday…

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Cricket. Dunoon Association Dorroughby v. Dunoon

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 4

Dorroughby, who passed Dunoon's total with the loss of only two wickets, gained a four point win by 116 runs on the first, innings. R. Simes was in splendid form…

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Cricket Lower River Games Balltna

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 8

After a break of a month the Lower River Association competition will be resumed on Saturday. On the Ballina No. 1 ground the leaders. Riversleigh, will…

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Cricket Inter-district Win For Brunswick Byron Bay

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

Taking 13 wickets for 76 and scoring 48 runs, A. ("Dibby") Wright, the Byron Bay all-rounder, was largely responsible for Brunswick's defeat of…

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Ballina Races and Mechanical Coursing (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

Sir.—Regarding "Horseowner's" and "Nemo's" remarks in last Friday's issue of the "Northern Star." To deal with Nemo first—this…

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Swimming Attendances

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 4

ALTHOUGH it provided an entertainment which lacked nothing in the way of excitement, Kyogle Swimming Club had very…

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Coursing Nominations for Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

Nominations for Tweed Heads coursing meeting to-morrow night are:-- Maiden Stakes., 400 yards: Erin's…

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SWIMMING Medica May Compete in Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday:--After' much negotiation, there is a good prospect of Jack Medica competing in Brisbane at the national championships…

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Swimming Keen Competition Points-Score Thrilling Finishes

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 1

Good handicapping was responsible for thrilling finishes in all races conciliated by Kyogle Amateur Swimming Club at its…

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