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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1938

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India Out for 192 Langridge Bowls Well CALCUTTA

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 8

In the third unofficial test, Lord Tennyson's Eleven scored 257 (Nissar five for 79) in reply to India's first innings total of 350. In the second…

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Dutch Liner Races to Port Illness of Passengers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday:--Because of the illness of women passengers, the Dutch liner Nieuw Zeeland, which was expected to arrive here on…

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Cricket. Kyogle Has Easy Win Mihell's Fine Score Tweed Defeated by 239 RUNS

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 8

The Kyogle representative team gained one of the most impressive victories for years on Saturday when it defeated the…

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Mechanical Coursing 10 EVENTS Casino Club's Meeting

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 8

The Casino club will hold the first of its 1938 meetings to-night. The club has been in recess for several weeks and dog owners have had their…

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Detention Only Technical Tennis Ball Hit Over Fence

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 6

If a tennis player hits a ball on to an adjacent property and the occupier fails to return it he is guilty of technical detention, according to a…

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Country Tennis Carnival

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The country tennis carnival which will begin in Sydney on Monday next has attracted 98 teams. This total was eclipsed…

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Coursing Hospital Club Saturday Night's Meeting

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

After a spell of several weeks, greyhound racing will be resumed at the Murwillumbah Showground on Saturday night next. The Murwillumbah…

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Country Tennis Carnival SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

The country tennis carnival which will begin in Sydney on Monday next attracted 98 teams. That total was eclipsed only on two occasions, when…

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Cricket Control in India Unification Proposal

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

DELHI, Wednesday:--With the object of unifying the control of cricket in India, efforts are being, made to amalgamate the Cricket Club of…

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Cricket. Long Grass Ground Unplayable Ballina

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

Due to the deplorable state of the ground no play will be possible at Tintenbar on Saturday in the Lower River association fixture between Tintenbar…

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Night Tennis

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

The usual mixed tournament will be conducted on the Kyogle courts next Tuesday night, play commencing at 7.30 p.m. All intending…

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Coursing Hospital Club To-morrow Night's Fields

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

The following are the gradings and handicaps for the meeting of the Murwillumbah Hospital Coursing Club to be held to-morrow night…

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Tennis Visitors Meet Don Bradman

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

Visiting tennis players to Australia in the Americans, Donald Budge and Gene Mako, and the Germans, Baron Von Cramm and…

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BOWLS Morrison's Four Wins At Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

Play on Tweed Heads and Coolangatta howling green yesterday was a Devon rink competition for a hidden number. All positions were changed…

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Persons Under 18 Must Not Attend Coursing for Any Purpose

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

The Secretary of Murwillumbah Hospital Coursing Club (Mr. L. K. McKinnon) has received advice from the Under Secretary of the Chief…

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CRICKET Teams for the Week-End

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 7

Numinbah v. Banks, at Murwillumbah: J. Mudge, F. Lever. D. Strachen. A. Souter, A. Shoobridge. J. Shoobridge, Clem Shoobridge, L…

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Cricket Commencement of Fixtures Kyogle Association

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

The local competition for the Stewart Cup will re-commence to-morrow, January 8. Cricketers will be more or less out of…

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SWIMMING Limit Markers Win Kyogle Points Score Ed. Simpson in Good Form

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

A feature of the events at the points score competitions conducted by the Kyogle Swimming Club at the baths on Wednesday…

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International Tennis Von Cramm Beats Bromwich, Mako Defeats Henkel

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday:- By defeating Henkel (Germany) Mako gave America an unexpected advantage in the international triangular tennis test at Kooyong to-day. With an exhibition of some of the finest tennis ever seen in…

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BOWLS Tenterfield Club

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 8

Games at Tenterfield resulted: Foster, G. A. Smith. v. Cowley and W. H. Smith, 26-- 13. Beston and Corney v. Crawford and Shadforth, 18--12. Kneipp and W…

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