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Sport, 1938

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Tweed Heads Coursing Anniversary Cup Heats To-night

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 8

Five heats of the Anniversary Cup, together with six other events, should provide interesting coursing at Tweed Heads to-night. In the first heat of…

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Back to Bowls to - Day Murwillumbah Club

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 2

Murwillumbah bowling green will be re-opened for play to-day -- weather permitting. It is superfluous to add the governing words in the previous…

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Brown Withdraws From Grade Cricket

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday: -- Brown will not play grade cricket again this season. He could not play in the current match because of the leg injury which caused…

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CRICKET. Alstonville's Chances Against Colts

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 8

Rain last week once again robbed the majority of players in the Lismore association of a chance to play. As a consequence only three matches are…

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Mechanical Coursing Casino Match Race Cintar's First v. Keen Iris

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 8

CLASSED as the fastest sprinter on the North Coast, Cintar's First may improve on his impressive record of three straight…

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The next Murwillumbah Coursing Meeting Is on February 5, 1938

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 8

Nominations close Wednesday, February 2, 1938. Events: 440 maiden, 440 graded, 550 handicap flat, and 550 handicap hurdles. Track: Circular,…

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White Pepper Is Fancied Hibernian Races To-day

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 8

THE Lismore Hibernian Jockey Club will race this afternoon at Carlton Park, and as all the horses, with the exception of…

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Club's Profit From Ballina Regatta Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 10

The secretary for the Ballina Rowing Club (Mr. W. J. Irons) states that as a result of the regatta on Anniversary Day the club will benefit by…

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On the Golf Links Murwillumbah Club

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 3

An 18 holes stroke competition played by Murwillumbah Golf Club members on the Dunbible links on Saturday was won by P. G. Chard,…

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Tennis. Arkinstall's Win Boys' Junior Singles

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 10

Jack Arkinstall, a member of the Lismore Club and also North Coast junior champion, won the State boys' junior singles title at Sydney Country…

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Killed in Car Crash Famous Racing Driver

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 3

BERLIN, Saturday: -- B. Rosemeyer, the famous racing driver, who married Elli Beinhorn, the German airwoman who flew to…

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Golf Course for Byron Bay Govt. Assistance Needed

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 8

At a public meeting in the Literary Institute, Byron Bay, on Thursday night it was decided to proceed with the formation of a golf course at…

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Golf Links Wanted at Byron Bay Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 11

AT a public meeting in the Literary Institute, Byron Bay, it was decided to proceed with the formation of golf links at Byron Bay,…

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Australian Tennis Titles Easy Victories for Budge and Miss Bundy

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Saturday: -- Donald Budge (U.S.) won the Australian singles championship to-day by defeating John Bromwich (N.S.W.) 64, 62, 61. In the women's final America also scored, Miss D. Bundy…

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Tennis

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

Now that the holidays are over, and matters are back to normal once again, the Coraki Club looks forward to an active year. The annual meeting is due…

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Murwillumbah Hospital Coursing Club

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

Track conditions are expected to be perfect for next Saturday night's racing, when the usual graded and handicap programme will be run…

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BOWLS South Coast Pennant Matches

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

SOUTHPORT, Monday:—The first round of the 1938 season pennant fixtures of the newly formed South Coast District Bowling Association…

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Brisbane Races Postponed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday:—Owing to heavy rain, the second day of the Foundation Day meeting at Ascot was postponed till Wednesday. The…

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Cricket Test Team

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

Selectors of an Australian Test team need what is popularly known as a "tough hide," in addition to a complete knowledge of players and…

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Fine Imposed Incident at Coursing Meeting CASINO

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 8

At the Casino Police Court to-day Thos. Chisholm (51), of Mummulgum, was fined £1 for behaving in a riotous manner at Carrington Park…

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